reported speech

Reported Speech

by Sofía Quesada, Mia Miranda & Daniela Fernández

​What is Report reported speech?

Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words. Inverted commas are not used. She said, "I saw him."​

​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.Grammar

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​For example:

• ​ It's Monday. Julie says "I'm leaving today".

• ​If I tell someone on Monday, I say "Julie said she was leaving today".

• ​If I tell someone on Tuesday, I ...

​Reporting different kinds of sentences

Reporting statements. Put 'that' before the reported statement. Use the reporting verb 'said' or 'told'. ...​

​Reporting WH-questions. Omit the question mark