Reported Speech- Some rules

  Grammar: Reported Speech

It is the opposite of “direct speech”. Examples:

Julie told me she doesn’t want to work today.

Julie said she doesn’t want to work today.

Julie said to me that she doesn’t want to work today.

To form a sentence using Reported Speech it is necessary put the subject, a verb at the past and the main information hereinafter.

With questions:

Original question: Do you want a coffee?

Reported speech of this question: Julie is asking you if you want a coffee (present)

Reported speech of this question (past): Julie asked you if you wanted a coffee.

Important: Observe the word order of this sentence:

Original question: Where are you from?

Reported speech of this question: Julie is asking you where you are from (we change the original question order).