Direct to reported
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "I am tired today."
She said that she was tired that day.
She said she was going to the store.
"I’m going to the store."
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "I can help you today," he said.
He said that he could help me that day.
Report this question: "Where are you going today?" he asked.
He asked where I was going that day.
Name 3 verbs commonly used in reporting.
say, tell, ask, comment, suggest, offer, report, inform,...
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "He will arrive tomorrow."
He said that he would arrive the following day.
John asked me if I had finished the report.
"Have you finished the report?"
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "You might want to see this," she suggested.
She suggested that I might want to see that.
Report this question: "What time did you arrive yesterday?" she asked.
She asked what time I had arrived the day before.
How do these words change in reported speech?
tomorrow, yesterday, now
the day before, the next/following day, then/at that moment
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "I went to the store yesterday."
He said that he had gone to the store the day before.
He told her that he would help her with the project.
"I will help you with the project."
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "You should call her now," he advised me.
He advised me that I should call her then.
Report this question: "What do you see here?" he asked.
He asked what I saw there.
How do these words change in reported speech?
here, this, these
there, that, those
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "We are leaving now."
They said that they were leaving then.
Mary wondered whether they would make it on time.
"Will we make it on time?"
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "We could finish the project by Friday," they said.
They said that they could finish the project by Friday.
Report this question: "Why will you not attend the meeting tomorrow?" she inquired.
She inquired why I would not attend the meeting the next day.
Which modal verbs change in reported speech?
will, can, may, must, shall
Convert this sentence to reported speech: "I have seen that movie three times."
She said that she had seen that movie three times.
They insisted that I should have completed the assignment the day before.
"You should have completed the assignment yesterday."
Convert this sentence to reported speech "You must submit your thesis before the deadline," she insisted.
She insisted that I must/had to submit my thesis before the deadline.
Report this question: "Will they come to the party next week?" they wanted to know.
They wanted to know if they would come to the party the following week.
Which modal verbs don't change in reported speech?
could, would, might, should, ought to