u6 reported statements-4 to -3b
DESCRIPTION
REPORTTRANSCRIPT
Lifestyle
Institución Educativa Particular
«Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe»
Reported Statements 2 Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
I am very happy today.
Change the tense
e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
simple present
present continuous
simple past
past continuous
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The teacher said (that) some students were talking.
e.g “Some students are talking,” said the teacher.
Change the pronounsI/you we/you
me/you us/you
my/your
our/your
mine/yours ours/yours
he/she they
him/her them
his/her their
his/hers theirs
e.g ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
Change the time words today that day
yesterday the day before
tomorrow the following day
e.g. ‘I am very happy today,’ said Susanna.
Susanna said (that) she was very happy that day.
How many people are there in your
family?
Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.
When we report a question, we have to:
change the tense
change the pronouns
change the time words
take away the quotation marks
We also have to:
change the question mark to a full stop
e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray. Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.
Change the order of words
e.g. ‘How many people are there in your family?’ Tony asked Ray.
Tony asked Ray how many people there were in his family.