How do you report statements with 'let' in reported speech?

When reporting statements with 'let' in reported speech, there are a few key points to keep in mind.

Firstly, it is important to understand that 'let' is a special verb in reported speech as it does not follow the usual pattern of changing the tense of the verb. Instead, 'let' remains unchanged regardless of the tense of the reported speech.

Secondly, when reporting statements with 'let', we need to consider the subject of the reported speech. If the subject is the same as the subject of the reporting verb, we can use 'let' followed by the pronoun 'me', 'you', 'him', 'her', 'us', or 'them'. For example:

Direct speech: "Let's go to the park."
Reported speech: He suggested that we should go to the park.

In this example, the subject of the reporting verb 'He' is the same as the subject of the reported speech 'Let's', so we use 'let' followed by 'us'.

However, if the subject of the reported speech is different from the subject of the reporting verb, we need to use 'let' followed by the pronoun 'him', 'her', or 'them'. For example:

Direct speech: "Let her go to the party."
Reported speech: He allowed her to go to the party.

In this example, the subject of the reporting verb 'He' is different from the subject of the reported speech 'Let her', so we use 'let' followed by 'her'.

Additionally, when reporting statements with 'let', we can also use 'allow' or 'permit' instead of 'let' to convey the same meaning. For example:

Direct speech: "Let them play outside."
Reported speech: She allowed them to play outside.

In this example, we have used 'allowed' instead of 'let' to report the statement.

In summary, when reporting statements with 'let' in reported speech, we need to consider the subject of the reported speech and use 'let' followed by the appropriate pronoun or use 'allow' or 'permit' as alternatives.