Reported speech

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We use the Reported speech:

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When we are telling someone what another person

We use the Reported speech: Next When we are telling someone what
said or thought, but do not use their exact words.

For example

Mark said that he wanted to live in London.

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Please, note that:

Quotation marks are not used in reported speech.

Verb tenses, pronouns

Please, note that: Quotation marks are not used in reported speech. Verb
and some “time” and “place” words may change because the time, place and speaker may be different.

When we report a statement, we use reported verbs such as say, tell, explain, inform, answer, decide, etc. often followed by that.

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In reported –wh questions, we use the wh- word + the subject

In reported –wh questions, we use the wh- word + the subject
+ the verb.

We do not use the interrogative form of the verb – do, does or did.

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As it is an indirect question no question marks are used

When we report requests, orders, advice or warnings we use verbs such as advice, ask, beg, tell, order, etc, followed by an infinitive.

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Verb tense changes:

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Present simple

Direct speech

Reported speech

Past simple

Past Simple

Past Perfect

Present continuous

Past continuous

Present perfect

Past

Verb tense changes: Next Present simple Direct speech Reported speech Past simple
perfect

Present perfect continuous

Past perfect continuous

Future

Conditional

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Place changes

Direct speech

Reported speech

here

there

This place

That place

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Place changes Direct speech Reported speech here there This place That place Next

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Time changes

Direct speech

Reported speech

now

then

Today / tonight

That day / that night

This morning

That morning

yesterday

The

Time changes Direct speech Reported speech now then Today / tonight That
day before

Tomorrow

The following day

Last month

The month before

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Personal Pronouns changes

Direct speech

Reported speech

I

He, she

you

I, she, he, we, they

we

they

Me

Him, her

You

Personal Pronouns changes Direct speech Reported speech I He, she you I,

Him, her, us, them

Us

them

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Possessive Pronouns changes

Direct speech

Reported speech

my

His, her

your

My, his, her, our, their

our

their

mine

His, hers

yours

Possessive Pronouns changes Direct speech Reported speech my His, her your My,

Mine, his, hers, ours, theirs

ours

Mine, his , hers, ours, theirs,