Do you break out in a cold sweat just thinking about reported speech? Don't worry! Reported speech in English often gives Spanish-speaking students problems, but mastering it is easier than it seems. Today we are going to review the keys to reported speech with some simple exercises to practice.
Free download: Reported Speech (explanation + exercises)
The solutions are at the end of the article, but don't look too soon!
Reported speech: Theory
If you want to refresh your memory before you start, check out this summary:
Reported speech seems very complicated, but converting a uae phone number list from direct to indirect speech only requires three steps:
Identify the verbs and change them to a past tense . If this is still a bit confusing, review using the articles at the end of this section.
Identify modal verbs and change them into their past form . Not all modal verbs have a past form and sometimes you will have to replace them with another verb.
Identify the time expressions and, again, change them to a past form.
If the summary has been unclear to you, you will need a more detailed review. In these articles you can review the most important aspects of the reported speech :
Reported speech: exercises to practice
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