Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Reported Speech
Reported Speech
SPEECH
• If we report what another
person has said, we usually do
not use the speaker’s exact
words (direct speech), but
reported (indirect) speech.
Eric: I’m going to the cinema
Reported tonight.
Eric said, “I’m going to the
Speech cinema tonight” (DIRECT
SPEECH)
• REPORTED SPEECH:
He said he was going to the
cinema that night.
Structure
I’m going to the cinema tonight.