What is reported speech?
“Reported speech” is when we talk about what somebody else said:
• Direct Speech: “I’ve been to London three times.”
• Reported Speech (Indirect Speech): She said she’d been to London three times.
We often use “reported speech” when talking about a conversation that happened in the past. There are some changes to the verbs with reported speech; read the table to find out how each verb tense changes:
Fonte: English Grammar Level 2 (Expresso English)
Adverbs
Use adjectives to describe nouns (things or people).
Use adverbs to describe verbs (how a person does something):
That was a terrible game. (adjective – describes “game”)
The team played terribly. (adverb – describes “played”)
Common adverbs:
Examples:
My grandfather drives slowly, but I drive fast.
The teacher spoke so quietly that I couldn’t hear her.
I can read English well, but I speak badly.
Evan lives dangerously. He loves radical sports.
We wrote the letter carefully so as not to make a mistake.
I opened the jar easily.
Soccer players need to eat healthily to stay in good shape.
Janet works very hard. She arrives at work early and leaves late.
Fonte: English Grammar Begginer (Espresso English)
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