martes, 20 de noviembre de 2012


REPORT SPEECH


When we communicate or report what another person has said, there are two ways: using direct speech or indirect speech.


DIRECT STYLEWhen we tell exactly what someone else has said 
EXAMPLE: *I am going to london next week, she said.
                *margarita said, Ilove to dance.


INDIRECT SPEECH: In general, when using reported speech, the tense changes.

It is sometimes used "that" in the affirmative and negative sentences to introduce what the other person has said. Furthermore, in interrogative sentences can be used "if" or "whether".

EXAMPLE: *he said, he was hungry.
                 * glen said he mike that he neededhis help.




TELL

>>need to use an indirect object of the verb that goes behind.

direct: he told me I´m hungry

inditect: he told me that  he was hongry.



SAY

>>we use the preposition to.

direct: she said, do you to dance?

indirect: she asked me if I ked to dance.