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The Reported Speech

Table of contents, what is reported speech.

Reported speech is also referred to as indirect speech or indirect discourse .

Before explaining how to report a discourse, let us first distinguish between direct speech and reported speech .

Direct speech vs reported speech

More examples:

Direct speechReported speech
She says: “I like tuna fish.”She says that she likes tuna fish.
She said: “I’m visiting Paris next weekend.”She said that she was visiting Paris the following weekend.
He asked Betty: “Do you like cheese?”He wanted to know if Betty liked cheese.

Different types of reported speech

A. reporting statements, 1- pronouns.

Shifting back tenseDirect speechReported speech
(no backshift)“I poems.”He that he poems.
(backshift)“I poems He that he poems.
Direct SpeechReported Speech

He said: “I happy”

He said that he happy

He said: “I for my keys”

He said that he for his keys

He said: “I New York last year”

He said that he New York the previous year.

He said: ” I here for a long time “

He said that he there for a long time

He said: “They the work when I “

He said that they the work when he “

He said: “I football when the accident “

He said that football when the accident

He said: “I football for two hours.”

He said that football for two hours

He said: “I a newspaper when the light “

He said that he a newspaper when the light

He said: “I the door.”

He said that the door.

He said: “I a Mercedes if I rich”

He said that he a Mercedes if he rich

3. Modal verbs

ModalDirect speechReported speech
can“I do it.”He said that he do it.
may“ I go out?”He wanted to know if he go out.
must“She apply for the job.”He said that she apply for the job.
will“They call you.”He told her that they call her.

4- Place, demonstratives, and time expressions

Direct SpeechReported Speech
Time Expressions
todaythat day
nowthen
yesterdaythe day before
… days ago… days before
last weekthe week before/the previous week
next yearthe following year/the next year/ the year after
tomorrowthe next day/the following day
Place
herethere
Demonstratives
thisthat
thesethose

B. Reporting Questions

Types of questionsDirect speechReported speech
With question words (what, why, where, how…)“Why don’t you speak English?”He asked me why I didn’t speak English.
Without question words (yes or no questions)“Do you speak English?”He asked me whether/if I spoke English.

C. Reporting requests/commands

Direct speechReported speech
“Nancy, do the exercise.”He told Nancy to do the exercise.
“Nancy, give me your pen, please.”He asked Nancy to give him her pen.
Tenses are not relevant for requests, simply use / + verb (infinitive without “to”)
For affirmative use + infinitive (without to) For negative requests, use + infinitive (without to).

D. Other transformations

Main clauses connected with and/but, punctuation rules of the reported speech, can we omit that in the reported speech, list of reporting verbs.

Direct speechReported speech
simple presentsimple past
simple pastpast perfect
present continuouspast continuous
past continuouspast perfect continuous
willwould
shallshould
maymight
cancould
musthad to

Reported Speech – Free Exercise

Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place.

  • Two weeks ago, he said, “I visited this museum last week.” → Two weeks ago, he said that   . I → he simple past → past perfect this → that last …→ the … before
  • She claimed, “I am the best for this job.” → She claimed that   . I → she simple present→ simple past this→ that
  • Last year, the minister said, “The crisis will be overcome next year.” → Last year, the minister said that   . will → would next …→ the following …
  • My riding teacher said, “Nobody has ever fallen off a horse here.” → My riding teacher said that   . present perfect → past perfect here→ there
  • Last month, the boss explained, “None of my co-workers has to work overtime now.” → Last month, the boss explained that   . my → his/her simple present→ simple past now→ then

Rewrite the question sentences in indirect speech.

  • She asked, “What did he say?” → She asked   . The subject comes directly after the question word. simple past → past perfect
  • He asked her, “Do you want to dance?” → He asked her   . The subject comes directly after whether/if you → she simple present → simple past
  • I asked him, “How old are you?” → I asked him   . The subject comes directly after the question word + the corresponding adjective (how old) you→ he simple present → simple past
  • The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?” → The tourists asked me   . The subject comes directly after whether/if you→ I us→ them
  • The shop assistant asked the woman, “Which jacket have you already tried on?” → The shop assistant asked the woman   . The subject comes directly after the question word you→ she present perfect → past perfect

Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech.

