Tense
Direct speech Reported speech
Present Simple ?
Past Simple
Tomorrow
The next day
Two men are burgling the house next door! she said.
She said (that) two men were burgling the house next door.
I love your sunglasses, my uncle said to me.
My uncle said that he loved my sunglasses.
Direct speech Reported speech
Present Continuous ?
Past Continuous
today
that day
Teenagers often vandalise my shop, he said.
He said (that) teenagers often vandalized his shop.
You need our help, Anna told him.
Anna told him that he needed their help.
Direct speech Reported speech
Past Simple ?
Past Perfect
this morning
that morning
I found the money two days ago, she said.
She said (that) she had found the money two days earlier.
Your sister has left her bike in our garage, my friend's mum said to me.
My friend's mum told me that my sister had left her bike in their garage.
Direct speech Reported speech
Present Perfect ?
Past Perfect
yesterday
the day before
We're launching an investigation into drug-dealing in the town centre, said the police.
The police said (that)they were launching an investigation into drug-dealing in the town centre.
I'm cleaning your brother's room, my dad told me.
My dad told me he was cleaning my brother's room.
Direct speech Reported speech
can/ can't ?
could/ couldn't
next year
the following year
The police arrested two suspects last Friday, said the teacher.
The teacher said (that) the police had arrested two suspects the Friday before.
You're hurting my finger, Dan said to his brother.
Dan told his brother that he was hurting his finger.