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Reported Speech

Name: Leonel Pérez Solís Subject: English Teacher: Miriam Arellano Mejia

Let's go!!!

What is it?

Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. It's common to switch the grammar tense to its past form, time expressions and subjects change, too.

How to switch

TO

Examples:

Examples

Past simple: Thomas said that they loved Bahama. Past continuous: Danielle said that she was studying very hard. Past perfect: Sophie said that she had lived in Japan . Past perfect: Armando said that he had been waiting for you all his life. Past perfect continuous: My sister said that she has been working all day long since yesterday. Would: Jacob said that they would go to the movies after school.

Present simple: Thomas said: "they love Bahama". Present continuous: Danielle said: "I'm studying very hard". Past simple: Sophie said: "I lived in Japan". Present perfect: Armando said: "I have been waiting for you all my life". Past continuous: My sister said "I was working all day long since yesterday". Future simple: Jacob said: "They will go to the movies after school".