  • The passenger said, “Stop the car.” → The passenger asked the taxi driver   . to + same wording as in direct speech
  • The mother told her son, “Don’t be so loud.” → The mother told her son   . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
  • The policeman told us, “Please keep moving.” → The policeman told us   . to + same wording as in direct speech ( please can be left off)
  • She told me, “Don’t worry.” → She told me   . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
  • The zookeeper told the children, “Don’t feed the animals.” → The zookeeper told the children   . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t

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Change of pronouns, date- and place words.

the change of tenses the change of pronouns the change of time and place words
   Direct speech
 I
 We
 my
 your
 our
 me
 us
 ⇒  he/she
 ⇒  they
 ⇒  his/her
 ⇒  my
 ⇒  their
 ⇒  him/her
 ⇒  them
words  here
 today
 this morning
 yesterday
 tomorrow
 next week
 next month
 ⇒  there
 ⇒  that day
 ⇒  that morning
 ⇒  the day before
 ⇒  the next day
 ⇒  the following week
 ⇒  the following month

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Reported Speech: Structures and Examples

Reported speech (Indirect Speech) is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves say.

Reported Speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words

The structure of the independent clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question, or a command.

Statement She told me she was sick
QuestionHe asked me whether I was sick or not
CommandThey ordered us to take a pill every day

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Reported Speech Rules and Examples

Present tenses and reported speech, past tenses and reported speech, reported speech examples, reported speech and the simple present, reported speech and present continuous, reported speech and the simple past, reported speech and the past continuous, reported speech and the present perfect, reported speech and the past perfect, reported speech and ‘ can ’ and ‘can’t’, reported speech and ‘ will ’ and ‘ won’t ’, reported speech and could and couldn’t, reported speech and the future continuous, reported questions exercises online.

To turn sentences into Indirect Speech, you have to follow a set of rules and this is what makes reported speech difficult for some.

To make reported speech sentences, you need to manage English tenses well.

  • Present Simple Tense changes into Past Simple Tense
  • Present Progressive Tense changes into Past Progressive Tense
  • Present Perfect Tense changes into Past Perfect Tense
  • Present Perfect Progressive Tense changes into Past Perfect Tense
  • Past Simple Tense changes into Past Perfect Tense
  • Past Progressive Tense changes into Perfect Continuous Tense
  • Past Perfect Tense doesn’t change
  • Past Perfect Progressive Tense doesn’t change
  • Future Simple Tense changes into would
  • Future Progressive Tense changes into “would be”
  • Future Perfect Tense changes into “would have·
  • Future Perfect Progressive Tense changes into “would have been”

These are some examples of sentences using indirect speech

The present simple tense usually changes to the past simple

He said that he travelled a lot in his job
I play video games a lot She said that he played video games a lot
We run every morning They said that they ran every morning
I do yoga every weekendShe said that he did yoga every weekend

The present continuous tense usually changes to the past continuous.

She said that her mom was cooking
My brother is watching TV He said that his brother was watching TV
My family is eating dinner She said that her family was eating dinner
I am doing Yoga She said that she was doing yoga

The past simple tense usually changes to the past perfect

My mom cooked dinner She said that her mom had cooked dinner
My brother watched a movie He said that his brother had watched a movie
My family just ate dinner She said that her family just had eaten dinner
I really enjoyed the party
Bill   on Saturday He said that Bill   on Saturday

The past continuous tense usually changes to the past perfect continuous.

