martes, 23 de junio de 2020

reported speech


REPORTED SPEECH: WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO USE IT


What is the reported speech? Have you ever written something that you have paraphrased or do not mention exactly? If so, you've probably used the indirect style, also known as reported speech in English. The indirect or reported speech style is the way you can tell, explain, write or say something in your own words, changing the verb tense to the past. It differs from direct speech in this way, since direct speech implies that you say or write everything verbatim and exactly how it happened.

Rules for using reported speech
To use it, you have to take into account some simple rules.

Rule No. 1: You must learn that, in reported speech, verb tenses change.

That is, in direct speech or in direct style, all verb tense expressions are in the present tense. But when you use the indirect or reported speech style this verb changes to the past tense. However, there are two exceptions that you will see later.


 for example:


“I am very glad to see you again”, carlos said.


reported speech 


carlos said that he was glad to see me again.




Rule # 2: The verb tenses of modal verbs, also known as modal verbs in English, also change.



As mentioned above, verb tenses change once you switch from direct to indirect style, and modal verbs don't escape this either, except would, could, should, might, and ought to.

example: 

“You must finish your homework”, dad said

reported speech 


Dad said I had to finish my homework.



for more information i recommend these videos 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1WqAaf2glo&t=198s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcnVMh0tR9w

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