An English Grammar Lesson on Reported Speech

An English grammar lesson on reported speech with many simple examples Reported speech in English Study this example situations on reported speech. Mike said 'I'm feeling ill.' Or you can use reported speech: Mike said that he was feeling ill. In writing, we use these quotation marks to show direct speech. reported Mike said that he was feeling ill. When we use reported speech, the main verb of the sentence is usually past (Mike said that ... I  I told her that ... etc.). The rest of the sentence is usually past too: Mike said that he was feeling ill. ...