Reported Speech Verb Tenses
"I have a test next week"
He said
He said that he had a test on the following week.
"I might not come tomorrow."
said George.
George said that he might not come the next day/the following day.
Do you eat Chinese food?
He / ask
He asked (me) if I ate Chinese food.
Bob: "Where do you live?"
Bob asked me where I lived.
"Mary has to exercise every day," he said.
He said Mary had had to exercise every day.
He said Mary had to exercise every day.
"I am playing football"
said John
John said that he was playing football.
"I will buy a house"
Sara said
Sara said that she would buy a house
Have you had a pet?
He / want to know
He wanted to know if I had had a pet.
John: "When are you leaving?"
John wanted to know when I was leaving.
"Where is Alex?" she asked me.
She asked me where was Alex.
She asked me where Alex was.
"I've had some time to rest."
Paul said
Paul said that he'd had some time to rest
"I can get a job in London"
Tim said
Tim said that he could get a job in London
Do you like running?
He / ask
He asked if I liked running.
Teacher: "Where is your homework?
The teacher asked us where our homework was.
"I am not going to tolerate this any more," said Sarah.
Sarah said she was not going to tolerate this any more.
Sarah said she was not going to tolerate that any more.
"My mum's going to see the doctor."
said Fred
Fred said his mum was going to see the doctor.
"You could visit your Aunt Lucy"
My father said
My father said that I could visit my Aunt Lucy.
Will you take a holiday?
Sharon / want to know
Sharon wanted to know if I would take a holiday.
Tim: "Who did you talk to?"
Tim asked who I had talked to.
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"We never eat meat," said Bill.
Bill said that we had never eaten meat.
Bill said that they never eat meat.
"It takes 20 minutes to walk here from my house."
said Sally
Sally said that it takes 20 minutes to walk there from her house.
"You must remember to call your sister."
My mother said.
My mother said I had to remember to call my sister.
Are you watching TV?
My father / ask
My father asked if I was watching TV.
Helen: "How long must we do this?"
Helen asked how long we had to do that.
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"Will you always be my friend?" asked Jill.
Jill asked would I always be my friend.
Jill asked if I would always be her friend.