She said that her mom had been cooking dinner
My brother was watching a movie He said that his brother had been watching a movie
My family was talking in the room She said that her family had been talking in the room
Derek was doing YogaShe said that Derek was doing Yoga

The present perfect tense usually changes to the past perfect tense

My mom has been kindShe said that her mom had always been kind 
My brother has worked hard He said that his brother had worked hard
My girlfriend has contributed a lotHe said that his girlfriend has contributed a lot
My family has always helped She said that her family had always helped

The past perfect tense does not change

My mom had been kind She said that her mom had always been kind 
My brother had worked hard He said that his brother had worked hard
He has played very wellHe said that he had played very well
My family had always helped She said that her family had always helped

 ‘ Can ’ and ‘can’t’ in direct speech change to ‘ could ’ and ‘ couldn’t ’

She said that her mom couldn’t remember his name
My brother can play soccer well He said that his brother could play soccer well
My family can help you a lot She said that her family could help me a lot
My mom can lend me moneyShe said that she could lend me money

‘ Will ’ and ‘ won’t ’ in direct speech change to ‘ would ’ and ‘ wouldn’t ’

to my wedding She said that her mom to her wedding
My brother in my team He said that his brother in her team
My family me with some money She said that her family her with some money
She to EuropeShe said that she to Europe

Could and couldn’t doesn’t change

go to the wedding She said that her mom go to the wedding
My brother be in your teamHe said that his brother be in your team
My family help me out She said that her family help me out

Will ’ and ‘ won’t ’ in direct speech change to ‘ would ’ and ‘ wouldn’t ’

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 the car next FridayShe said that she   the car next Friday
homeHe said that he home
I g in NorwayHe said that he in Norway
I exercisesHe said that he exercises

These are some online exercises to learn more about reported questions

  • Present Simple Reported Yes/No Question Exercise
  • Present Simple Reported Wh Question Exercise
  • Mixed Tense Reported Question Exercise
  • Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise
  • Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise

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In reported speech, you often have to change the pronoun depending on who says what.

No backshift

Do not change the tense if the introductory clause is in Simple Present (e. g. He says). Note, however, that you might have to change the form of the present tense verb (3rd person singular).

You must change the tense if the introductory clause is in Simple Past (e. g. He said ). This is called backshift .

Direct Speech Reported Speech
Simple Present Simple Past
Present Progressive Past Progressive
Simple Past Past Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Simple
Past Progressive Past Perfect Progressive
Present Perfect Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
Future I (going to) was / were going to
Future I (will) Conditional I (would)
Conditional I (would)

The verbs could, should, would, might, must, needn’t, ought to, used to do not normally change.

Place and Time expressions

For place and time expressions you have to check whether place and time are the same in direct and reported speech or not. Check out the following example:

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It is Friday and you meet James at a restaurant. James tells you that he saw Caroline in this restaurant today. (“I saw Caroline here today .”) A few minutes later, Helen joins you and you want to report what James has told you. Place (here) and time (today) are the same and you can say:

→ James said that he had seen Caroline here today.

One day later, you meet Mary at the same restaurant. Again, you want to report to her what James has told you. The place is the same, but not the time (it happened yesterday). So you would say:

→ James said that he had seen Caroline here yesterday.

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Still a few days later, Tom rings you at home. Again, you want to report to him what James has told you. However, now you are not at the restaurant (but at home) and a few days have passed since then. So you would say:

→ James said that he had seen Caroline at the restaurant on Friday.

→ I met James in a restaurant on Friday and he said that he had seen Caroline there that day.

Therefore you always have to think which place and time expressions are logical in a certain situation.

In the following table, you will find ways of transforming place and time expressions into reported speech.

Direct Speech Reported Speech
today that day
now then
yesterday the day before
… days ago … days before
last week the week before
next year the following year
tomorrow the next day / the following day
here there
this that
these those

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Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)

Change of the tenses.

If the reporting verb is in the past form (said, told,...), you have to change the tense .

Direct speech

Present simple

Present progressive

Past simple

Past progressive

Present perfect simple

Present perfect progr.

