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Reported Speech
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Tells what someone said.
If the Direct speech is in present tense, the Reported speech changes to past.
Told
Said that
REPORTED SPEECH
Asked
Said that
> Said that
Use said in a Reported speech if we don't say who the person was talking to.
> Examples
Direct Speech
"Ants live in giant nests" the guide said.
"I can't read the map"
Reported Speech
The guide said that ants lived in giant nests.
I said that I couldn't read the map.
Told
> Told
Use told in Reported speech when we say who the person was talking to. Also we use a name or object pronoun.
Direct Speech
"Ants live in giant nests" the guide said.
Reported speech
> Examples
-The guide told me that the ants lived in giant nests.
-The guide told the children that the ants lived in giant nests.
> Object pronouns
*me
*you
*him
*her
*it
*us
*you
*them
Asked
> Asked
For reported questions, use asked+name or object pronoun+if or wheter. Also remember to change the tense and change ? to a period.
Direct speech
Can I leave the room?
What are they eating?
Reported question
Examples
-I asked her if I could leave the room.
-She asked them what the ants were eating.
Practice!
"Take care of bees because they are endangered", said Willy.