English Grammar Guide
Reported Speech: Present Simple
Usage - Reported Speech
- Reporting what someone said
Grammar - Reported Speech: Present Simple
When we
DIRECT SPEECH →REPORTED SPEECH PRESENT SIMPLE →PAST SIMPLE
Examples - DIRECT SPEECH → REPORTED SPEECH
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⚠ Be Careful!
- In informal reported speech people often use the
present simple if something is still true now. - He said that he
liked cats✔ - He said that he
likes cats.✔ (informal)
Grammar - Reported Speech: can
When we
DIRECT SPEECH →REPORTED SPEECH can →could
Examples - can → could
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* 12th November, 2024
* 12th November, 2024
See Also
01) Be in the Present Simple Tense: am/are/is
02) Be: Contractions in the Present Simple Tense
03) Be: Negatives in the Present Simple Tense
04) Be: Open Questions in the Present Simple Tense
05) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Present Simple Tense
06) The Present Simple Tense: Verb Forms
07) The Present Simple Tense: Negatives
08) The Present Simple Tense: Open Questions
09) The Present Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
10) The Present Simple Tense: Jobs
11) Be in the Past Simple Tense: was/were
12) Be: Negatives in the Past Simple Tense
13) Be: Open Questions in the Past Simple Tense
14) Be: Closed Questions & Short Answers in the Past Simple Tense
15) Be: The Present Simple Tense vs The Past Simple Tense
16) The Past Simple Tense: Regular Verbs
17) The Past Simple Tense: Irregular Verbs
18) The Past Simple Tense: Negatives
19) The Past Simple Tense: Open Questions
20) The Past Simple Tense: Closed Questions & Short Answers
21) The Past Simple Tense: Verbs vs Be
22) The Present Simple Tense vs The Past Simple Tense
23) Time Phrases: in/at/on/every
24) Reported Speech: Present Continuous
25) Reported Speech: Future
