Reported Speech
and Questions
Time & Place
References
yesterday the day before
today that day
tomorrow next day/following day
next week following week
now then
here there
this that
Reporting Verbs
say - said (that) He said that he
failed the test.
say - said to me He said to me that
he failed the test.
tell - told - He told me that he
failed the test.
answer
reply
remind
persuade
inform
agree (with me)
explain (to me)
mentioned (to me)
Reporting offers
sometimes followed with „to”
infinitive
He promised to be a good leader.
He advised us to vote for him.
They offered to help me.
I told her not to smoke.
Reporting
Questions
Wh- questions - keep the wh- word
within
How do you feel? She asked how he
felt.
What`s the matter? She asked what
the matter was.
Reported Questions
Yes/No Questions - with if/whether
Can you hear me? She asked whether
I heard her.