🔥 Learn Reported Speech in 15 minutes! (Indirect Speech - Direct Speech)
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► CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro - Reported Speech in English
00:21 What is Reported Speech or Indirect Speech?
02:08 Using Reporting Verbs
02:57 Common Mistake! Say v Tell
04:03 What is Backshifting?
04:47 Change pronouns
06:56 Backshifting examples and tenses
10:45 Reported commands
12:22 Reported questions
15:01 Reported modal verbs
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► TRANSCRIPTION
You asked for this video, so here it is, reported speech. And there are just three simple rules to follow if you want to change direct speech into reported speech. So when people tell you that reported speech is difficult, don't listen to them.
Now, before we look at these three simple rules, what is reported speech? Well, there are two types of speech that I will be talking in this video, direct speech and indirect speech or reported speech. Let me explain. I had a conversation with John yesterday.
John said, "I'm going to London. I can't wait!"
Here, I'm using the exact words that John used. Easy. That's direct speech. But unfortunately, we don't normally speak like this when we're talking about what someone said. Instead, we use reported speech or indirect speech, which looks like this.
John said that he was going to London and he couldn't wait. You see, I'm not quoting John. I'm not using his exact words. I'm just reporting what he said in a sentence of my own. So that is what reported speech is. And that is the most common and natural way way of telling someone what John said. Now, let's have a look at these three rules that you need to know to use it.
If you're new here, I'm Greg, and I teach upper intermediate and advanced English, so you can speak English clearly and understand easily. I have a free PDF for you to help you with today's lesson. You'll get all the rules and examples and a test to make sure you have learned reported speech perfectly. The link is up there and down there.
Rule one, when we're using reported speech, we need a reporting verb. The most common reporting verbs are say, tell, ask. They are the common ones, but there are also many others you can use to add a more advanced flavour to your English, like inform, mention, state, explain, suggest, confirm, agree, disagree, point out.
They are all reporting verbs that we can use in reported speech. But to make the rules simpler, I'll just be using say, tell, and ask in this video. That's easy enough, though there is one really common mistake that students make with the verbs say and tell. Have a look at these sentences and tell me, what's the mistake here?
He said me I could go. Say your parents hello from me.
Any idea? Well, the verb should be tell, not say here.
How do we know? Well, learn this rule and you'll be fine. You say something and you tell someone. In other words, we follow the verb tell with a person. I tell you. I told him. I will tell her. But we cannot do this with the verb say. We do not say, I say you. I said him. I will say you. All those are wrong. Okay, so once you avoid that very common mistake, rule number one, starting reported speech with a reporting verb, is quite simple, right?
Okay, rule number two. Rule number two is probably the most challenging thing we have to do in reported speech, and that is we have to change the tense of the main verb. And this is what grammar people call backshifting. I don't normally like grammar words, but I think backshifting is quite a nice word. Okay? Shift is like, oi, move, shift. And back is in the past. So it's like, oi, verb, move. Move one tense back in the past. Backshifting.
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13 күн бұрын
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This video is very helpful for me.thanks a lot sir
Thank you so much for this brilliant ( and manageable) revision of the "Indirect Speech"..... you're a true "virtuoso" of the English Grammar.
Greg you taught me how to use the words say and tell. They are common words but I had never heard it before. Thanks for your helpful video
Great sir! You always explain grammar in the simplest way on KZread. No words for your teaching skill.
@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
So nice of you! :-)
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@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
Good luck with your exam! Hope it helps!
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Exelent video dear GREG !!!, YOU are so clear and help me to refresh what I learned at the academy ...long time ago 😅😅.Now I 'm going to watch it again ,to be more confident !!THANKS A LOT !!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊
Wonderful video. I wonder if there is an explanation for the passive voice?.
Hi, Greg! Perfect explanation! 🇰🇬
@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
Thank you for your brilliant video sir, but i have a request for me that you must upload a video on all preposition preposition makes me confused sometimes
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@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you!
