Reported Speech: Rules, Examples, and Exceptions!

09/06/23 • 12 min

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A LOT of students ask me about "reported speech," when we talk about what somebody else said. For example:

Direct Speech: “I’ve been to London three times.”
Reported Speech: She said she’d been to London three times.

There are a lot of tricky little details to remember... but don’t worry, I’ll explain them and we’ll see lots of examples. There are also two quizzes for you to practice!

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A LOT of students ask me about "reported speech," when we talk about what somebody else said. For example:

Direct Speech: “I’ve been to London three times.”
Reported Speech: She said she’d been to London three times.

There are a lot of tricky little details to remember... but don’t worry, I’ll explain them and we’ll see lots of examples. There are also two quizzes for you to practice!

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