#reported-speech

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Confused About Changing Tenses in Reported Speech—Am I Doing This Right?

I'm helping my little brother with his English homework and we've run into reported speech. I get the basic idea, but I'm still unsure about when and how to ch…

#reported-speech

3 answers16 upvotesAsked byAmelia EditorCreated Apr 2, 2026Active Apr 2, 2026

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Confused About Changing Verb Tenses in Reported Speech for Past Events

I'm working on a story and need to turn some dialogue into reported speech, but the verb tenses are confusing me. For example, if someone said, "I am going to …

#reported-speech #verb-tenses

3 answers27 upvotesAsked byDevon StyleCreated Apr 2, 2026Active Apr 2, 2026

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Confused about changing pronouns and time words in reported speech for a class assignment

Hi everyone! I'm working on a homework assignment where I have to turn direct speech into reported speech, but I'm getting a bit stuck on when to change pronou…

#reported-speech #pronouns #prepositions-time

3 answers20 upvotesAsked byClaire CopydeskCreated Apr 2, 2026Active Apr 2, 2026