... Reported speech ( §Æng V¨n D¬ng - Trêng THCS §¹i Tù - Yªn l¹c - VÜnh Phóc) 1. Tenses: a, Changes: Verbs used in direct speech often change their tense in reported speech, especially ... would put the letters in the post. b, No changes: Some verbs tenses used in direct speech do not change in reported speech. The" reporting" verb is often in the present tense. - Reporting ... he runs!" => They exclaimed that he ran very quickly. 7. Some points to notice about reported speech: - The pronoun often changes: you => I, she, he/ we => they..... - Words like:...