Reported Speech

REPORTED SPEECH

Nora Dolado, Nora Cortés and Iker Urrestarazu

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index

say/tell theory

what is reported speech?

verbe tenses

say/tell collocations

times

exercises reported speech

exercises say/tell

what is reported speech?

- direct speech

'I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef,' he said.

- reported speech

He said he had worked as a waiter before becoming a chef.

say and tell theory

TELL

SAY

You TELL someone something. EXAMPLE: I tell you everyday to wash the dog. Maria told her mum that she loves her.

You SAY something to someone. EXAMPLE: Maria said, “I love you” to her mum

collocations with say and tell

collocations with say and tell

change verbe tenses

To put a sentence into a reported speech you have to go back one tense

times

contenido

say and tell exercises

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exercises