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Quoted:
 “I will be late for the meeting,” Tom said. 
Reported: Tom said (that) he would be late for the
 
 meeting. 
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After tell, you need an object + noun clause.
Reported: Tom told us (that) he would be late for the 
 
 meeting.
*In both reported sentences, the use of that is optional. 

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Reported Speech in 
Journalism 
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In print journalism, say is commonly used in the past tense to 
report speech. 
Quoted: “I will run for re-election this year,” said Mayor Reed. 
Reported: Mayor Reed said (that) he would run for re-
 
election this year.
— 
In broadcast journalism, say is often used in the present tense 
to report speech.
 Reported: Mayor Reed says that he will run for re-election 
 
this year.  
— 
Note that when the reporting verb is in the present tense, as 
in the last example, verb tense changes are not required in 
reported speech. 

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Other Reporting Verbs 
For Statements 
— 
added 
— 
announced 
— 
commented 
— 
explained 
— 
remarked 
— 
stated
For Questions 
— 
asked
— 
wanted to know 
— 
wondered 
— 
inquired 

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Lesson 2
Reported Speech 
Objectives 
1. 
Students will review and consolidate verb tense changes in formal reported 
speech.
2. 
Students will understand other reference changes necessary for reported speech.
Contents 
Warm-up – review of quoted speech and reported speech 
Practice Exercise 1 
PP Slides 1-8 
Handout and practice exercise 2 – Time and Place References 
Homework Assignment 
Warm-up 
• Begin class by checking the homework from the previous day. For part C, 
students were asked to write 5 questions for a partner.
• Ask them to get out those questions and interview a partner. They should write 
down exactly what their partner says. Encourage them to keep their answers brief 
for this exercise!
• Have five students come to the board and write down one quote each. 
• Go over the quotes with the class, checking for correct punctuation.
• Now you can ask the class how they would put those quotes in reported speech.
• Remind them of what they learned about verb tense changes – to back up one 
tense. It might be helpful for students to pull out the chart from the previous 
lesson.
• As a class, you should put the quotes into reported speech.