Reported speech

Reporting statements, questions and requests: tense changes, word order and time words (news and media)

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   'I saw the accident,' the witness said. → The witness said he the accident.

   has seenhad seenseeswas seeingThe past simple usually moves back to the past perfect in reported speech.
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   The journalist asked the minister he would resign.

   thatwhatwhetherdoesReported yes/no questions use 'if' or 'whether'.
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   'Don't publish the story,' the editor said. → The editor told us the story.

   not to publishdon't publishnot publishthat not publishReported orders use 'tell someone (not) to' + infinitive.
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   Which sentence is correct?

   She said me that the news was fake.She told that the news was fake.She said to me the news that was fake.She told me that the news was fake.'Tell' needs a person as its object, but 'say' does not.
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   'Where do you live?' → The reporter asked me where I .

   did I liveliveddo I livelivingReported questions use normal word order, not question order.
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   'We will announce the results tomorrow,' they said. → They said they announce them the next day.

   Ответ: would'Will' changes to 'would' in reported speech.
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   The newspaper reported that the prime minister (visit) Paris the day before.

   Ответ: had visitedТакже засчитывается: visitedAn earlier past action is usually reported with the past perfect.
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   'Can you check the facts?' → My boss asked me check the facts.

   Ответ: toReported requests use 'ask someone to' + infinitive.
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   'I bought the newspaper yesterday,' she said. → She said she had bought it the day.

   nextpreviouslastfollowing'Yesterday' often becomes 'the previous day' or 'the day before' in reported speech.
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    Верно / неверно

    This sentence is correct: 'He asked me where was the station.'

    Ответ: НеверноReported questions keep statement word order: 'where the station was'.
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    Вопрос для разговора

    Tell me about a news story you read or heard recently. What did the reporters say?

    Пример ответа: I read that a new metro line was going to open next year. The reporter said the city had spent millions on it and asked people whether they would use it.
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    Вопрос для разговора

    Do you trust what you read on social media? Why or why not?

    Пример ответа: Not really. A friend once told me a famous singer had died, but it wasn't true. Now I always check the news on a reliable website.