Future

Direct Speech

go

am/is/are going

went

was/were going

has/have gone

has/have been going

will go

Example: Peter said, "Carol is a nice girl." Peter said (that) Carol was a nice girl.

Don't change these verbs: might, could, would, should

He said, "I might arrive late." He said (that) he might arrive late.

It isn't necessary to change the present tense into the past tense if the information in the direct speech is still true or a general statement .

Frank said, "My sister is a secretary." Frank said (that) his sister is (was) a secretary.

He told us, "The sun rises in the east." He told us that the sun rises (rose) in the east.

Change of the pronouns

When you form the reported speech, you have to pay attention that the pronouns refer to the correct persons.

Susan said, " My parents are clever scientists." Susan said (that) her parents were clever scientists.

Tom said, " I like PE best." Tom said (that) he liked PE best.

They said, " We went swimming with our friends." They said (that) they had gone swimming with their friend.

Betty said, "Sam told me the truth." Betty said (that) Sam had told her the truth.

  Direct speech Indirect speech
She said I - my - me she - her - her
He said I - my - me he - his - him
They said we - our - us they - their - them

You and your:

They told her / him / me / them / us , "George likes you ."

They told her / him / me / them / us (that) George liked her / him / me / them / us .

They told her / him / me / them / us ,"George likes your sister."

They told her / him / me / them / us (that) George likes her / his / my / their / our sister.

They told her / him / me / them / us ," You are clever."

They told her / him / me / them / us (that) she / he / I / they / we was / were clever.

Change of expressions of time and place

Direct speech
 
now
today
yesterday
tomorrow
last week, month,...
next week, month,...
a (week,...) ago
 
here
this
these

Example: She said, "I have already seen Carol today ." She said (that) she had already seen Carol that day .

Reported Questions

If there is a question word , we keep it.

They asked me, " Where is the next supermarket?" They asked me where the next supermarket was.

She asked them, " How often do you play golf?" She asked them how often they played golf.

If there is no question word , we start the reported speech with if or whether .

She asked me, "Do you like some tea?" She asked me if/whether I liked some tea.

We asked them, "Did she arrive in time?" We asked them if/whether she had arrived in time.

Reported Requests

If someone asks you in a polite way, use (not) to + infinitive

He asked her, "Could you close the door, please?" He asked her to close the door.

She asked them, "Help me, please." She asked them to help her.

Reported Commands

If someone doesn't ask you politely or gives you an order, use (not) to + infinitive .

She told us, "Don't stay up too late!" She told us not to stay up too late.

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When you use reported speech, the words put into the reported clause do not exactly match the words spoken.

‘I’ll leave at 8.30 on Friday.’ à She says  that she will leave at 8.30 on Friday .

‘I’m looking forward to seeing you.’ à She says  she’s looking forward to seeing us .

Pronouns  and  possessive determiners  have to change in reported speech because of the change of speaker, e.g . I  may become  she ;  you  may become  us  or  him .

‘I believe you.’ à She said that  she  believed  us .

‘I’m leaving you.’ à She said that  she  was leaving  him .

‘I’ve finished.’ à She said that  she   had finished .

Expressions of place and time may also have to change, e.g.  here  may become  there  or  home ;  Friday  may become  in three days’ time .

‘I’ve been here before.’ à She said that she  had   been   there before .

‘I’ll see you on Monday.’ à She said that she would see him  in three days’ time .

The verb may also change; the most common change is a change of tense.

‘Hello Jake? It’s me, Penny. I’ve arrived here on time, and I’m going to take a bus to your place. There’s one coming now, so I’d better run.’

She rang to say that  she’d  arrived  there  on time and  was going to  take a bus to  our  place. Then she said that one  was  coming  at that very moment , so  she had to  run.

A reporting verb in the present tense can be used in the main clause when you report on a letter or email or on a recent conversation, e.g. a phone conversation.

‘Hello, Jake? I’ve arrived here on time, and I’m going to take a bus to your place.’

