Learn English Grammar: INDIRECT SPEECH (REPORTED SPEECH)

Learn how to use reported speech with me and my sister Audra. “Reported speech” is when we say what someone else said. This is also called “indirect speech”. For example, Audra says, “I am Emma’s sister.” When I tell other people what Audra said, I would say the following: “Audra said she was my sister.” We use reported speech with verbs like “said”, “told”, and “ask”. We use reported speech frequently in conversation. Watch this class to learn about reported speech and see many examples. Test yourself with the quiz at www.engvid.com/learn-english-...
Watch more of my videos with Audra here:
How to talk about the future in English • How to talk about the ...
Real English Conversation: How to talk about the weekend • Real English Conversat...
In this lesson:
0:00 What is reported speech?
1:30 Reported Speech: Examples
6:58 How to change direct speech into reported speech
11:36 Reported Speech: Practice

[@engvidEmma]

Thanks for watching, everyone! I have more videos where Audra helps teach English:
How to talk about the future in English czcams.com/video/oElFKkE_GoU/video.html
Real English Conversation: How to talk about the weekend czcams.com/video/nalf4N9yPcs/video.html

[@mujibdriver3593]

Your teching style really good and i love you

[@sarfarazahmad2412]

Also make video on those words that keep negative meaning in english

[@code17179]

Beautifil your sister 😊😍

[@mulukenkassahun9060]

Thank you very much.❤

[@NadyEl-bendary-ce3fr]

Thank you so much Audra and teacher Emma i really love you and also you Audra your explaining is amazing really amazing also me Audra i study leacture And this year iam studying "The presoner of Zenda" Thankyou Teacher Emma for your amazing explaining ❤❤

[@felipe.1004]

It has been around 9 years since I started studying English, and I still love double checking everything I have learned. Thanks Emma and Audra!

[@FernandaMachado-fq9hu]

I loved the idea of bringing your sister to show a pratical example of reported speech! Thank you so much for the class!

[@eloyjuniorrezende2196]

I am learning with you Emma and your colegues here in EngVid since 2017, I am very thankfull for you all.

[@helenpansy614]

Merry Christmas, dear Emma and Audra! Thanks for the lesson.

[@thomaslewis6361]

Many-many thans to you Audra and to you Emma for this lesson!!!🙏

[@ilyasm.m.hundubei152]

I have been getting a lot of benefits since I started this channel in 2022 and I am also happy to watch this wonderful tutorial.

[@mohammadi6549]

Thank you so much, Emma and Audrey .I really enjoyed today's lesson ,you describe it very clearly.❤❤❤

[@LennarthAnaya]

this lesson was lovely 😊
I love reported speech and suppositions because they prove our understanding of time

[@dr.mohamedattalla5440]

Thanks , you are one of the best English teachers .. 💐🤝

[@dalmiroiturriago5709]

Thanks for your video Emma and Audra. Shared with my family.
Greetings from Valledupar Colombia

[@inezrodriguezalvarez9638]

Merry Christmas! Thank you very much, Emma!

[@sadoonali]

Morning miss Emma from Baghdad thank you so much for this wonderful video and thanks to audra to I will appreciate your time thank ☺️

[@theleninRoman]

Thank you for your lessons.

[@ronecandle8128]

This video is very helpful to me. I was so confused how to reported speech or indirect speech, especially in perfect tenses.

[@melquiadesdiaz5458]

Hi teacher, l liked this lesson, It was exciting to see the two sister working together .you were down to a T explaining everything with a lot of detail thanks for helping me to better my English grammar👍🏽

[@bijumajhi9909]

Good explain for listeners.thanks to both of you.

[@carmenmilander8319]

Teacher Emma is amazing I am learning so much from her lessons. I strongly recommend 😊

[@sonofkingofallkingssss]

i hope she will always be with you in your next videos. thanx emma and audra

[@Auggy758]

Hi Emma, I love your contents, the way you present them is just awesome!!

