3 Grammar Rules for REPORTED SPEECH

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hi sir but we use were instead of was in either conditionals or wish ? what do u think e.g he wanted to know if she were there

[@aallaatmane8001]

yes of course we change here to there

[@galshev]

We can use "here"if they still are at the same location

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I have a English Test next week and this video help me to clear my doubts about reported speech. Thanks a lot! A big hug from Brazil.

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Awesome teaching . Could you please upload a quick recap of reported speech that covers all the topics ? It would be really helpful. Thanks

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We can use (whether)iin the 3rd Rule Ms:Alex

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[@orim83]

Hello Alex! in the second example of yes/no questions you wrote, isn't it better to write "he wanted to know if she was THERE" instead of "he wanted to know if she was HERE"? thank you a loat in advance for the answer!

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Alex, I think, that in reported speech word "here" changes on word "there", am I right?

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Yes, it changes

[@galshev]

We can use "here"if they still are at the same location

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I was wondering the same thing..

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Hi, Alex. Excellent and very useful video. I was wondering if it could also be possible to answer in this way >> can you play the guitar? He wanted to know whether or not I could play the guitar. Thanks

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Hello teacher Alex, great video and explanation. I have a question, I've learned we always have to use "the" before the musical instruments when using them with "play", like, play the guitar/the violin/the drums and so on, and you didn't do so on your example: can you play guitar? I got mixed up because of that. Is it another way to say it or is it more informal but also correct? Can you clear it up for me please? Thank you as of now. You're a great teacher.

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You can use either sentence and the meaning is the same. I play the guitar. I play guitar. Both are common and don't affect the level of formality.

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hey .instead of using he said to turn to page 209,can we use he asked to turn to page 209?

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[@omar99999991]

Hi teacher Alex, could you take a look at this question, which is in the engvid quiz "Did you enjoy this video?" Alex asked ____________. • if we enjoyed this video • if we have enjoyed this video • if we enjoy this video • if we had enjoy this video I think the answer is the last one, cuz ( past simple ) gets ( past perfect) when we report it, but in the answers there you've chosen the first one could U just explain that in brief ?

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The last choice is “if we had enjoy this video” but that’s incorrect,the right version is “if we had enjoyed this video”

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Hi Jose, sorry for blocking it! I'll try to keep it fully uncovered more often.

[@Katiethatgirl1993]

Hi! Could I ask a question? :) I have a problem with this sentence. Why do we use in this example HERE not THERE? Usually grammar books say to change here to there in the reported speech! Please guys be so kind to explain me this) I'm so confused!

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[@toubayousseff4022]

We wouldn't say "He said to turn to page " We would say "He said ,"Turn to page ." Or He told us to turn to page. We change the reporting verb "said" to "told" or we use "said" with direct speech because we report exactly what someone says.

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[@aadilchan5338]

I have a question from you lecture named '' 3 Grammar Rules for REPORTED SPEECH''. in W.h questions, you have written the direct speech as '' Is she here'', and the indirect speech that you have written is '' He wanted to know if she was here''. My question is why you did not change ''Here'' to '' There'', Thanks.

[@Angie-xv4kv]

I got a question. I hope you can help me. It is about what would happen or how would be the change of yes/no questions ( if those are in past perfect, past simple or in future) into reported speech. For example, some question like : Did you clean your room? , Did he do his homework?, Have you read that book?, What kind of book have you read?,Has she finished yet?, what are you going to do the next monday?, Are you going to cook a delicious dinner?, Will he be there?.

[@sosi4347]

It is very easy you use if and the grmmar rules of reported speech

[@sosi4347]

Past simple turns into past perfect Ex: Did you clean your room? He wanted to know if I had cleaned my room .

[@sosi4347]

Present perfect turns into past perfect Ex: Have ypu read that book? He wondered if I had read the book,

[@sosi4347]

Be going to (present) changes into be going to (past) Ex: Are you going to eat dinner ? He asked if we were going to eat dinner.

[@sosi4347]

Will changes into would Will you be there? He asked if we would be there ,

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Thank you for lesson, I had the question from the student if we have to "report" the "reported speech" should we make any changes? "She said that he had been said that "Mark's mom was busy that day" or Mark's mom had been busy that day" the Direct speech of the 3rd part is Mark: "My mom is busy now."

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