Grammar: 🚀 Advanced Grammar: 💬➡️🗣️ Reported Speech (B2) - Lesson 1: Reported Statements (Tense shifts, pronoun/adverbial changes - comprehensive review)

Grammar: Reported Speech B2 Lesson 1: Reported Statements What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to report direct statements by correctly applying tense backshifts and changing pronouns and adverbials. Why It Matters: Direct vs. Reported Speech Reported Speech is how we tell someone what another person said, without using their exact words. Mastering this requires changing the tense, pronouns, and time/place words. Direct Speech 💬 My friend said, " I am happy today ." Reported Speech 🗣️ My friend said that he was happy that day . The Rules for Reporting Statements 📖 Rule 1: The Tense "Backshift" When the reporting verb is in the past (e.g., "he said"), the verb tense in the original statement usually takes one step back into the past. Direct Speech Tense Reported Speech Tense Present Simple ("I work ") Past Simple ("He said he worked ") Present Continuous ("I am working ") Past Continuous ("He said he was workin…