{"id":3835,"date":"2022-05-17T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/reported-speech-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T08:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T08:00:57","slug":"reported-speech-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funtalk.es\/en\/reported-speech-what-it-is-and-how-to-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Reported speech: what it is and how to use it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reported speech is the grammatical process we use when we tell someone what someone else has said<\/strong>. But how exactly is it used? We tell you all about it in the following article:<\/p>\n

What is reported speech?<\/h2>\n

As we have already mentioned, reported speech is used when we tell a person what another person has told us<\/strong>. Reported speech, or indirect speech, differs from direct speech in that its form changes. Let’s look at an example:<\/p>\n

Direct speech<\/strong>: I am tired, said Tommy.<\/p>\n

Reported speech<\/strong>: Tommy said that he was tired.<\/p>\n

In reported speech, we see that the verb form must be used in the past tense. On the other hand, in the direct style, the present tense is used. There are other aspects that you should take into consideration when using reported speech, as we indicate below:<\/p>\n

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