Reported Speech 1
Reported Speech 2
Reported Speech 3
Reported Speech 4
Tense Changes
100

He said, "I like ice cream."

He said that he liked ice cream.

100

He said "I'm not from England."

He said that he wasn't from England.

100

My mum said, "The dog is hungry."

My mum said that the dog was hungry.

100

Lisa said, "I hate tests."

Lisa said that she hated tests.

100

Present simple -->

Past simple

200

She said, "I will wait for you."

She said that she would wait for me/us.

200

Anna said, "I need some time to rest."

Anna said that he needed some time to rest.

200

bonus

200

200

Maria said, "Cam has brown hair."

Maria said that Cam had brown hair.

200

Past simple --->

Past perfect

300

The teacher said, "We have finished with this unit."

The teacher said that we/they had finished with that/the unit.

300

My father said to us, "We're going to visit Aunt Lucy."

Father said to us that we were going to visit Aunt Lucy.

300

Ben told Amy, "I like your plan."

John told Amy that he liked her plan.

300

He said, "I have just bought these tickets".

He said he had just bought those tickets.

300

Present Continuous --->

Past continuous

400

They said, "We are late for work."

They said that they were late for work.

400

bomb

-400 

400

bonus

400

400

Caroline said, "I was in a huge fight yesterday."

Caroline said that he had been in a huge fight the previous day.

400

Present perfect --->

Past perfect

500

Nicole said, "I will go shopping tomorrow."

Nicole said that he would go shopping the next day.

500

They said, "Our teacher can speak very fluently."

They said that their teacher could speak very fluently.

500

They said, "We support our football team."

They said that they supported their football team.

500

She said, "I don't like our new teacher".

She said that she didn't like their new teacher.


500

will / can --->

would / could