Reported or Indirect Speech: elementary to intermediate

These are some of the most relevant transformations affecting the use of verbs in reported statements, questions and commands (BACKSHIFT). Also we must be careful with the use of time and place expressions, pronouns and demonstratives. 

Here you are a video from the British Council website to learn a bit . Later we'll practise with some exercises.

• Exercise 1 reported statements
• Exercise 2
• Exercise 3 reporting questions
• Exercise 4
• Exercise 5 requests (positive)
• Exercise 6 requests (negative)
• Exercise 7 requests (mixed)

Some extra practice from British Council website about the use of other reporting verbs different from say/tell and ask.

Reported speech 2

• Reports and summaries