Can you use REPORTED SPEECH? Grammar Lesson + Examples

Reported speech is a really useful tool when you are using English. It helps you to tell stories (about things that happened in the past) and we use it to confirm or check information. Using reported speech will help you sound more professional and communicate more effectively at work too!

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0:00 Introduction
01:20 What is Reported Speech?
03:51 Reporting Verbs / Clauses
05:15 Change the Pronouns
06:15 Change the time and place words
07:10 Backshift the Tense
10:52 Reported Speech Exceptions
12:57 Reported Questions

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[abdenacerharouni]

By this lesson Emma is taking us the advanced level. Emma is my teacher forever.

[alexandrearaujodecarvalho]

Hello teacher.
My name is Alexandre Araújo de Carvalho.
I am 35 years old.
I am from Brazil.
I have been studying English for three hours.
Thank you so much.

[MarySilva]

I'm Brazilian and I'm a beginner in English! Your videos are amazing! Last night I dreamed that I was trying to teach Reported Speech to my nephew.

[FranklinRibeiro]

This was one of the best English lessons I watched on YouTube! Awesome job, Emma!

[tashvigoswami]

Thanks Emma!! Teachers like you are yearned for by people worldwide!!:) It cleared everything..

[BanshanMarwein]

Apart from clarity in explaining, your beautiful voice and pretty smile makes it more presentable and easy to follow 🥰

[aerrfdg]

I wanna really thank you from the depth of my heart because you explained the lesson clearly, and therefore you make it understandable.

[ДмитрийСеменихин-ъъ]

4:50 Dear Emma, why didn't you replace "last week" with "the previous week" or "the week before"?

[tammytsang]

I promised to watch your videos more often. Thank you Emma for all your online lessons which are practical for all the English learners around the world.

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Emma, thank you very much. Your lessons really help me to up my English skills

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*_Thanks to Shah for taking part in the video! I haven't seen him since I'd been watching your live stream lesson_* *_the last year (To me, there were two such lessons, I remember those so well!)_*
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Thanks a million Coach
I promise to work out on everything you have talked about in this astonishing video

[qingyun]

Thank you, mmm! Always, your lessons are useful and interesting, and your voice is so beautiful!

[alirezafarsi]

Dear Emma, your perfect explanations of reported speech is excellent, especially your sweet gestures. I had never learned so comprehensively in my school time. Thank you Emma

[shamexi]

It was really useful lesson and your explanation was really clear and accurate. Thanks
My examples:
He told me not to eat fatty food.
She asked me if I had tasted the food.
They told her that the party had been a blast and they had enjoyed a lot.
When I had cold she advised me to sip some herbal tea.
They asked whether or not we were going to make a party.
She wanted to know how many hours I had practiced for the exam.

[isabellesoares]

Emma thank so much ... I´m Braslian and I´m trying to make great my English. Tomorrow I´ll have a big exam about this grammar and you helped me a lot, so thank again
You turned my favorite teacher

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Hello eMMa, I started watching your online channel, it is really helpful to improve our communication Thanks for giving this

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Your lessons are very professional ! Thank you very much for taking your time !