Penny has just phoned. She  says  that she has arrived on time and that  she’s coming  here by bus.

However, it is more common to use a past tense when reporting speech.

The changes of tense may be summarized as follows:

Direct speech

present simple

present continuous

present perfect

present perfect continuous

past simple

past continuous

past perfect

past perfect continuous

past perfect or past simple

conditional

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Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.

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  • Sophia, "Dan forgot his keys." Sophia said (that) .
  • Alexander, "I had a meeting at four." Alexander remarked (that) .
  • Jackson and Leo, "We visited Aunt Elisabeth." Jackson and Leo said (that) .
  • Mum, "William repaired the printer." Mum remarked (that) .
  • Toby, "Jeff didn't like the food in the restaurant." Toby mentioned (that) .
  • Hannah, "I walked to the museum." Hannah told me (that) .
  • Nick, "She went home late." Nick said (that) .
  • Alisha, "Lucas lost my money." Alisha told me (that) .
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  •   Exercise - Question tags with the past simple 2
  •   Exercise - Question tags with 'will'
  •   Exercise - Question tags with 'be going to'
  •   Exercise - Question tags with the present perfect
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  •   Exercise - Question tags with the future continuous
  •   Exercise - Question tags with the past continuous
  •   Lesson 3: Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' (5:23)
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' in the present simple
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' in the present continuous
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' in the past simple
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' and 'will'
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' and 'be going to'
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' in the present perfect
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' in the past perfect
  •   Exercise - Short answers with 'so' and 'neither' in the future continuous
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  •   Lesson 1: Verbs + infinitive without 'to' (make and let) (3:42)
  •   Exercise - Make and let + infinitive
  •   Lesson 2: Verbs with a direct object and 'to + infinitive' (3:32)
  •   Exercise - Verbs with a direct object and 'to + infinitive'
  •   Lesson 3: Verbs with two objects (1:25)
  •   Exercise - Verbs with two objects
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  •   Lesson 1: Nouns that are always plural (2:37)
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  •   Lesson 2: Collective nouns with singular or plural verbs (2:07)
  •   Exercise - Collective nouns with singular or plural verbs
  •   Lesson 3: Other / the other / another (3:13)
  •   Exercise - The other or other?
  •   Exercise - Another or the other?
  •   Lesson 4: The and no article with geographical names (1:24)
  •   Exercise - The and no article with geographical names
  •   Lesson 5: The with abstract nouns (3:28)
  •   Exercise - The with abstract nouns
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  •   Lesson 1: 'Such' and 'such a' (0:54)
  •   Exercise - 'Such' and 'such a'
  •   Lesson 2: Either (0:43)
  •   Exercise - Either
  •   Lesson 3: Both ... and ... (0:34)
  •   Exercise - Both ... and...
  •   Section 8 quiz review
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  •   Lesson 1: How to make the passive (7:06)
  •   Exercise - The present simple passive
  •   Exercise - The past simple passive
  •   Exercise - The present continuous passive
  •   Exercise - Mixed passive forms (present simple, present continuous, past simple)
  •   Exercise - The past continuous passive
  •   Exercise - The present perfect passive
  •   Exercise - The past perfect passive
  •   Exercise - The future with 'will' passive
  •   Exercise - Mixed passive forms (will, past continuous, present perfect, past perfect)
  •   Lesson 2: Passive infinitive introduction (with going to / have to / need to) (3:01)
  •   Exercise - Passive infinitive introduction (with going to / have to / need to)
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  •   Lesson 1: How to make reported speech (9:13)
  •   Exercise - Reported speech with the present simple
  •   Exercise - Reported speech with the present continuous

