Learn · Sentences Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)

She said that she was going to the store.

A2

Sentence

Narrator

She said that she was going to the store.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Reporting Speech

She told me she was going to the store.

Summarizing Events

Her plans for the afternoon included a trip to the store.

Adding Detail

She said she was going to the store to buy groceries.

Creating Dialogue

"I'm going to the store," she said.

Rephrased versions

Formal

She stated her intention to visit the store.

Casual

She said she was heading to the store.

Simpler English

She was going to the shop.

Phrases to learn

going to the store

Intending to visit a retail establishment.

said that

Used to report something someone said.