REPORTING SPEECH

REPORTING SPEECH 

When we are reporting what someone has said, we change the time and the tense of the verb:

1. Present Simple=> Past Simple
2. Present Continues=> Past Continues
3. Future (will)=>Conditional (would) 

We use retorical questions to expressing different emotions and we don't really expect an answer:

• Indignation
• Indifference
• Excitement
• Enthusiasm 

(Tell) someone+infinitive=> Reporting Commands (Afirmative): My teacher told me to study harder.
(Tell) someone+not+infinitive=> Reporting Commands (Negative): My mum told me not to get a tatoo.

When we are reporting what someone has asked, we use:

• Ask+If/whether
• Ask+Question word (when, where, who...)