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Reported Speech Examples. See the sentences below with direct and indirect speech forms, these are great references to understand the difference. 1. "Don't play with matches," his mother said. 1. His mother told him not to play with matches. 2. "I've …

Reported speech: She said (that) the sky is/was blue. Click here for a mixed tense exercise about practise reported statements. Click here for a list of all the reported speech exercises. Reported Questions. So now you have no problem with making reported speech from positive and negative sentences. But how about questions?

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 ...

Direct Speech: He says, “I am ill.” Indirect Speech: He says that he is ill. Direct Speech: She says, “She sang a song.” Indirect Speech: She ...

Dec 23, 2020 · Rules for Changing Interrogative Sentences into Reported Speech The reporting verb “say” is transformed into “ask, inquire,” By inserting the subject before the verb, the interrogative clause is converted into a declaration and the full stop is inserted at the end of the sentence.

Reported Statements. Reported speech is used when someone says a sentence, like, "I'm going to the movie tonight". Later, we want to tell a 3rd person what the first person is doing. It works like : We use a reporting verb i.e 'say' or 'tell'. In the present tense, just put in 'he says'. Direct Speech: I …

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

Reported speech 1: She said she liked the new teacher, he was intelligent. Reported speech 2: She said she liked the new teacher, he is intelligent. The first reported speech sentence tells us that at the time when she spoke to us, the teacher was intelligent. It does not tell us anything about the present.

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.

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 ...

A. Reporting Statements ; She says, “My dad likes roast chicken.” – She says that ; Example: He says, “I write poems.” – He says that he ; Example: He said, “I am ...

Nov 17, 2019 · We will cover the most important things you need to know about sentences in reported speech. 1. We do not need to use the word “that”. It is optional. He said that it was nice. (=He said it was nice.) They said that he will come. (=They said he will come.) The sign says that the store is open. (=The sign says the store is open.) 2.

17.11.2019 · Reported speech: Grace said that she is hot. Reported speech: The manager told us that we were closing at 7 o’clock. We will cover the most …

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 ...

Reported Speech ; would*, I would help, but..” She said (that) she would help but... ; can, I can speak perfect English, She said (that) she could speak perfect ...

Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. ( Click here for more about using 'say' and 'tell' .) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says …

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 ...

Transformation of Sentences Reported Speech Reported Speech: Whenever you are quoting someone else’s words, you use two kinds of speeches – Direct or Indirect speech. In this chapter, we will learn all about Direct and Indirect speech and how to convert one into another. Suggested Videos Reported speech- How does it work?