We usually introduce reported statements with "reporting verbs" such as "say" or "tell" .When we use our own words to report speech, there are one or two things that we sometimes change:



pronouns may need to change to reflect a different perspective

tense sometimes has to go back one tense (eg, present becomes past)

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Let's do English ESL grammar guide. We usually introduce reported statements with "reporting verbs" such as "say" or "tell" .When we use our own words to report…