  Exercise - Reported speech with the past simple

  •   Exercise - Reported speech with the present perfect
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  •   Exercise - Reported speech with the future simple with 'will'
  •   Exercise - Reported speech with 'be going to'
  •   Exercise - Reported speech with the future continuous
  •   Exercise - Reported speech with the past perfect
  •   Lesson 2: Reported speech with modal verbs (1:35)
  •   Exercise - Reported speech with modal verbs
  •   Lesson 3: Reported questions with 'ask' (4:19)
  •   Exercise - reported 'wh' questions with 'ask'
  •   Exercise - reported 'yes / no' questions with 'ask'
  •   Lesson 4: Reported requests with 'ask' (2:11)
  •   Exercise - Reported requests with 'ask'
  •   Lesson 5: Reported orders with 'tell' (0:58)
  •   Exercise - Reported orders with 'tell'
  •   Lesson 6: Time expressions in reported speech (2:01)
  •   Exercise - Time expressions in reported speech
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  •   Lesson 1: 'Must' and 'can't' for logical necessity (making guesses) about the present (3:39)
  •   Exercise - 'Must' and 'can't' for logical necessity
  •   Lesson 2: Could / might / etc for logical necessity (making guesses) about the present (1:22)
  •   Exercise - Could / might etc for logical necessity (making guesses) about the present
  •   Exercise - Mixed logical necessity for the present
  •   Lesson 3: 'Must' for recommendations and offers (1:12)
  •   Exercise - Must for recommendations and offers
  •   Lesson 4: 'Ought to' for advice (1:03)
  •   Exercise - 'Ought to' for advice
  •   Lesson 5: Be supposed to (2:52)
  •   Exercise - Be supposed to
  •   Lesson 6: Used to + infinitive (1:12)
  •   Exercise - Used to + infinitive
  •   Lesson 7: Be / get used to (2:58)
  •   Exercise - be / get used to
  •   Lesson 8: Modals for politeness (2:20)
  •   Exercise - Modals for politeness
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  •   Lesson 1: Relative clauses introduction (1:52)
  •   Exercise - Where is the relative clause?
  •   Lesson 2: Defining and non-defining relative clauses (3:15)
  •   Exercise - Defining or non-defining?
  •   Lesson 3: Defining relative clauses with the pronoun as subject or object (2:53)
  •   Exercise - Is the relative pronoun the subject or the object?
  •   Exercise - Make defining relative clauses with 'who / that' as subject
  •   Exercise - Make defining relative clauses with 'that' as the object
  •   Lesson 4: Dropping the relative pronoun (1:21)
  •   Exercise - Dropping the relative pronoun
  •   Lesson 5: 'Who' or 'whom' in a relative clause? (1:45)
  •   Exercise - Who or whom?
  •   Lesson 6: 'Whose' in relative clauses (1:31)
  •   Exercise - Whose in relative clauses
  •   Lesson 7: 'When' in relative clauses (0:43)
  •   Exercise - 'When' in relative clauses
  •   Lesson 8: 'Where' in relative clauses (2:25)
  •   Exercise - 'Where' in relative clauses
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  •   Lesson 1: Reflexive pronouns (4:05)
  •   Exercise - Reflexive pronouns 1 (reflexive pronoun or object pronoun?)
  •   Exercise - Reflexive pronouns 2 (reflexive pronouns with verbs like 'dress', 'wash' and 'concentrate')
  •   Lesson 2: Each other (2:08)
  •   Exercise - Each other
  •   Lesson 3: By myself = alone (0:44)
  •   Exercise - By myself
  •   Section 13 review quiz
