Learn · Sentences Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)
They told me that they were tired after the trip.
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Narrator
They told me that they were tired after the trip.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Reporting News
The travelers reported feeling exhausted after their journey.
Casual Conversation
They said they were wiped out after that long trip.
Formal Writing
Following the excursion, they indicated a state of fatigue.
Expressing Sympathy
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear they were so tired after their trip.
Rephrased versions
Formal
They informed me of their fatigue following the trip.
Informal
They were beat after their trip, they told me.
Simpler English
They said they were sleepy after the trip.
Phrases to learn
told me that
Used to introduce reported speech.
tired after
Feeling fatigued following an event or activity.