Reported Speech Tenses
John said, "I have a car."
John said he ___ a car.
John said he had a car
Timothy, “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.
Emily and Susan, “We will help you with your project.”
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.
Mark said, "This place is amazing!"
Mark said ___ place was amazing.
Mark said that place was amazing.
Mark said, "I am being careful with my expenses this month."
Mark said he was 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, “Your mother is looking for you everywhere.”
Sam told me (that) ________ mother was looking for ________ everywhere.
Sam told me (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.
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.
Emma said, "I am having a great time here."
Emma said she was having a great time there.
Emma said, "I had a headache yesterday."
Emma said she ___ a headache the day before.
Emma said she had had a headache the day before.
Ashley, “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.
James said, "I’m going to stay here for the night."
James said he was going to stay ___ for the night.
James said he was going to stay there for the night.
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.
Chris and Andrew, “We have bought you a new watch.”
Chris and Andrew told me (that) ______ had bought ______ a new watch.
Chris and Andrew told me (that) they had bought me a new watch.
Teacher, “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 said, "I had a meeting here yesterday, and I was very tired after it."
Lisa said she had had a meeting there the day before, and she was very tired after it.