REPORTED SPEECH

To quote what other person has said.

POPULAR RHYME

TONGE TWISTER She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells.

STATEMENT
I am going to fail.

REPORTED STATEMENT
She said that she was going to fail. or She said she was going to fail.

Be Dont wait

be not to wait

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
1.AM, IS, ARE REPORTED WAS, WERE She is overwhelmed. He said she was overwhelmed. 2.SIMPLE PAST TENSE REPORTED PAST PERFECT They decided to pay. She said that they had decided to pay. 3. PAST CONTINUOUS REPORTED PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS He was playing soccer. They said that he had been playing soccer. 4.PRESENT PERFECT REPORTED PAST PERFECT She has traveled a lot. He said she had traveled a lot. 5.PAST PERFECT REPORTED PAST PERFECT We had thought about it. She said that they had thought about it 6. FUTURE REPORTED CONDITIONAL WOULD I will see you tomorrow. He said that he would see me tomorrow.

Did are

take doing

had taken was doing

is is

is is

The Starfish Story Original Story by: Loren Eisley One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, What are you doing? The youth replied, Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I dont throw them back, theyll die. Son, the man said, dont you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You cant make a difference! After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said I made a difference for that one.

1.We are going to the game.

2. I am afro-ecuadorian.

3.I understood the assignment.

4. I have worked a lot on it.

The teacher reminded us some GENERAL STATEMENTS

1. Respect is important into a teaching and learning environment.

2. To really learn a language one has to use it. 3. Education is not preparation for the life it is life itself.

The teacher ask the following questions: 1.Did you do the homework? 2.Where is John?

3.Are you in concerned about the quiz?

4.When is the next oral quiz going to be?

1.William and Rose said We are ready to face any challenge.

2. Lucy said I am getting ready to go.

3.Thomas said I was reading a mystery book. 4. Daniel said I was chatting the whole class.