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Direct Speech Is The Exact Words Someone Said.we Use Quatation Marks
(‘‘ ’’) Direct Speech
‘‘ı Want To Help,’’ Mary Said.

Reported Speech Is The Exact Meaning Of What Someone Said, But Not The Exact Words.we Do Not Use Qotation Marks In Reported Speech.we Can Either Use The Word That After The Introductory Verb Or We Can Omit It.
Mary Said (that) She Wanted To Help.

- When The Introductory Verb Is In The Present Tense Or When The Sentence Expresses Something Which Is Always True (general Truth), There Are No Changes In The Verb Tenses In Reported Speech.
- Direct Speech: She Says ‘‘ı Love Animals’’
- Reported Speech: She Says (that) She Loves Animals.
- Direct Speech: ‘‘rhinos Live Eastern And Southern Africa, ’’said The Theacher.
- Reported Speech: The Teacher Said (that) Rhinos Live In Eastern And Southern Africa.



Reported Statements
When We Report (i.ei A Positive Or Negative Sentence), We Use The Verbs ‘‘say’’ Or ‘
‘‘tell’’ To Introduce The Statement.pronouns (ı, You, He Etc, Me, You, Him, Etc, Mine
Yours, Etc) And Possessive Adjectives (my, Your, His, Etc) Change According To The Meaning.

- When The Introductory Verb Is The Past Tense,the Verb Tenses Change As Fallows:
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Present Simple
‘‘ı Want To Go Out, ’’ He Said
Present Continious
‘‘she Is Playing In The Garden. ’’ He Said.
Present Perfect
‘‘they Have Bought A New House, ’’ He Said.
Past Simple
‘‘he Sent Me Flowers, ’’ She Said.
Future Tense
‘‘ı’ll Order A New Fridge, ’’ He Said.

Past Simple
He Said (that) He Wanted To Go Out.
Past Continious
He Said(that) She Was Playing Football In The Garden
Past Perfect
He Said (that) They Had Bought A New House.
Past Perfect
She Said (that) He Had Sent Her Flowers.
Conditional (would)
He Said (that) He Would Order A New Fridge.