[@asanka689]

this method is very good. after learning from many videos on indirect speech this is the best one to teacch it with another person. thanks Emma

[@user-ds7ib3cg6p]

You're the best teacher i never seen. thank you to all

[@paulorobertodejesus9944]

Thanks for the opportunity to review these topics.

[@IORIYAGAMI32]

Many thanks for this lesson

[@MoniqueLima-TF24]

AMAZING class with your sister.

[@wahidandika3294]

Hi Emma, I liked this lesson. because the explanation was easier than the others, I can understand what you said in this video. thank you.

[@stanislavarychtarova4905]

Good morning from Czech Republic! Thank you very much for this inspiring video. I wish you both Happy New Year ❤❤

[@radekfaron5546]

Tož já su z Moravy a přeju taky vše nej v tom novým roku ;-)

[@stanislavarychtarova4905]

@@radekfaron5546 Což o to, já su taky z Moravy ;)

[@serignelo4826]

Thank you so much!!!

[@leonardoberga7123]

Thanks for the video !

[@sarfarazahmad2412]

I am from India I love your teaching methods, dear sister please a video on complex and compound sentence।

[@rrasgar]

Thank you for both of you.

[@abdelhamidbezzoudji3830]

Very very interesting lesson,thanks you very much

[@zahirfiallo3077]

Gracias por la clase, están muy hermosas.

[@taherelsayed1865]

This is really great. Thank you very much, professor.

[@siaa__16]

Thanks for the explaining direct and indirect speech 😊😊

[@dinero829]

Acording with the last sentence, you're very welcome!!

[@sllife5913]

I need more lessons like this

[@sagarmedi6284]

Hi Emma how are you doing .your sister said she was a good student and she would support you every time . Good English class.thank you Emma.

[@TheWanderson7]

Wow! It was a very well-structured lesson ❤ thank you teacher Emma

[@ingilizce_sayfasi]

Thanks teacher ❤❤❤

[@Ronaldo71543]

Hi Emma!
Nice to see you on new lecture. I am watching your videos since 2020.di you have online courses for learning English. ❤❤❤

[@user-vq7yp4kl2q]

This lesson was lovely Thank you so much ❤❤❤

[@TheMatiassilvero]

Gracias, encantadoras las hermanas.

[@NadyEl-bendary-ce3fr]

Thank you so much for your amazing teaching ❤❤You are amazing teacher

[@raimundobarbosa9839]

Thanks my Teacher

[@juliorodriguez9657]

Hola Emma, feliz navidad desde Mexico city, I Love all your lessons!!! I have mamy years learning from a talented girl! Thanks a lot for your lessons dear.

[@ahmedadam5466]

Reported speech is very strange to me, and I still find it unlogic I'll give you an example to show you what I mean let's imagine that I am talking to a woman and she tells me this sentence " we have been married for 10 years" If I want to put this sentence into indirect speech, I'll have to use the past perfect tense and say it like that " she told me they had been married for 10 years " this sentence means to me only one thing, which is they aren't married anymore. ( it sounds like she says they were married for a period of time, but they currently aren't) why can't we simply say "she told me they have been married for 10 years" it's easy , simple and understandable.

[@IORIYAGAMI32]

Mm....😮😮

[@vivianmartes5810]

Very good your example... Good question

[@mohamodzclipzzofc5184]

Up

[@mohamodzclipzzofc5184]

She kinda talk about it in 9:30

[@kawsarahmed9046]

You nailed it brother! Yes, if you convert this sentence into past perfect progressive that meaning going to wrong totally. That's because she did not explain the rules of present perfect progressive.i recommend yo to watch the video again.

[@Geeljire-om7nh]

Your explanation and your way of teaching is perfect😊

[@gerardogonzalezvargas6180]

Muchas gracias por su ayuda.

[@arkaroo8297]

Thank you so much.

