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Reported speech 2
Reported speech 2
We also use reported speech when we are saying what other people asked or wanted to know. We do not use do or question marks in indirect questions.
- "What time is it?" = He asked me what time it was.
- "Why hasn't he come? = She wondered why he hadn't come.
- "When will you be arriving?" = He wanted to know when we would be arriving.
- "What were you doing?" = They questioned him about what he had been doing.
Reported speech 1
Reported speech
We use reported speech when we are saying what other people say, think or believe.
- He says he wants it.
- We think you are right.
- I believe he loves her.
- Yesterday you said you didn't like it but now you do!
- She told me he had asked her to marry him.
- I told you she was ill.
- We thought he was in Australia.
Wish
Wish
Let's start off with the easy part. ' I wish to' can mean the same as 'I want to' but it is much, much more formal and much, much less common.
- I wish to make a complaint.
- I wish to see the manager.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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