Lesson on REPORTED SPEECH (He said I looked tired today)

Lesson on REPORTED SPEECH (He said I looked tired today)

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Englishing
Jun 13, 2026

Mr. P./Marc delves into direct and indirect or reported speech in this lesson. He will go through five rules to remember when making a reported statement: 1. Change tenses, 2. Change pronouns, time expressions, adverbs, articles, etc. 3. Do not change general truths 4. Turn questions into positive sentences 5. Imperatives turn into "to + verb."
He will list simple examples with every rule to make the understanding uncomplicated.
This lesson is intended for intermediate students who wish to improve their English grammar and those above levels who wish to clarify doubts about this topic.

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Mr. P. is a Canadian English Teacher/Coach from Toronto, Canada, who has been teaching English since 1997. He taught English to adults in Rome for 20 years.
He graduated from Queens University and was an Honorary Fellow in the English Language at UNITELMA La Sapienza University in Rome. In the past, he was also a Language Monitor at the University of Toronto, Canada. He also taught English to many important political figures and celebrities in Italy. He is a certified English teacher specializing in TEFL, TESL, TESOL & TOEFL.
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