Reported Speech Tenses
John said, "I have a car."
John said he ___ a car.
John said he had a car
Timothy said, “I haven’t seen you.”
Timothy told me (that) ______ hadn’t seen ______
Timothy told me (that) he hadn’t seen me.
1.Rachel, “I will go to the doctor tomorrow.”
Rachel said (that) she would go to the doctor ________.
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 ___.
Sarah said she was happy to be there.
Sarah said, "I am happy because I have a great teacher."
Sarah said she was happy because she had a great teacher.
Lisa said, "I am having lunch right now."
Lisa said she ___ lunch at that moment.
Lisa said she was having lunch at that moment.
“We will help you with your project.” Emily and Susan told me.
Emily and Susan told me (that) ______ would help _______ with _________ project.
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 _________.
Lucas said (that) his friend hadn't gone to school the day before.
Lucky 200
Lucky 200
Mark said, "I am being careful with my expenses this month."
Mark said he was being careful with his expenses that month.
Tom said, "I am being honest with you."
Tom said he ___ honest with me.
Tom said he was being honest with me.
Sam said, “Your mother is looking for you everywhere.”
Sam said that ________ mother was looking for ________ everywhere.
I said that my mother was looking for me everywhere.
Kevin, “I'm feeling bad today.”
Kevin told me (that) he was feeling bad _________.
Kevin told me (that) he was feeling bad that day.
Lucky 300
Lucky 300
Tom said, "I was at the park yesterday and had lunch there."
Tom said he had been at the park the day before and had had lunch there.
Mike said, "I was very tired after the meeting."
Mike said he ___ very tired after the meeting.
Mike said he had been very tired after the meeting.
Ashley said, “I can't even look at you.”
Ashley told me (that) ____ couldn't even look at ____.
Ashley told me (that) she couldn't even look at me.
Lilly, “We are going to have a party this evening.”
Lilly said (that) they were going to have a party ____________.
Lilly said (that) they were going to have a party that evening.
Emma said, "I’ll wait for you outside this building."
Emma said she would wait for me outside ___ building.
Emma said she would wait for me outside that building.
Lisa said, "I had used up all of her energy for the meeting here yesterday"
Lisa said she had used up all of her energy for the meeting there the day before.
Susan said, “I had been working all day yesterday.”
Susan said that she ___________ all the day before.
Susan said that she had been working all the day before.
I told Amy, “I know you have always wanted this watch. It is yours now."
I told Amy (that) ______ knew ______ had always wanted _______ watch. _______ is _______ from now on.
I told Amy (that) I knew she had always wanted that watch. That is hers from that then on.
Teacher told parents, “Children will have a trip to London next month.”
The teacher told parents (that) children would have a trip to London ____________.
The teacher told parents (that) children would have a trip to London the following month.
They said, "We’ll meet you in the park over there."
They said they would meet me in the park ____.
They said they would meet me in the park over there.
Lisa says, "I will have a meeting next Monday''
Lisa says she will have a meeting the following Monday.