Reported speech rules

Direct and reported speech notes.

Reported speech tenses may differ from the tense of the direct speech. The general rule for tenses in reported speech is that it changes to the past tense. This is called backshifting.

The rules and sentences for practice. Key is included. Thank you!!!! - ESL worksheets

Tense Changes in Reported Speech

Learn Direct Indirect Speeches in Urdu. See how to write direct and indirect speeches, rules to convert them. Learn through example sentences

This includes some information on the changes when reporting questions. Then students need to rewrite the sentences given - the questions asked by a police officer. Key is included. - ESL worksheets

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Reported speech time expressions

This includes some information on the changes when reporting statements. Then students need to rewrite the sentences given - it works as a dialogue between a couple in trouble. Key is included. - ESL worksheets

Many students struggle with reported speech. They feel that there are many rules they have to follow and they often get confused. In this post I try to simplify the rules about the reported speech (or indirect speech) as much as possible. There is mind map describing the basic rules, a video and two games...

Direct & Indirect Speech, Tenses and Example Sentences Tense Direct Speech Present Simple I like ice cream. Present Continuous I am living in Paris. Past Simple I bought a car. Past Continuous I was walking along the Street. Present Perfect I haven’t seen Mary. Past Perfect I had taken Spanish lessons before. Will I’II see you later. Would I would help, but… Can I can speak perfect Spanish. Could I could swim when I was four. Should I should call my mother Might I might be late. Tense…

These two ways of narration of spoken words are also called Direct and Indirect speech, also known as Direct and Indirect narrations.

Let's do English ESL grammar guide. tHIS CHAR WILL HELP STUDENTS LEARN BETTER THE RULES OF THE REPORTED SPEECH.

Let's do English ESL general grammar practice. The following activity will help your students practise the usage of Reported speech. Students work in pairs/grou…

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