Reported Speech simple present
Man: "I like ice cream."
He said that he liked ice cream.
I'm not afraid of heights.
(He/she) said that he was not afraid of heights.
am = was
I bought these tickets.
He said he had bought those tickets.
Mum: "The boys will repair the bike." (tell)
Mum told me (that) the boys would repair the bike.
Grandma, "Dad has made breakfast." (say)
Grandma said (that) Dad had made breakfast.
Woman: "I am waiting for you."
She said that she was waiting for us.
I need some time to rest.
(He/she) said that (he/she) needed some time to rest.
need = needed
Johny: I was in a huge fight yesterday.
Johny said that he had been in a huge fight yesterday.
Victoria: "Dan will meet Tim at five." (say)
Victoria said (that) Dan would meet Tim at five
Ella, "I have taken great photos." (claim)
Ella claimed (that) she had taken great photos.
Teacher: "We are finished with this unit."
The teacher said that we were finished with this unit.
Henry: "I will be late."
Henry said (that) he would be late.
Ben told Amy he didn't like her plan
Ben had told Amy that he hadn't liked her plan.
Alexander, "The cat will not climb the tree." (say)
Alexander said (that) the cat would not climb the tree
Max: "They haven't written text messages." (claim)
Max claimed (that) they hadn't written text messages.
Coworkers: "We are late for work."
They said that they were late for work.
I left home a year ago.
(He/She) said that (he/she) had left home a year ago.
left = had left
Michael: "Nobody saw Emily today."
Michael said that nobody had seen Emily today.
Ron and Cliff: "We will learn new phrases." (state)
Ron and Cliff stated (that) they would learn new phrases.
Anna: "Richard has never touched a snake." (state)
Anna stated (that) Richard had never touched a snake.
John: "I am going shopping tomorrow."
John said that he was going shopping the next day.
Our teacher couldn't speak very fluently.
(He/She) said that (our/their) teacher hadn't been able to speak very fluently
A group of people said that they supported their football team.
A group of people had said that they had supported their football team.
Jeremy: "They won't drink coffee." (claim)
Jeremy claimed they wouldn't drink coffee.
Ruby: "Adam has not collected stickers." (tell)
Ruby told me (that) Adam had not collected stickers.