All very useful, thank you. A litlle large. A comment, do a video to explain wether, I hate it because I dont know haw to use it ❤from Argentina greetings🤗😘👍
Hello Greg. Thanks a lot for this video. I have a question about the example you gave at 14:50. I would have said : "she asked him what he would be doing that time the day after". What do you think about it? Have a good day
Sir please a video on past participle, present participle and perfect participle and please cover all the uses of these if you make a video you will make it easy for us as it is advanced grammar
hello, I am pretty luckly to see your videos.Can you make more about Clauses ,for example: WHICH, THAT, WHO, WHERE, WHOSE, and so on. Thank you.
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Dear teacher, I'd like to know if these sentences sound OK in English, especially regarding the usage of 'less' and 'short' 1. Despite this being festive season, business is less / short for us. 2. Being a holiday, buses are short today. 3. My knowledge of science is less / short. Please help me.
Hey, profe! and what about here - there, this - that, now - then. I think those should be part of Rule #4
I don't know how he understood that i meant to say you you really make it a peace of cake English thank you so much and i wrote think instead of thank you so much it's really embarrassing im really sorry about that but your really smart if I were you I wouldn't understand that 😊😮
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no need any changes of Time and Place Words in Reported Speech?
Is it the same with these sentences? I thought he was happy or I thought he is happy Or in a different case : i thought he had been happy I wanted to use backshifting cause it looks similiar to reported speech Alternatively with a Word "promise" : I had promised i would do it the following day
Hiii, are u from Cali???
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Bro, I always watch your videos not because you can teach me anything new, but because of your cool peasant caps lol
@fabianabevis9890
Ай бұрын
Basque berets.... actually.
@johndereck304
Ай бұрын
@@fabianabevis9890 Well I can't know all the terms for different types of hats so thanks for telling me, but I will still continue to refer to it as peasant cap lol.
@johndereck304
Ай бұрын
@@fabianabevis9890 Find pictures on google images of basque berets and you will see that his is a far cry from one. He does wear a peasant cap lol.
Hi; I can't download and get the worksheet ! Nothing in my boxmail !
Why we don't change "were" (engagements were) to Past Perfect in the following example: Direct speech: Grandma: When I was your age, engagements were very short… maybe 3 months. Do you think you will have a short or long engagement? Woman: I imagine a long one. John has his important business trips coming up. Reported speech: It was good! She asked me when we thought we would get married. I said that I didn’t know. Then she told me that in her time, engagements were short. Then she asked me if I thought we would have a short or long engagement.
Hi! I'm Etienne from eastern Africa ; teacher Greg how can i fluency English wile i live where i can't find a native English speaker even a fluwent one.thanks for your help.
This an apic video
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@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
Thank you! :-)
@TEMBODOUBT
Ай бұрын
@@EnglishWithGreg My pleasure.
Dear sir, I am an Egyptian young man and I watch all your videos on KZread. I have a question. Could you please help me know which sentence is correct? Tank you so much. The end of their lives matches the ending of Her book The end of their lives matches the ending in Her book The end of their lives matches the end of Her book The end of their lives matches the end in Her book
@Bguy1
8 күн бұрын
Not a native English speaker but pretty sure all of them are correct though the second one is the best I think
Have a good day
@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
You too!
Passive Voice is more complex compared to Reported Speech which is quite simple and just requires following the rules.
I won't go to the office today either. I won't go to the office today as well. Sir which one is the correct sentence?
Can I say: They said they have been practising for hours. If yes, is it still reported speech? And similar: The chef said he will be cooking later. Instead of using 'would'. (AI said it is also correct)
@ALIDAFAR.
2 күн бұрын
Dude, in everyday English(informal English) we don't follow that rule, for example, "I'm doing my homework", would be "he said he's doing his homework". But if you wanna stick to the grammar, it'd be like this " he said he was doing his homework". Hope it helps.
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@EnglishWithGreg
Ай бұрын
Thanks for commenting! 🙂
does anyone know why he stopped making videos i he all right i really want to say a new video very badly
Just a questio. We discussed here following sentences: He is going to New York. Vs He is to New York And Shipping point is to be determined. Vs Shipping point is to determined. Both sentences are correct, but when do you use which sentence?
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