How to use Reported Speech | Learn English
www.ecenglish.com › how-use-reported-speechSep 30, 2008 · How to use Reported Speech. We use reported speech when we want to repeat what someone had previously said. Let's look at the difference between direct speech and reported speech: Direct Tomie said = ' I am tired.'. Reported Speech = 'Tomie said (that) she was tired.'. In reported speech we need to use the past tense form of the verb.