Reported speech in English: Complete guide in 24 minutes

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Want to sign up for our free mini lessons? Click the link below and get them straight to your inbox! https://perfect-english-grammar.kit.com/9f1c918110 ******************************* In this video, we cover everything you need to know about reported speech. 00:00 Introduction 00:20 When do we use reported speech? 01:34 'Backshifting' 02:38 Reported speech with different tenses 09:42 Reported speech with modal verbs 11:18 'Say' or 'tell'? 12:35 'That' 13:19 Reported 'Wh-' questions 14:37 Reported 'yes / no' questions 15:40 Reported requests 17:19 Reported orders 18:13 Time expressions 19:54 Reporting verbs 22:03 Reporting verbs for questions 23:19 Reporting verbs that are followed by 'to + infinitive' 24:04 Reporting verbs that are followed by the gerund 24:40 Free download ******************************* If you’re new to the channel, my name is Seonaid Beckwith. I’m the founder of www.perfect-english-grammar.com. We help millions of people every month improve their grammar and their English. I’m a British native speaker of English, I have a Master’s in English and Linguistics from the University of Cambridge and I’ve been teaching grammar for more than twenty years. ******************************* Here at Perfect English Grammar, we love grammar! We specialise in deep grammar training because we believe that knowing grammar well leads to confident, correct English. Here’s what we believe: Most grammar learning is random - maybe a podcast here and an exercise there. We believe in a systematic, structured approach that builds a strong foundation. Most people don’t use new grammar enough to make the rules automatic. We believe ‘rules become reflexes’ through carefully organised review and practice. Most people think they need hours every week in order to improve. We believe that you ‘don’t need more time, you need more structure’. We think that twenty minutes a day of deep focused study helps more than hours of random bits and pieces. If you’d like to master grammar so that you can speak English correctly and confidently, click here to read about our Complete Grammar Programme: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/membership.html CLICK HERE FOR YOUR FREE LESSON NOTES: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/support-files/peg-reported-speech-lesson-notes-and-exercises.pdf