Do you know how to report what somebody else said? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
Look at these examples to see how we can tell someone what another person said.
direct speech: ‘I love the Toy Story films,’ she said.
indirect speech: She said she loved the Toy Story films.
direct speech: ‘I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef,’ he said.
indirect speech: He said he’d worked as a waiter before becoming a chef.
direct speech: ‘I’ll phone you tomorrow,’ he said.
indirect speech: He said he’d phone me the next day.
