Reported Speech Tenses
John said, "I don't want to go to school."
John said HE DIDN'T want to go to school.
Timothy said, “I haven’t seen you for ages.”
Timothy told ME (that) HE HADN'T SEEN ME for ages.
1.Rachel, “I will go to the doctor tomorrow.”
Rachel said (that) SHE WOULD go to the doctor THE NEXT DAY.
Sarah said, "I am happy to be here."
Sarah said SHE WAS happy to be THERE.
"Clean your room this instant," Mom told Alice.
Mom told Alice TO CLEAN HER room THAT instant.
Lisa said, "I am having lunch right now."
Lisa said SHE WAS HAVING lunch THEN.
“We will help you with your project.” Emily and Susan told me.
Emily and Susan told ME (that) THEY WOULD help ME with MY project.
Lucas, “My friend didn't go to school yesterday.”
Lucas said (that) HIS friend HADN'T GONE to school THE DAY BEFORE.
"Do you like my new shoes?" Lily asked her friend.
Lily asked her friend if SHE/HE LIKED her new shoes.
"Don't post that video of me on TikTok," Chloe told her friend.
Chloe told her friend NOT TO POST that video of HER on TikTok.
Tom said, "I'm sure I can help you solve the problem."
Tom said HE WAS sure HE COULD help ME solve the problem.
Sam said, “Your mother is looking for you everywhere.”
Sam said that MY mother WAS LOOKING for ME everywhere.
Kevin said, “I'm feeling quite ill this morning.” USE TOLD
Kevin told ME (that) HE WAS FEELING quite ill THAT morning.
"Did you take my phone charger from our room?" Liam asked his sister.
Liam asked his sister IF SHE HAD TAKEN HIS phone charger from THEIR room.
"Put away your phone, the lesson has started" the teacher told the student.
The teacher told the student TO PUT AWAY HIS/HER phone because the lesson HAD STARTED.
The weatherman said, "It may rain tomorrow morning"
The weatherman said it MIGHT rain THE NEXT/FOLLOWING morning.
I told Amy, “I know you have always wanted this watch, so it's yours."
I told Amy (that) I KNEW SHE HAD always wanted THAT watch so it WAS HERS.
Lilly, “We are going to have a party this evening.”
Lilly said (that) THEY WERE GOING to have a party THAT EVENING.
"What are you doing with my Playstation?" James asked his brother.
James asked his brother what HE WAS DOING with HIS Playstation.
Please don't look through my chat history while I'm away from my computer," Emma told her brother.
USE SAID
Emma SAID TO her brother NOT TO LOOK through HER chat history while SHE WAS away from HER computer.
Susan said, “I'll be travelling around Southeast Asia this summer .” TOLD
Susan ________________________ travelling around Southeast Asia this summer.
Susan TOLD US SHE WOULD BE travelling around Southeast Asia this summer.
We bought these skateboards with our own money, so they don't belong to you," the boys told Max. THEIRS
The boys told Max that they had bought those skateboards with their own money, so the skateboards ________________________________.
The boys told Max that they had bought those skateboards with their own money, so the skateboards WERE THEIRS.
The teacher told the parents, “The children will have a trip to London next month.” USE SAID
The teacher SAID TO the parents (that) the children WOULD have a trip to London THE FOLLOWING month.
"Did you invite my ex to your party or was it your sister's idea?" Tom asked Rachel
Tom asked Rachel IF/WHETHER she HAD INVITED HIS ex to HER party or IF it HAD BEEN HER sister's idea.
"Don't touch our science poster until we finish editing our part of it," the girls warned him.
The girls warned him NOT TO TOUCH THEIR science poster until THEY finished editing THEIR part of it.