REPORTED SPEECH (indirect speech) in 3 Steps 

How to go from Direct Speech to REPORTED SPEECH (aka INDIRECT SPEECH) in 3 Steps -
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How to teach REPORTED SPEECH (just for declarative sentences):
There are three steps to change direct speech (or quote) into reported speech (or indirect speech):
1. Remove the quotation marks and the comma, and add the word 'THAT'.
2. BACKSHIFT the verb(s). This means make the verb more past. See our backshifting video for details: • What is Backshifting?
3. Change the POINT-OF-VIEW words, such as personal pronouns, possessive determiners, demonstrative pronouns, demonstrative determiners, adverbs of time, and a couple adverbs of place.
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0:00 Direct Speech vs. Reported Speech
0:40 Step 1
1:30 Step 2
2:15 Step 3
3:53 Point-of-View Words
5:00 Example
6:03 Summary
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[good for native-speaking learners as well as ESL or EFL students]
Let us know in the comments how the method in this video has helped you and your students!
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