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In English this is known as reported speech and some students have difficulties with it because they have to modify the original message when they are constructing it. It is not really complicated, it is just a matter of applying some simple rules that we will explain below.

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When we want to describe what someone said, one option is to use direct speech. We use direct speech when we simply repeat what someone says, placing the phrase between the speech marks:

When we report what someone says in the present simple, as in the previous sentence, we usually do not change the tense, we simply change the subject. However, when we report things in the past, we usually change the tense by going back one step. For example, in the following sentence, the present simple becomes the past simple in indirect discourse:

When reporting a question, we need to change the interrogative form into an affirmative sentence, putting the verb tense back one step, as with normal reported speech.There are two types of questions we can report: questions that have a yes/no answer, and questions that begin with a question word such as ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘who’, etc. When we report a yes / no question , we use ‘if’. For example:

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Reported Speech: explanation, examples and exercisesIndex of the articleThe Reported Speech of English (also called ‘Indirect speech’ or, more for these parts, ‘Indirect style of English’) is perhaps the aspect of English grammar that causes more headaches, one of the most forgotten and, by chance, one of the most importantBecause, for example, it is essential to master it to obtain qualifications such as the ‘First certificate’ or ‘CAE’ so demanded today by companies of all kinds. Not to mention that it is widely used in written English, both in formal and informal language, both in the best works of Shakespeare and in the Whatsapp messages of your university group…

Reasons there are many to learn ‘Reported Speech’ (well, actually the direct and indirect style of English). Or well, maybe it’s better to say “remember it”. Well, we have all seen these notions of English grammar at school or high school, but they tend to be forgotten over time (as well as others, such as the well-known English connectors), so it is a good idea to review them from time to time! That is the reason for this article: to remind you what the ‘Reported Speech’ is; how the indirect style of English is formulated; and what aspects change when you go from direct speech to indirect speech; as well as many examples and exercises to complement it. We hope you find it helpful Before we get to Reported Speech: what is direct speech, let’s start at the beginning (textbook tautology); before we dive into Reported Speech, let’s take a look at its opposite: Direct Speech. An indivisible part of the indirect style that has brought you here today.What is the direct style in English? The one we use to report exactly what the other person has said. To do this, word for word, we put what was said in quotation marks. So: What is the indirect style of English then? The explanation of the ‘Reported Speech’ is nothing but the opposite of the direct style that we explained in the previous point. That is to say:

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