Reported Speech

ENGLISH SPEAKING LESSON
Elwira Krupa
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Reported Speech
Mowa zależna występuje, gdy komentujemy czyjąś wypowiedź. Czasowniki: tell, say,
declare, state, suggest, promise.
1. POLECENIA I ROZKAZY
She told me to open the window.
She told me not to open the window.
1. Do not forget to feed the dog.
2. Drink milk every day.
3. Do not eat too many sweets.
4. Do your homework every day.
5. DO not watch TV until late.
6. Remember about your grandpa’s birthday.
7. Do not let any strangers in the house.
8. Sleep with the window open.
9. Do not play music too loudly.
2. ZDANIA TWIERDZĄCE
She says that Peter does his homework every day.
Zdanie nadrzędne
zdanie podrzędne
Jeśli w zdaniu nadrzędnym występuje czas Simple Present, Simple Future lub Present
Perfect, to nie ma żadnego wpływu na czas w zdaniu podrzędnym.
Jeśli w zdaniu nadrzędnym występuje czas Simple Past to występuje następstwo czasów.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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PAST CONTINUOUS
Bob: I am doing my homework every day.
Bob tells me that he’s doing his homework every day.
Bob told me that he was doing his homework every day.
SIMPLE PRESENT
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SIMPLE PAST
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Bob: I do my homework every day.
Bob says that he does his homework every day.
Bob told me that he did his homework every day.
PRESENT PERFECT
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PAST PERFECT
Bob: I have done my homework lately.
Bob tells me that he has done his homework lately.
Bob told me that he had done.
SIMPLE PAST
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PAST PERFECT
Bob: I did my homework yesterday.
Bob tells me that he did his homework yesterday.
Bob told me that he had done his homework the day before.
PAST CONTINUOUS
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PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Bob: I was doing his homework all the morning yesterday.
Bob says that he was doing his homework all the morning yesterday.
Bob told me that he had been doing his homework all the morning yesterday.
SIMPLE FUTURE
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FUTURE IN THE PAST
Bob: I will do my homework on Monday.
Bob tells me that he will do my homework on Monday.
Bob told me that he would do his homework on Monday.
This → that
These → those
Now → then
Today → that day
Tomorrow → the next day
Next → the following
Yesterday → the day before
Ago → before
Last → the previous
3. ZDANIA PRZECZĄCE
Bob says that he doesn’t do his homework every day.
Bob says that he didn’t do his homework every day.
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Bob says that he is not doing his homework every day.
Bob says that he wasn’t doing his homework every day.
Bob says that he hasn’t done his homework every day.
Bob says that he hadn’t done his homework every day.
4. PYTANIA PROSTE
Does Bob do his homework every day?
Ann asks me if (whether) Bob does his homework every day.
Ann asked me if (whether) Bob did his homework every day.
Has Bob done his homework recently?
Ann asks me if (whether) Bob has done his homework recently.
Ann asked me if (whether) Bob had done his homework recently.
Is Bob doing his homework?
Ann asks me if (whether) Bob is doing his homework now.
Ann asks me if (whether) Bob was doing his homework recently.
5. PYTANIA SZCZEGÓŁOWE
Where (why / how) Bob do his homework every day?
Ann asks me if (whether) where Bob does his homework every day.
Ann asked me if (whether) where Bob did his homework every day.
Where (why / how) Has Bob done his homework recently?
Ann asks me if (whether) where Bob has done his homework recently.
Ann asked me if (whether) where Bob had done his homework recently.
Where (why / how) Is Bob doing his homework?
Ann asks me if (whether) where Bob is doing his homework now.
Ann asks me if (whether) where Bob was doing his homework recently.
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Exercise 1. Translate into English.
1. Ona powiedziała, żebym poszedł do domu.
2. Poprosili mnie, żebym nie piła zimnej wody.
3. Mama powiedziała mi, żebym przyniosła jej okulary.
Exercise 2. Finish sentences:
1. Eve: I think he’s at home. Eve said that ….
2. Jack: I’m leaving tomorrow. Jack answered …
3. Sam: I met him yesterday. Sam explained …
4. Sue: I have never written him a letter. Sue will tell you …
5. Ann: You’ve got my English book, Peter. Ann told …
6. Mary: You can use my phone, Bob. Mary told …
7. Jack: He doesn’t know where she went on Monday. Jack said …
8. ‘Pat will wait for him if he is late,’ said Mark. Mark said …
9. ‘I’ll go for a walk when Bob comes back,’ she said. She said…
10. ‘My father has got a lot of money,’ he said. He said …
11. Mary answered, ‘He will join them as soon as possible as he is set free.’ Mary answered…
12. The maid says, ‘ Mr Brown has been waiting for an hour now.’ The maid said …
Exercise 3. Translate words in brackets.
1. John told me he (nigdy nie widział) that man before.
2. They told him they (pamiętają) exactly what he (powiedział).
3. Peter has just told us he (jest) ready to go.
4. Mark thought that she (jedzie) to London on Sunday.
5. I knew it (był) mistake.
Exercise 4. Put the given verbs in proper forms.
1. Mary says that she (learn) English now.
2. He said it (be) windy the day before.
3. He told us she (think) about it the following week.
4. Mike said he (be) Irish, not English.
5. She said she (be) busy lately.
6. John thinks I (know) Mr Wilson for a long time.
Exercise 5. Translate into English.
1. Dlaczego ona chciała wiedzieć, gdzie ja zamieszkam?
2. Anna zapytała, kiedy Mark posprząta swój pokój.
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3. Sąsiad zapytał, gdzie jest jego pies.
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