Reported speech

Reported speech1

Uses

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.

examples

• Other things that change: can changes to could; will changes to would; etc.

more examples

• She said she was having the interview at four o’clock.

  (Direct speech: 'I’m having the interview at four o’clock.')

• They said they’d phone later and let me know.

  (Direct speech: 'We’ll phone later and let you know.')

other changes you MUST do

• pronouns and adverbs of time and place.

• We went yesterday.' > She said they had been the day before.

• 'I’ll come tomorrow.' > He said he’d come the next day.

Open Ended

What is the meaning of this sentence?

Open Ended

What is the meaning of this sentence?

Poll

Reported Speech is:

• easy

• more or less

• very diffcullt

Poll

Do you need more exercises to understood the reported speech?

• Yes

• No

• Yes and another explanation