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Direct Speech Direct speech is a quotation of another person's words. commencer à apprendre		Reported speech When we talk about what a person SAID in the past, we should change the tense of the sentence accordingly Reported speech is a way of saying other person's words using "he/she says/said" structure.
Present continuous Direct Speech 'The police are asking Mark some questions,' she said. commencer à apprendre		Past continuous Reported speech She said that the police were asking Mark some questions.
Present simple Direct Speech 'I don't know any more details,' she said. commencer à apprendre		Past simple Reported speech She said she didn't know any more details.
Present perfect Direct Speech 'I haven't done anything illegal,' Mark said. commencer à apprendre		Past perfect Reported speech Mark said he hadn't done anything illegal.
Past simple Direct Speech 'Someone else used my computer last week,' he said. commencer à apprendre		Past perfect Reported speech He said that someone else had used his computer the week before.

Reported speech