Reported Speech 1
Man: "I like ice cream."
He said that he liked ice cream.
I'm not afraid of heights.
(He/she) said that he was not afraid of heights.
am = was
My mom: "The dog feels hungry."
My mom said that the dog felt hungry.
Reported Speech:
Lisa said that she hated tests.
Direct Speech:
I hate tests.
She said, "I'm meeting my cousin for dinner today."
She said that she was meeting her cousin for dinner today.
Woman: "I am waiting for you."
She said that she was waiting for us.
I need some time to rest.
(He/she) said that (he/she) needed some time to rest.
need = needed
Jane: "I'm wearing my mom's dress."
Jane said that she was wearing her mom's dress.
Reported Speech:
Henry said that Thomas had brown hair.
Direct Speech:
Thomas has brown hair.
The weather forecaster said, "It is raining now".
The weather forecaster said that it was raining at that moment.
Teacher: "We are finished with this unit."
The teacher said that we were finished with this unit.
We're going to visit Aunt Lucy.
(He/She/They) said that we were going to visit Aunt Lucy.
are = were
Ben told Amy, "I like your plan."
Ben told Amy that he liked her plan.
Reported Speech:
He said he had bought those tickets.
Direct Speech:
I bought these tickets.
Martin said, "I'm going shopping later."
Martin said that he was going shopping later.
Coworkers: "We are late for work."
They said that they were late for work.
I left home a year ago.
(He/She) said that (he/she) left home a year ago.
left = left
OR
(He/She) said that (he/she) had left home a year ago.
left = had left
Michael: "Nobody saw Emily today."
Michael said that nobody had seen Emily today.
Reported Speech:
Johny said that he was in a huge fight yesterday.
Direct Speech:
I was in a huge fight yesterday.
She told me, "I am not coming to the meeting tomorrow."
She told me that she wasn't coming to the meeting the next day.
John: "I am going shopping tomorrow."
John said that he was going shopping the next day.
Our teacher can speak very fluently.
(He/She) said that (our/their) teacher could speak very fluently.
Can = could
A group of people: "We support our football team."
They said that they supported their football team.
Reported Speech:
She said that she didn't like her new teacher.
Direct Speech:
I don't like my new teacher.
They said, "They have extra tickets".
They said that they had extra tickets.