Reported Verbs
She says: "I try to come"
She said that...
She said that she tried to come.
Mom says: "I have a meeting next week."
Mom said that...
Mom said that she had a meeting the following week.
She says: "I'm coming.
She says: "I'm coming."
(add quotations at end)
Hold on a m______
Hold on a minute
She tells me: "They will try to understand."
She told me that...
She told me that they would try to understand.
Sara says: "She is going home next month."
Sara says that...
Sara says that she was going home the following month.
We say: "Life is easy"
We said that life had been easy.
We said that life was easy.
(present -- simple past)
I'm sorry to _______, but
He says: "It won't rain tomorrow."
He said that...
He said that it wouldn't rain the next day.
Glen says: "She can play the guitar well, but she won't play it today."
Glen said that...
Glen said that she could play the guitar well, but she wouldn't play it that day.
Jack told me he is going to keep my secret.
Jack told me he was going to keep my secret.
(was going)
I'm sorry for ______, but
interrupting
Sam says: "The meeting started"
Sam said that...
Sam said that the meeting had started.
Dad says: "I'm coming here this afternoon."
Dad says that...
Dad says that he was coming there that afternoon.
Glen says: "My dad can't wait for me"
Glen said her dad can't wait for her.
Glen said her dad couldn't wait for her.
(can -- could)
Can I ____ _____?
say something
Sara says: "I'm going to the beach tomorrow."
Sara says that...
Sara says that she was going to the beach the next day.
Mom says: "She forgot these pens at school."
Mom said that...
Mom said that she had forgotten those pens at school.
2 mistakes
Teresa says: "I will go tomorrow after lunch"
Teresa said that he would go the day after lunch.
Teresa said that she would go the next day after lunch.
she
the next day
Wait a ______ / _______/ moment
second / minute