[@alaaalbudeiri1064]

Thank you for your efforts

[@jairoluz9392]

Nice video with your sister. I suggest both you make a video having a conversation. I think it will be very interesting. Thank you teacher Emma.

[@abbygeil1275]

This is a very useful lesson!

[@aqeelahmed1660]

Good mam, God bless you.

[@englishwithali]

Many thanks 💐

[@brozcan_12]

THANKS A LOT YOU MADE IT CLEAR IN MAY HAND

[@lgg..7663]

Thanks for sharing ❤

[@courtney_bert]

Awesome !

[@dinxammep]

Thank you for the lesson! I'd like to look at Audra's tattoos ))

[@soprasaber6199]

Teacher, what a wonderful classe, i LOVED It, you are so true GODDESS of education, i LOVE YOU, teacher thank you.

[@SibongileChekesa]

Thank you so much ❤

[@alypolyglot]

omg thank u so much Emma,i appreciate you love ❤️

[@denisfaedi69]

thanks you very much , the best lesson of English

[@rikiprasetyo5282]

Thank you teacher.

[@manojmurmu5267]

Thanks very much .

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Perfect Teacher

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Çok teşekkür ederim. Thank you so much

[@user-md7fc3de3e]

Please keep it on this is really helping

[@jann.6627]

I like very much how gracefully Audra endures her "torture" 😄

[@lakshmik147]

Thank you ma'am.

[@johnibat]

Thanks Emma...🙏

[@radhanair6374]

Good presentation with your sister

[@mimimidehamble4557]

It was a lovely lesson...thank u

[@matthiashellmann6211]

thanks so much, that helped me a lot.....

[@ArifUllah-rf1xv]

Wow amazing explanation

[@user-vh8og9qs3l]

Your sister is looking so amiable, innocent. 😊

[@nathanganesan7202]

This is very helpful❤

[@RRoommmeell]

I enjoy this lesson 😻💯💯📚

[@eugb5]

Дякую. Ви все зрозуміло пояснили!

[@idrissismihl5825]

I really appreciate 🎉

[@mohsen7021]

Thank you so much

[@siemhabtom914]

I like this video.
It's very nice. Thanks

[@priyankawickramasinghe4957]

Thank you teacher

[@givitikaradze7451]

Your Sister is very sweet and positive.

[@Qalbi_holcay41]

Thanks my dear teacher emma

[@keumseonlee5540]

Thank you :)

[@tako-je-sunny]

Hi,
Thank you for teaching other people english.
Which is correct, " No one talks about it" or "No one talk about it" and why?
Thanks :)

[@Qalbi_holcay41]

Thanks my dear teacher emma Thanks very much ❤

[@sangpolhundup7023]

Merry Christmas and happy New Year dear teacher! ❤

[@ajitabanave5937]

Great Job Emma

[@SharonWilliam-kl2he]

That was an excellent lesson! 👍 17:33

[@steveperry4243]

Hi Emma, I am a new subscriber and I love your channel. Thank you a lot. May I ask what camera you are using?

[@tabletposte9164]

good morning from Italy, happy new year and thanks for the video. as other listeners said I've found this rule a little strange. I understood the rule but I miss the logic. if Audra told me just a second ago that she is (was) fine and I immediately report it to my friend who i'm talking (by phone) i would say "audra told me (that) she is fine" because only three seconds have passed, so she is still fine. so my question is : in the everyday life do you use this rule ? or is it quite formal and actually you say to your friend "Audra ( has just) told me she IS fine". thank you for your work !!

[@taherelsayed1865]

Thank you audra

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Nice 👍 Teachers

[@RodasmekonenRod]

Thanks emma❤❤❤

[@user-vi1jk1sb9z]

Tq mam 🎉

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Thanks you sm

[@mubashirhasan5293]

Excellent

[@veereshmadiwalar6858]

Fantabulous teaching skills you have....

[@veereshmadiwalar6858]

Madam