English — Grammar: Reported Speech (say/tell) — 3rd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Reported Speech

Introduction

We use reported speech to tell someone what another person said.

Rules

1. Remove quotation marks.
2. Change the tense: present → past, will → would, can → could.
3. Change pronouns: I → he/she, my → his/her.
4. Change time expressions: now → then, today → that day, tomorrow → the next day.

Examples

Direct: “I am tired,” she said.
Reported: She said that she was tired.

Direct: “I will come tomorrow,” he said.
Reported: He said that he would come the next day.

Exercises

Report these sentences:
1. “I like pizza,” she said. → ___
2. “We are studying,” they said. → ___
3. “I can swim,” he said. → ___

See Past Simple and Future with Will.

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