Name: Everyday Grammar: Reported Speech
Uploaded: 2020-07-03T04:36:00.000Z
Duration: 2 min 1 s
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Present continuous

He said that this is everyday grammar and that he's coming.

Oh, I thought you knew Recovering reported speech.

Oh, okay, Well, she's Macia reported Speech is telling others what another person has said.

For example, he said that this is everyday grammar and that he's cav.

He is, the subject said is the reporting verb and everything else is the reported speech clause.

When trying to use reported speech, you need to keep in mind for simple things.

First, you need to choose a reporting verb and tense.

If you're reporting recent information, keep the reporting verbs in the present tense.

Second, if you're not reporting brand new information, you need to back shift.

The verb tense present becomes past, and the past becomes past perfect.

Third, you need to change the point of view.

In other words, I becomes he or she fourth you think to decide whether to use that, for.

If Bath is a conjunction and is optional, she says she is visiting Alice.

Alice used if to report a yes or no question.

 She asked if I was hungry, and that's every day. 