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  1. Reported Speech: Important Grammar Rules and Examples • 7ESL

    Reported speech: He asked if he would see me later. In the direct speech example you can see the modal verb 'will' being used to ask a question. Notice how in reported speech the modal verb 'will' and the reporting verb 'ask' are both written in the past tense. So, 'will' becomes 'would' and 'ask' becomes 'asked'.

  2. REPORTED SPEECH: Verb Tense Changes

    REPORTED SPEECH! https://7esl.com/reported-speech/Reported speech is often also called indirect speech in English.Direct Speech: https://7esl.com/direct-spee...

  3. Reported speech

    Direct speech (exact words): Mary: Oh dear. We've been walking for hours! I'm exhausted. I don't think I can go any further. I really need to stop for a rest. Peter: Don't worry. I'm not surprised you're tired. I'm tired too.

  4. "He Said What?" Top 10 ESL Activities for Reported Speech

    Reported Speech Card Games. For some students, the best way to learn Reported Speech is by reading the statements they have to report. This is why we often write them on the board. Try these card games instead! For the first game, prepare a set of index card each with a direct speech statement on one side and the indirect statement on the other.

  5. Reported Speech

    Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. ( Click here for more about using 'say' and 'tell' .) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.

  6. Reported Speech

    Reported Speech - 22 slides with rules and examples - You can use to introduce the topic or to review it. When reviewing, you can show the original sentence and let your students report it before showing the second part and the rules. Hope your students enjoy. Happy teaching!

  7. Reported speech: ESL/EFL Lesson Plan and Worksheet

    Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Type of English: General English. Tags: reported speech Grammar practice. Publication date: 17/08/2021. This worksheet teaches reported speech. The rules for changing the tense of the verb from direct speech are presented and practised. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and self-study.

  8. 408 Reported Speech (Indirect speech) English ESL worksheets…

    408 Reported Speech (Indirect speech) English ESL worksheets pdf & doc. SORT BY. Most popular. TIME PERIOD. All-time. Zmarques. Reported Speech. It consists of seven. 101687 uses. estrelapolar. REPORTED SPEECH - CH. An easy way to teach. 49727 uses. dobrawaa. Reported Speech - a . This is a boardgame . 47080 uses. Zmarques. Reported Speech.

  9. Reported Speech ESL Games Activities Worksheets

    ESL Reported Speech Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Forming Sentences, True or False, Guessing - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 40 minutes. In this entertaining reported speech speaking activity, students interview each other giving true or false answers and then use reported speech to compare what the ...

  10. Reported speech: statements

    To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank. In indirect speech, we often use a tense which is 'further back' in the past (e.g. worked) than the tense originally used (e.g. work). This is called 'backshift'.

  11. Reported Speech

    Grammar & Usage. High Int - Adv. All ages. Grades 6-12. Changing direct speech to reported (indirect) speech can be difficult because of the verb tense changes required. This handy chart and tips will help students remember common verb tense and modal changes in reported speech. Open PDF.

  12. Indirect speech

    What is indirect speech or reported speech? When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. To do that, we need to change verb tenses (present, past, etc.) and pronouns (I, you, my, your, etc.) if the time and speaker are different.For example, present tenses become past, I becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc.

  13. Reported Speech

    Reported Speech Lesson. This handout can be used to introduce and practice making "he said she said" statements. Time: 30 -45 minutes. Level: Intermediate. ESLGrammar.ReportedSpeech Download. Grammar Worksheet - Reported speech. This handout is provided by allthingsgrammar.com.

  14. You said it was OK (reported speech)

    The second part of this lesson focuses on reported statements, students match what some people said with a misunderstanding. Then, they look at the reported statements again and choose what the people originally said. After that, they do a guided discovery task. They need to find a difference between the reporting verbs say and tell.

  15. Reported Speech Exercises

    Perfect English Grammar. Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: ( Click here to read the explanations about reported speech ) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy)

  16. 159 Reported speech English ESL video lessons

    Reported Speech. Theory of indirect s. 237 uses. Galinasitueng. Crush - Reported Spe. All the tasks are de. 575 uses. alejandracano. Coco Trailer - Repor. Students will have t. 16203 uses. juanguillenn. Frozen Clip - Report. A clip from 'Frozen' 8783 uses. otgootungalag. Boss Baby - Reported. Students will watch . 8168 uses.

  17. Reported speech: ESL/EFL Lesson Plan and Worksheet

    Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Type of English: General English. Tags: reported speech Grammar practice. Publication date: 08/17/2021. This worksheet teaches reported speech. The rules for changing the tense of the verb from direct speech are presented and practised. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and self-study.