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  1. Reported Speech

    Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. ( Click here for more about using 'say' and 'tell' .) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.

  2. Reported speech

    Tenses in reported speech. When reporting what people say or think in English, ... Join thousands of learners from around the world who are improving their English grammar with our online courses. Find out more. Submitted by Melis_06 on Tue, 13/02/2024 - 09:51. Permalink. Hi! I found the following paragraph from a grammar site while I was ...

  3. Reported Speech

    To change an imperative sentence into a reported indirect sentence, use to for imperative and not to for negative sentences. Never use the word that in your indirect speech. Another rule is to remove the word please. Instead, say request or say. For example: "Please don't interrupt the event," said the host.

  4. Reported speech

    Reported speech - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary

  5. Reported Speech in English Grammar

    In English grammar, we use reported speech to say what another person has said. We can use their exact words with quotation marks, this is known as direct speech, or we can use indirect speech. In indirect speech, we change the tense and pronouns to show that some time has passed. Indirect speech is often introduced by a reporting verb or ...

  6. What is Reported Speech and How to Use It? with Examples

    Reported speech: He said he would meet me at the park the next day. In this example, the present tense "will" is changed to the past tense "would." 3. Change reporting verbs: In reported speech, you can use different reporting verbs such as "say," "tell," "ask," or "inquire" depending on the context of the speech.

  7. Reported speech: statements

    Grammar test 1. Grammar B1-B2: Reported speech 1: 1. Read the explanation to learn more. Grammar explanation. Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank.

  8. Reported Speech: Rules, Examples, Exceptions

    When we use reported speech, we often change the verb tense backwards in time. This can be called "backshift.". Here are some examples in different verb tenses: "I want to go home.". She said she wanted to go home. "I 'm reading a good book.". She said she was reading a good book. "I ate pasta for dinner last night.".

  9. Reported Speech

    Reported Speech. If we want to say what somebody has said, we basically have two options: We can use the person's exact words - in quotation marks "..." if we are writing ( direct speech ). We can change the person's words into our own words ( reported speech ). He said: "I love you." He said that he loved me.

  10. Reported Speech: Important Grammar Rules and Examples • 7ESL

    Pin. No Change in Verb Tenses in Reported Speech. There is no change in verb tenses in Indirect Speech when:. The introductory verb is in the Present, Present Perfect or Future.; If the reported sentence deals with a fact or general truth.; The reported sentence contains a time clause.; The verb of the sentence is in the unreal past (the second or the third conditional).

  11. Reported Speech

    transform the question into an indirect question. use the interrogative or if / whether. Type. Example. with interrogative. direct speech. "Why don't you speak English?". reported speech. He asked me why I didn't speak English.

  12. The Reported Speech

    1. We use direct speech to quote a speaker's exact words. We put their words within quotation marks. We add a reporting verb such as "he said" or "she asked" before or after the quote. Example: He said, "I am happy.". 2. Reported speech is a way of reporting what someone said without using quotation marks.

  13. Reported speech

    Reported speech. Daisy has just had an interview for a summer job. Instructions. Transcript. We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech. So, direct speech is what someone actually says?

  14. How to use Reported Speech in English Grammar, with examples

    Direct speech: Jane: "I don't like living here." (Jane is referring to herself) Reported speech: Jane said (that) she didn't like living here. (The pronoun she refers to Jane) Other words about place and time may also need to be changed. Direct speech: "I like this car.". Reported speech: He said (that) he liked that car.

  15. Reported speech: indirect speech

    Reported speech: indirect speech - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary

  16. Reported Speech

    Reported speech is the form in which one can convey a message said by oneself or someone else, mostly in the past. It can also be said to be the third person view of what someone has said. In this form of speech, you need not use quotation marks as you are not quoting the exact words spoken by the speaker, but just conveying the message. Q2.

  17. Reported Speech

    We use reported speech when we say the words of other people. Reported speech is also called indirect speech. 4 important rules to remember when forming the...

  18. Grammar: Reported Speech in English · engVid

    Nilo_M. Hi Nilo. When you say "He told me he was a teacher." , you are using reported speech correctly. It means the person is still a teacher, even though it may sound like it's not true right now. If you say, " He told me he used to be a teacher." then it means he is not a teacher any more.

  19. Indirect speech

    What is indirect speech or reported speech? When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. To do that, we need to change verb tenses (present, past, etc.) and pronouns (I, you, my, your, etc.) if the time and speaker are different.For example, present tenses become past, I becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc.

  20. Reported Speech

    RS007 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS006 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS005 - Reported Speech - Introductory Verbs Advanced. RS004 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS003 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS002 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS001 - Reported Speech Intermediate. Reported Speech - English Grammar Exercises.

  21. 71 Reported Speech (Indirect speech) English ESL powerpoints

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  22. Direct speech Indirect speech (Rule-6)|| JSJ JESY ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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  23. Reported speech

    Reported speech - English Grammar Today - a reference to written and spoken English grammar and usage - Cambridge Dictionary

  24. Direct speech indirect speech Rule-4 || JSJ JESY ENGLISH GRAMMAR

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  25. Haryana Board Class 10 English Syllabus 2024-25: Download in PDF

    Grammar Punctuation Marks, Articles, Tenses, Reported Speech, Modals, Simple, Compound & Complex sentences, Clauses, Non-Finites, Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Figure of Speech (Attempt any 10 out of 12 ...