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“He works in a bank”
She said...
She said he worked in a bank. or She said he works in a bank.
Simple past tense changes to changes to ... in reported speech.
past perfect
Yesterday changes to ... in reported speech.
the day before
These changes to ... in reported speech.
those
Here changes to ... in reported speech.
There
Today changes to ... in reported speech.
That day
This changes to ... in reported speech.
that
SImple present changes to ... in reported speech.
simple past
“I didn’t go to the party”
She told me
She told me she hadn't gone to the party.
“Lucy’ll come later”
She said
She said Lucy would come later.
“I’m coming!”
She said...
She said she was coming.
Can changes to ... in reported speech.
could
“What are you doing?”
She asked me...
She asked me what I was doing.
“He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me...
She told me he hadn't eaten breakfast.
Will changes to ... in reported speech.
would
Change this sentence into direct speech:
She told me I was being rude.
"You are being rude".
Is "that" mandatory in reported sentences/questions?
No.
“I’d never been there before”
She said...
She said she had never been there before.
Next year changes to ... in reported speech.
the following year
“How is your mother?”
She asked me...
She asked me how my mother was.
Past perfect changes to ... in reported speech.
past perfect
“I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me...
She told me she was waiting for the bus when he had arrived.
Mention 2 reporting verbs
say, tell
Change this sentence into direct speech:
They asked me if I was married.
"Are you married?"
Now changes to ... in reported speech.
Then