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  •   Lesson 1: Zero conditionals (present real conditionals) (1:23)
  •   Exercise - Make zero conditionals
  •   Lesson 2: First conditionals (future real conditionals) (0:59)
  •   Exercise - Make first conditionals
  •   Lesson 3: Unless (0:59)
  •   Exercise - Unless
  •   Exercise - If and unless
  •   Lesson 4: Future real conditionals with modal verbs (might, can, must) (2:22)
  •   Exercise - Make future real conditionals with modals
  •   Lesson 5: Second conditionals (future unreal conditionals) (1:47)
  •   Exercise - Make second conditionals
  •   Lesson 6: 'Was' or 'were' with the second conditional? (1:55)
  •   Exercise - 'Was' or 'were' with the second conditional
  •   Lesson 7: If not and if so (1:21)
  •   Exercise - If so and if not
  •   Exercise - Make zero / first / second conditionals 1
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  •   Section 14 review quiz
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  •   Lesson 1: Order of adjectives (2:48)
  •   Exercise - Order of adjectives
  •   Lesson 2: Comparatives: get better and better (1:12)
  •   Exercise - Comparatives: get better and better
  •   Lesson 3: Comparatives: using a clause after 'than' (2:47)
  •   Exercise - Comparatives: using a clause after 'than'
  •   Lesson 4: Comparatives: verb+ing after 'than' (0:56)
  •   Exercise - Comparatives: verb+ing after 'than'
  •   Lesson 5: Superlatives with the present perfect tense (1:01)
  •   Exercise - Superlatives with the present perfect tense
  •   Lesson 6: Adjectives that are only used predicatively (asleep / alone / alive / alright / afraid) (2:14)
  •   Exercise - Adjectives that are only used predicatively
  •   Lesson 7: Compound adjectives (2:20)
  •   Exercise - Compound adjectives
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  •   Lesson 1: Adverbs of focus: even (2:27)
  •   Exercise - Even
  •   Lesson 2: Adverbs of focus: particularly / especially (1:16)
  •   Exercise - Particularly / especially
  •   Lesson 3: Adverbs of time: still (1:23)
  •   Exercise - Still
  •   Lesson 4: Adverbs of time: any more / any longer (1:26)
  •   Exercise - Any more / any longer
  •   Lesson 5: Adverbs for linking: although / though / however (1:32)
  •   Exercise - Although / though / however
  •   Lesson 6: Adverbs for linking: so / therefore (1:22)
  •   Exercise - So / therefore
  •   Lesson 7: Adverbs for linking: Because / as / since / because of / as a result of / on account of (2:21)
  •   Exercise - Because / as / since / because of / as a result of / on account of
  •   Lesson 8: Rather than / would rather (1:31)
  •   Exercise - Rather than / would rather
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  •   Lesson 1: 'As' and 'like' (1:48)
  •   Exercise - 'As' and 'like'
  •   Lesson 2: 'By' and 'with' to explain how we do something (1:20)
  •   Exercise - 'By' and 'with'
  •   Lesson 3: 'For' to show purpose (0:41)
  •   Exercise - 'For' to show purpose
  •   Lesson 4: 'At' or 'in' with buildings (1:29)
  •   Exercise - 'At' or 'in' with buildings
  •   Lesson 5: 'On time' or 'in time' (2:28)
  •   Exercise - 'On time' or 'in time'?
  •   Lesson 6: 'At the end' or 'in the end' (1:34)
  •   Exercise - 'At the end' or 'in the end'?
  •   Lesson 7: Prepositions after adjectives (2:55)
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  •   Lesson 8: Prepositions after verbs (2:35)
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  1. Reported speech

