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Grammar Lesson: Reported Speech

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English grammar lesson on reported speech with simple and clear examples Part A It is not always necessary to change the verb in reported speech. If the situation is still the same, you do not need to change the verb to the past. For example: Direct: John said 'My new job is boring.' Reported: John said that his new job is boring. (The situation is still the same. His job is still boring now.) Direct: Alice said 'I want to go to Canada next year.' Reported: Alice told me that she wants to go to Canada next year. (Alice still ...

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  1. Note: The verb ‘tell’ is always followed by an indirect object (you, him, her, etc.), so you cannot say: I told that I needed some water.

  2. 3. Change this sentence from direct to reported speech:
    My friend asked me, “Can you lend me some money?”

  3. 2. Change this sentence from direct to reported speech:
    The teacher said to the students, “Do not make any noise during the exam.”

    • the teacher told the students not to make any noise during the exam.

      • Or:
        The teacher said to the students not to make any noise during the exam.

  4. 1. When is it necessary for you to change the tense of the verb in the reported speech?

    • if the situation has changed or finished.

      • That’s right, thank you.
        🙂

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