REPORTED SPEECH: other changes
- now → then
- today → that day
- tonight → that night
- yesterday → the day before
- tomorrow → the following day, the next day
- next month → the following month
- last week / month → the previous week, the month before
- this / these → that, those
- here → there
REPORTING VERBS
- Tell + person or … - Example: Tell Mary / Tell her
- Say (+ to) - Example: Say to John / Say to him
- Verb (+ object) + that: affirm, agree, answer, … - Example: Confirm the details / Agree that it's true
- Verb (+ object) + infinitive: advise, agree, invite, … - Example: Advise her to study / Invite them to come
- Verb (+ object) + -ing form: recommend, ... - Example: Recommend trying it / Suggest doing it
REPORTED QUESTIONS
Common verbs: ask, wonder, want to know
Changes:
- The word order becomes: subject + verb - Example: She asked if he was coming.
- Yes / No questions are introduced by if / whether - Example: She wondered whether he would be there.
- Wh- questions are introduced by the same interrogative pronoun / adverb as the direct speech - Example: She asked where he was going.