Learning English - Ask about English

Last updated at 09:41 BST, Wednesday, 21 July 2010

Reported speech

Yaroslav Budanov from Ukraine asks which tenses should be used after reporting verbs.
Do you know when we don't change the tense in reported speech?
How can a building speak?
Chua-Liang Su from Malaysia hoped Roger Woodham would be able to answer this question
Anna Slavkova from Bulgaria asks how to use these words in reported speech
Roger Woodham advises you to read this explanation
Roger Woodham deals with the basic grammar of reported speech
Reported speech
Two learners ask about using verbs like 'think' and 'guess' instead of 'say'
Roger Woodham tells you when to say 'tell' and 'say'
When do we use 'He said to me...' and 'He told me...'? Can we say 'He said me...'?
Julie from Argentina asks if she can say 'The boss suggested we left early yesterday.'
Find out how to use these words to report what someone said...
Using 'wonder'
Trudi Faulkner-Petrova explains the use of the word 'wonder' in various contexts