How to learn English: Reported Speech

Learn reported speech in English with this clear and practical grammar lesson! In this video, you’ll learn how to report what another person has said by changing pronouns, verb tenses, modal verbs, and question structure.

We explain the most important reported speech rules with easy-to-follow examples, including how to change:

✅ Present simple → past simple
✅ Present continuous → past continuous
✅ Present perfect → past perfect
✅ Past simple → past perfect
✅ Will → would
✅ Can → could

You’ll also learn how to report yes/no questions using if or whether and how to change WH- questions into reported speech.

Examples include:
Direct speech: “I like K-pop.”
Reported speech: She said she liked K-pop.
Direct question: “Are you hungry?”
Reported question: She asked me if I was hungry.

This English grammar lesson is ideal for ESL and EFL students, intermediate English learners, teachers, and anyone preparing for an English exam. Watch the complete lesson and practice changing direct speech into reported speech to improve your grammar, speaking, and writing skills.

Topics covered:
Reported speech in English • Direct and indirect speech • Reported questions • Verb tense changes • Pronoun changes • Will and would • Can and could • Yes/no questions • WH- questions • English grammar practice

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Now you can learn English quickly by yourself at home for free step by step! This video gives you a topic for conversation, something to speak about, as well as some words and phrases to use. Great for teachers and students of English as a second language (ESL) both in the classroom and as self-study.