DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
TIME EXPRESSIONS
100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT SIMPLE" TO...

PAST SIMPLE

100
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
THAT DAY
200
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
200

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT PERFECT" TO...

PAST PERFECT

200

MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.

"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.

200

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...

THEN/AT THAT MOMENT

300
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "WILL/WON'T" TO...

WOULD/WOULDN'T

300
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...

THE DAY BEFORE

400

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY?" HE ASKED HER.

HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.

400

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN/CAN'T" TO...

COULD/COULDN'T

400

SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.

"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.

400

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...

THE FOLLOWING DAY

500
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...

PAST PERFECT

500
HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.
500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "LAST YEAR" TO...

THE YEAR BEFORE

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