DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
ERROR CORRECTION
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
TELL US THE VERB TO THE SPEAKER´S INTENTION
TIME EXPRESSIONS
100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100

She told she was happy to drive me to the airport.

SheSAID she was happy to drive me to the airport.

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

“I’m not going to make my own birthday cake .

 Mike ...

“I’m not going to make my own birthday cake .

 Mike REFUSED

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

He said he will be working on it this week

He said he WAS working on it this week

He said he WOULD BE working on it this week

200
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
200

I will always love you. Andrea...

I will always love you. Andrea PROMISED

200
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
300
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
300

She said she have finished her lunch

She said she HAD finished her lunch

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

Do you want to have dinner with us? Tom...

Do you want to have dinner with us? Tom Invited us..

300
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
400
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY" HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.
400

He said he had listening to the news

He said he had BEEN listening to the news

He said he HAD LISTENED to the news 

400
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES[*ED] IN PARIS.
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.
400

It was me who broke the window. Benny...

It was me who broke the window. Benny CONFESED..

400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...
THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY
500
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
500

She said she won´t finish the report on time ...

She said she WOULDN´T finish the report on time

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

Do the cleaning. The lieutenant ...

Do the cleaning. The lieutenant ORDERED ...

500
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THREE DAYS AGO" TO...
THREE DAYS BEFORE
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