WEBVTT 00:00.060 --> 00:05.790 Welcome to this tutorial today we're going to talk about reported speech. 00:06.360 --> 00:09.650 Let's get started. 00:09.660 --> 00:18.090 Well we want to tell somebody would someone else have said we can use either direct speech meaning exact 00:18.090 --> 00:25.640 words in quotation marks or in their wrecked speech which are also known as reported speech. 00:25.650 --> 00:29.430 Now the latter variant is more common. 00:29.430 --> 00:32.540 How could look at the examples over here. 00:32.610 --> 00:35.970 Let's said I work as a nanny. 00:35.970 --> 00:39.340 Now this is a direct speech. 00:39.330 --> 00:46.110 Let's said that she works as a nanny and this is a reported speech 00:49.470 --> 00:51.150 now in reported speech. 00:51.150 --> 00:59.400 The reporting verb can stay in the present simple if the original word are still true or repeated very 00:59.400 --> 01:01.020 often happen. 01:01.040 --> 01:03.750 Look at the example below. 01:03.750 --> 01:09.150 Pam always tells me that she is going to get a gym membership. 01:09.180 --> 01:19.080 Now the verb is in the present simple because this is something that Pam always sees and if something 01:19.170 --> 01:27.160 is no longer true or happens some time ago there is a back shift of tenses and reported speech. 01:27.210 --> 01:34.910 For example we can use the past simple instead of the present simple. 01:35.040 --> 01:45.130 Now let's have a look at the back shift of tenses present simple to pass simple example of a direct 01:45.130 --> 01:46.420 speech. 01:46.420 --> 01:50.040 I like this movie reported speech. 01:50.250 --> 02:02.150 Kate told me that she liked that movie present continuous to pass continuous direct speech I'm working 02:02.270 --> 02:06.440 on the important project reported speech. 02:06.440 --> 02:17.720 Jim said that he was working on the important project past simple to pass perfect direct speech. 02:17.750 --> 02:27.830 We bought a house reported speech the Smiths said that they had bought a house present perfect to pass 02:27.830 --> 02:31.130 perfect direct speech. 02:31.180 --> 02:41.650 I have known Mr. Ola for ages reported speech Peter claimed that he had known Mr. Ola for ages 02:45.110 --> 02:51.980 present perfect continuous to pass perfect continuous direct speech. 02:51.980 --> 02:58.270 I have them waiting for you for an hour report a speech. 02:58.270 --> 03:07.870 Mike complained that he had been waiting for me for an hour pass continuous to pass perfect continuous 03:08.820 --> 03:09.810 direct speech. 03:10.200 --> 03:13.220 We were working day and night. 03:13.480 --> 03:14.940 Reported speech. 03:14.940 --> 03:18.870 They told me that they had been working day and night. 03:20.540 --> 03:25.000 Will two would direct speech. 03:25.090 --> 03:27.400 I will see you tomorrow. 03:27.540 --> 03:29.020 Reported speech. 03:29.020 --> 03:33.470 Andrew told me that he would see me the following day. 03:34.710 --> 03:38.690 Ken could direct speech. 03:38.690 --> 03:43.010 Can you open this jar reported speech. 03:43.030 --> 03:47.680 Betty asked me if I could open that jar. 03:47.880 --> 03:56.450 Note that we also need to change time or place expressions and demonstrators in reported speech. 03:56.460 --> 03:59.220 Have a look at the table below. 03:59.370 --> 04:07.360 Now in direct speech we use today reported speech that day now. 04:07.780 --> 04:21.840 Then yesterday the day before these cycle days before last week the week before next year the following 04:21.840 --> 04:22.900 year. 04:23.130 --> 04:27.980 Tomorrow the next or the following day. 04:28.170 --> 04:44.250 Here there this that these those now the structure ofthe reported clause depends on whether we are reporting 04:44.520 --> 04:54.830 a statement a question or an imperative a statement consisting of a reporting clause and a reported 04:54.830 --> 04:55.820 clause. 04:55.820 --> 05:01.670 Begin with that although we can admit that in informal speech. 05:01.670 --> 05:04.610 Have a look at the example below. 05:04.760 --> 05:11.090 My sister told me that she wanted to move to China for a year. 05:11.180 --> 05:15.560 Note that that can be admitted in informal speech 05:18.070 --> 05:27.060 be yes or no questions and questions with or consist of a reporting clause and a reported clause. 05:27.070 --> 05:35.950 Begin with if or whether note that the reported clause does not retain the word order of questions. 05:36.010 --> 05:41.870 Make sure to use if or whether plus subject plus verb instead. 05:42.100 --> 05:45.130 Have a look at the examples below. 05:45.130 --> 05:58.040 My boss asked me if or whether I had written the report on Thursday if or whether I subject had written 05:58.400 --> 06:11.380 verb my boss asked me if or whether I had written a report on Thursday or Friday w which questions consist 06:11.560 --> 06:21.580 of a reporting clause and a reported clause beginning with W which word such as who what when where 06:21.880 --> 06:23.860 why or how. 06:24.020 --> 06:29.920 Note the D reported clause does not retain the word order of questions. 06:30.070 --> 06:35.930 Make sure to use if or whether plus subject plus verb instead. 06:36.110 --> 06:39.160 Have a look at the examples below. 06:39.190 --> 06:44.680 Jack wanted to know what happened to our colleague. 06:44.830 --> 06:56.650 The police was investigating who lived in that building see imperatives imperatives consist of a reporting 06:56.650 --> 07:03.860 clause and a reported clause beginning with not two class infinitive. 07:03.880 --> 07:06.990 Having a look at the examples below. 07:07.060 --> 07:11.530 My mom told me not to come home very late. 07:11.530 --> 07:14.230 She also asked me to buy some bread.