REPORTED SPEECH RULES
Simple present in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
Simple past
Dana: "I returned from Mallorca Yesterday"
Dana said that she had returned from Mallorca the day before.
Jimmy said that he wasn't going to the match on Saturday.
Jimmy: "I'm not going to the match on Saturday"
"Yesterday" in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
The previous day/the day before
Ana: "I have been planning this trip for months and I am finally going next Monday"
Ana said that she had been planning that trip for months and she was finally going the following Monday.
Present continuous in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
Past continuous
Henry: "I can leave early today"
Henry said that he could leave early that day.
Sharon shouted that she hadn't finished yet.
Sharon: "I haven't finished yet!"
"Tomorrow" in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
The following day/the next day
Jane mentioned that she would have completed the project by the time we returned from our trip.
Jane: "I will have completed the project by the time you return from your trip."
Present perfect and simple past in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
Past perfect
"We are going to Disneyland tomorrow!"
They said that they were going to Disneyland the next day.
My mom said I didn't have to eat the onions if I didn't want to.
Mom: "You don't have to eat the onions if you don't want to"
"Next week" in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
The following week/the next week
Bob: "By the end of this year, I will have traveled to five different countries."
Bob said that by the end of that year, he would have traveled to five different countries.
Present perfect continuous in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
Past perfect continuous
Fiona: "Are you coming to my party?"
Fiona asked me if I was coming to her party.
Andie asked Lorena if she could borrow her tennis racket for a few hours.
Andie: "Can I borrow your tennis racket for a few hours?"
"Here" in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
There
Lisa: "I will be working on my thesis all night if I don't get some help soon."
Lisa said that she would be working on her thesis all night if she didn't get some help soon.
Simple future in direct speech changes to __________ in reported speech
Would
Tony to Ben: "Have you been video chatting with Rachel all night?"
Tony asked Ben if he had been video chatting with Rachel all night.
The nurse said she had been working for 18 hours that day.
Nurse: "I have been working for 18 hours today"
"This/these" in direct speech change to __________ in reported speech
That/those
Rachel mentioned that she would have been working at the company for ten years by the end of the year.
Rachel: "I will have been working at the company for ten years by the end of the year."