Reported Speech

Reported Speech

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Reported Speech

We use it to report or repeat someone's words.

Example:

"I will love you forever", said my boyfriend.

Report:

My boyfriend said that he would love me forever.

More examples:

• Fanny said " I am pregnant"

• R= Fanny said that she was pregnant.

• "She is lying", her best friend Sophie said.

• R= Sophie told me that she was lying.

• "Are you serious?" I asked Fanny.

• I asked her if she was serious.

Say, Tell, Ask

-These are called "Reporting verbs" because they help us to repeat what people said.

-When using tell or ask, don´t forget to use object pronouns after them (me, you, him, her, us, you, them)

The word That is optional.

Example: "I will love you forever", said my boyfriend.

Report:

My boyfriend said that he would love me forever.

My boyfriend said, he would love me forever.

When we report speeches from another person in a conversation,  we usually change the tense of the verb.

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"I have already left my wife", the doctor said.

The doctor said that he had already left his wife.

Time expressions also change

Check this chart