Reported speech
“I want to buy Christmas gifts,” she said. -> She said…
...she wanted to buy Christmas gifts.
How old are you? - Can I ask…
...how old you are?
I had fencing classes every week when I was a teenager.
I used to have fencing...
“I can lend you a pencil,” she said. -> Margot Robbie said…
... she could lend me a pencil.
When I arrived / had arrived at the station, the train left / had left just a few minutes earlier.
arrived - had left
“You’re having fun,” he said. -> He said…
... I was having fun.
Do you play guitar? -> Could you tell me…
...if you play the guitar?
Did you like hazelnuts when you were a child?
Did you use to like hazelnuts...?
“You’ll like the new teacher,” Jacob Elordi told me. -> Jacob Elordi told me...
... I would like the new teacher.
She finished / had finished her homework before her parents came back / had come back home.
had finished - came back
“Do you study English at Discovery?” he asked me. -> He asked me…
...if I studied English at Discovery.
Did she have an umbrella? -> Do you know…
...if she has an umbrella?
Sabrina didn’t play volleyball when she was younger.
Sabrina didn't use to play...
Am I in the wrong queue for the tickets?" she asked. -> She asked...
if she was in the wrong queue for the tickets.
By the time we got / had got to the cinema, the movie already started / had already started
got - had already started
“We don’t watch TV,” they said. -> They said…
...they didn't watch TV.
How often do you study English? -> Do you mind telling me…
...how often you study English?
Justin sang everyday when he was 15.
Justin used to sing everyday...
What day is it? Ian asked his friend. -> Ian asked his friend...
... what day it was.
He told / had told me the story after I asked / had asked him about his trip.
told - asked
“When do you do your homework?” he asked. -> He asked me…
Are there any Summer courses? -> Can you tell me…
...if there are any Summer courses?
My cousin didn't have to ride the bus to school.
My cousin didn't use to ride...
"When is your friend going to arrive?" Martin asked Nicolas. -> Martin asked Nicolas...
... when his friend was going to arrive.
They never visited / had never visited Paris until they went / had gone there last summer.
had never visited - went