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Nov 12, 2009 · Below you can read the mystery story from the podcast, and then grammar details and a tense review exercise. Listen to the story, and notice the different verb forms being used. If you like you can try to remember the story and repeat it to yourself until you’re using all the tenses correctly.
As you watch the video, look at the examples of reported speech. They are in red in the subtitles. Then read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, reported speech correctly.
Learn the proper use of reported speech (also called indirect speech), and start using great verbs such as informed, replied and persuaded. Pay attention, because there are some complex grammar rules here! Youll also learn how to properly use say and tell.
Dec 29, 2022 · Grammar Lessons. A direct speech can be transformed into an indirect speech and vice versa using a suitable reporting verb and a linker depending on the sentence. Let’s have an example first.
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Jun 19, 2008 · When a person misbehaved with my teacher infront of me I got angry but my teacher said to me its fine! and to keep my hair on. Tahira,Pakistan
We can use the past simple to talk about what is happening now (F). We can use the past simple with the time words ‘yesterday’, ‘one month ago’ and ‘last week’ (T). We can use the past simple to talk about events that are finished (T). We can use the past simple to tell stories (T).
Sep 17, 2014 · “She said she was a teacher” and “She said she is a teacher” are both correct. Often we don’t change the tense if the fact that we are reporting is still true. So, if it is still true that she is a teacher, then she can report it with “She said she is a teacher” (see Additional point number 1 above).
