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Reported Speech Rules ; Direct speech: I like dogs. · She says she likes dogs. ; Direct speech: I like dogs. · She said she liked dogs. ; Direct speech: I shall ...

direct speech: 'I love the Toy Story films,' she said. indirect speech: She said she loved the Toy Story films. direct speech: 'I worked as a waiter before ...

1. His mother told him not to play with matches. 2. "I've forgotten to bring my lunch with me," he said. 2. He said that he'd forgotten to bring his lunch with ...

20 Reported Speech Example Sentences · 1.He said that he was living in Paris. · 2.She said she had taken Spanish lessons before. · 3.She says the exam is very ...

What is reported speech? “Reported speech” is when we talk about what somebody else said – for example: Direct Speech: “I've been to London three times.

Reported Speech. Click here for a list of reported speech exercises. Click here to download this explanation in PDF. Reported Statements. When do we use reported speech? Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example "I'm going to the cinema tonight". Later, maybe we want to tell …

10.10.2018 · Reported Speech When we use reported speech, we are referring to something that was said either by ourselves or by someone else in the past. An example of this might be ‘he said that he was going …

Tense changes when using reported speech ; Future continuous, Conditional continuous ; She said, "I'll be using the car next Friday". She said that she would be ...

Reporting verb + infinitive Verbs like advise, agree, challenge, claim, decide, demand, encourage, invite, offer, persuade, promise, refuse and remind can follow an infinitive pattern. 'Let's see. I'll have the risotto, please.' He decided to have the risotto. 'I'll do the report by Friday, for sure.' She promised to do the report by Friday.

Reported Speech Examples 1 1. "Don't play with matches," his mother said. 1. His mother told him not to play with matches. 2. "I've forgotten to bring my lunch with me," he said. 2. He said that he'd forgotten to bring his lunch with him. 3. "Will you be home soon?" she asked her husband. 3. She asked her husband if he would be home soon. 4.

In this example, I becomes she and the verb tense reflects the fact that time has passed since the words were spoken: didn't realise becomes ...

Reported speech 1 – statements. Do you know how to report what somebody else said? Look at these examples to see how we can tell someone what another person said. direct speech: 'I love the Toy Story films,' she said. indirect speech: She said she loved the Toy Story films. direct speech: 'I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef,' he said.

Changing Time Expressions · Direct speech: “I had a headache yesterday.” · Indirect speech: You said you'd had a headache the day before yesterday ...