When do we usually use reported speech?, To say what somebody said, To summarize what someone said, To ask direct questions, To give commands only, She said, “I am happy.” → She said that she ___ happy., is, was, will be, has been, He said, “I have finished.” → He said that he ___ finished., has, have, had, will have, They said, “We will go tomorrow.” → They said that they ___ go the next day., will, would, can, go, When can we omit “that” in reported speech?, never, only in questions, often in informal speech, only in writing, He said, “I can swim.” → He said that he ___ swim., could, can, will, must, She said, “I am studying now.” → She said that she ___ studying then., is, was, has been, will be, Which reporting verb is best for advice?, said, told, advised, asked, She said, “I saw him yesterday.” → She said that she had seen him ___., yesterday, the day before, tomorrow, last night, He said, “I must study.” → He said that he ___ study., must, will, had to, can, Which reporting verb fits: “Let’s go to the cinema”?, ordered, suggested, told, asked, She said, “Don’t be late.” → She told me ___ late., don’t be, not to be, to not be, not be, She said, “I will call you later.” She said that ___ would call ___ later., I / you, she / me, she / you, I / me, Tom said to Anna, “We are bringing our books.” Tom told Anna that ___ were bringing ___ books., we / our, they / their, they / our, we / their, She said, “I will see you here tomorrow.” She said that she would see me ___ ___., here / the next day, here / tomorrow, there / tomorrow, there / the next day, He said, “I met her yesterday at this café.” He said that he had met her ___ at ___ café., yesterday / this, the day before / that, the day before / this, last day / that, They said, “We are meeting here tonight.” They said that they were meeting ___ ___., here / tonight, there / that night, there / tonight, here / that night, What are reporting verbs in reported speech?, Verbs used to describe actions happening now, Verbs used to repeat the exact words someone said, Verbs used to introduce what someone said, like say, tell, or ask, Verbs used only in questions, When the reporting verb is in the past, but the statement is still true, what happens to the tense in reported speech?, The tense must always change to past, The tense can stay the same, The tense changes to future, The sentence becomes a question, Which sentence correctly shows the use of the reporting verb say?, She said me that she was tired., She said to me that she was tired., She said me she was tired., She said that me she was tired.

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