    Ella, "It's not raining." Ella remarked (that) . Jacob, "Riley is checking the computer." Jacob said (that) . Owen, "They aren't watching TV." Owen told me (that) . Nora, "He is learning Spanish words." Nora said (that) . Sentences in Reported speech in the Present Progressive in English in an Online Exercise.

  2. Reported Speech Exercises

    Perfect English Grammar. Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: (Click here to read the explanations about reported speech) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy)

  3. PDF Unit 12A Grammar: Reported Speech(1

    Reported Speech. Greg: "I am cooking dinner Maya.". Maya: "Greg said he was cooking dinner.". So most often, the reported speech is going to be in the past tense, because the original statement, will now be in the past! *We will learn about reporting verbs in part 2 of this lesson, but for now we will just use said/told.

  4. Reported Speech

    Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She said (that) she liked ice cream. She said (that) she liked ice cream. She said (that) she was living in London. She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car. She said (that) she had been walking along the street.

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    Exercises: indirect speech. Reported speech - present. Reported speech - past. Reported speech - questions. Reported questions - write. Reported speech - imperatives. Reported speech - modals. Indirect speech - tenses 1. Indirect speech - tenses 2.

  6. The Reported Speech

    Direct Speech Reported Speech; Simple Present He said: "I am happy": Simple Past He said that he was happy: Present Progressive He said: "I'm looking for my keys": Past Progressive He said that he was looking for his keys: Simple Past He said: "I visited New York last year": Past Perfect Simple He said that he had visited New York the previous year.: Present Perfect He said ...

  7. Reported Speech

    Exercises. Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place. Example: He said, "I will call tomorrow.". → He said that he would call the following day. Two weeks ago, he said, "I visited this museum last week.". → Two weeks ago, he said that . I → he.

  8. Reported Speech Exercise 10

    English grammar exercise about reported speech with the present continuous tense. Login Contact Courses Membership Speaking Explanations Exercises Method. Reported Speech Exercise 10. Perfect English Grammar. This reported speech exercise looks at statements using the present continuous. Review reported statements here;

  9. PDF Grammar videos: Reported speech exercises

    Grammar videos: Reported speech - exercises 1. Check your grammar: matching Draw a line to match the direct and indirect (reported) speech forms. Direct speech Reported speech 1. Present simple o o a. Past perfect 2. Present continuous o o b. Past simple 3. Past simple o o c. Past continuous 4. 'will' o o d.

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    Online exercises Reported speech - indirect speech, questions and negative sentences. Free tutorial Reported speech - indirect speech with exercises. English grammar easy to learn. English online reported speech exercises with answers. All direct and indirect speech exercises free and with help function, teaching materials and grammar rules.

  11. Reported Speech (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past

    Reported Speech (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous) worksheets by Javier Pascual Delgado Meza .Reported Speech (Past Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher.

  12. Reported Speech: Structures and Examples

    Reported speech (Indirect Speech) is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves say. Reported Speech focuses more on the content of what someone said rather than their exact words. The structure of the independent clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question, or a command.

  13. Reported Speech

    James tells you that he saw Caroline in this restaurant today. ("I saw Caroline here today.") A few minutes later, Helen joins you and you want to report what James has told you. Place (here) and time (today) are the same and you can say: → James said that he had seen Caroline here today. One day later, you meet Mary at the same restaurant.

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    Language: English (en) ID: 1994590. 12/04/2022. Country code: FR. Country: France. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Reported speech (2013113) From worksheet author: Reported Speech Past Simple Questions Past Continuous and Past Continuous Questions.

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  17. Reported speech

    When you use reported speech, the words put into the reported clause do not exactly match the words spoken. 'I'll leave at 8.30 on Friday.' à She says that she will leave at 8.30 on Friday. 'I'm looking forward to seeing you.' à She says she's looking forward to seeing us. Pronouns and possessive determiners have to change in reported speech because of the change of speaker, e.g.

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  19. Reported Speech Exercise 9

    English grammar exercise about reported speech with the past simple tense. Login Contact Courses Membership Speaking Explanations Exercises Method. Reported Speech Exercise 9. Perfect English Grammar. This reported speech exercise looks at statements with the past simple.

  20. Reported speech

    Hannah, "I walked to the museum." Hannah told me (that) . Nick, "She went home late." Nick said (that) . Alisha, "Lucas lost my money." Alisha told me (that) . Dad, "Emily didn't eat potatoes as a child." Dad told me (that) . Sentences in Reported speech in the Simple Past in English in an Online Exercise.

  21. Exercise

    Lesson 1: Present simple with 'do' for emphasis (1:15) Exercise - Present simple with 'do'. Lesson 2: The present continuous for habits in the present (2:39) Exercise - The present continuous for habits in the present. Lesson 3: The past simple and would with 'wish' (2:13) Exercise - The past simple and 'would' with 'wish'.