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Reported Speech
Reported Speech
STATEMENTS
He said, ‘I walked a lot’ – He said (that) he had walked a lot.
CHANGES
1.- Pronouns
2.- Tenses
NOTE: You can’t change the tense if the introductory verbs are in present or future simple:
E.g. Jim says, ‘I have read that book and I don’t understand it.’
Jim says (that) he has read that book and doesn’t understand it.’
Others
Introductory verbs: say, tell (+object), explain, suggest, insist (on), promise, warn, admit,
agree, remind, claim, complain, reply.
QUESTIONS
COMMANDS
First, we write the introductory verb + TO/ NOT TO + infinitive.
E.g: He said to me, ‘Don’t talk’
He told me not to talk