DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
"He works in a bank." (She said)
She said that he worked in a bank
"Lucy will come later" (Tim said)
Tim said that Lucy would come later.
"We went out last night." (Tim said)
Tim said that they had gone out last night.
"I visited my parents at the weekend."James told Mike
James told Mike that he had visited his parents at the weekend.
"I was waiting for the bus when he arrived" (She said)
She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
"Have you reported from any war zones?" (I asked him)
I asked him if he had reported from any war zones.
"Why do you want to be a journalist?" My friend asked me
My friend asked me why I wanted to be a journalist
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT CONTINUOUS" TO...
PAST CONTINUOUS
"Prepare some questions for the interview" (She asked me)
She asked me to prepare some questions for the interview.
"Think of a name for the school magazine". My teacher asked me
My teacher asked me to think of a name for the school online magazine.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST CONTINUOUS" TO...
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
"Do you want to be a journalist when you leave school?" (I asked her)
I asked her if she wanted to be a journalist when she left school.