Reported Speech (simple present)
John: I like eating.
John said he liked to eat.
Mark: I finished the report.
Mark said he had finished the report.
Emma: I will call you later.
Emma said she would call me later.
Anna: I can finish this today.
Anna said she could finish it that day.
She: I’ll do it tomorrow.
She said she'd do it the next day.
Napoleon: I am happy to see you.
Napoleon said he was happy to see you.
Lisa: I saw the movie already.
Lisa said she had seen the movie already.
Jake: I will help with the project.
Jake said he would help with the project.
Mark: I can drive you to the station.
Mark said he could drive me to the station.
He: I met him yesterday.
He said he had met him the day before.
Sue: They are eager to go home early.
Sue said they were eager to go home early.
They: We met him at the airport.
They said they had met him at the airport.
They: We will arrive at 6 p.m.
They said they would arrive at 6 p.m.
They: We can help with the decorations.
They said they could help with the decorations.
They: We’re leaving now.
They said they were leaving then.
Diane: Sally is afraid to make mistakes in class.
Diane said Sally was afraid to make mistakes in class.
Tom: I didn’t like the ending.
Tom said he had not liked the ending.
Sarah: I will bring the documents.
Sarah said she would bring the documents.
He: I can speak three languages.
He said he could speak three languages.
John: I saw her last week.
John said he had seen her the week before.
9th grade class: We are ready to start the game now.
The 9th grade class said they were ready to start the game now.
She: I bought a new phone.
She said she had bought a new phone.
He: I will not forget your birthday.
He said he would not forget my birthday.
Sophie: I can’t attend the meeting.
Sophie said she couldn’t attend the meeting.
She: I’ll call you tonight.
She told me she would call me that night.