Reported Speech

 

Reported Speech

Indirect speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech.

Rules:

Direct style:

I am happy to drive you to the airport.

I'm happy to drive you to the airport.

Reported speech or indirect speech:

She said she was happy to drive me to the airport.

She said she was happy to take me to the airport.

Exmaples:

direct speech: 'I work in a bank,' said Daniel.
indirect speech: Daniel said that he worked in a bank.

• It is raining hard.

  She says that it is raining hard.

  She said that it was raining hard. 

• I have painted the ceiling blue.

  He said that he had painted the ceiling blue.

• I will come to your party tomorrow.

  I said that I would come to his party the next day/the following day.