REPORTED SPEECH
TENSE CHANGES
PRONOUN CHANGES
TIME/PLACE WORDS
REPORTED QUESTIONS
100

Change to reported speech: “I’m tired.”

He said he was tired.

100

What does present simple change to in reported speech?

Past simple

100

“I love this place,” said John.

John said he loved that place.

100

What does “now” change to in reported speech?

Then / at that time

100

Change to reported speech: “Do you speak English?” she asked.

She asked if I spoke English.

200

Change to reported speech: “We’re watching a movie.”

They said they were watching a movie.

200

What does present continuous change to?

Past continuous

200

“My friends are here,” she said.

She said her friends were there.

200

What does “yesterday” change to?

The day before

200

Change: “Are you tired?” he asked me.

He asked me if I was tired.

300

Change to reported speech: “I have finished the project.”

She said she had finished the project.

300

Change to reported speech: “I broke my leg.”

He said he had broken his leg.


300

“You look tired,” Mark told me.

Mark told me that I looked tired.

300

Change: “I’ll call you tomorrow,” she said.

She said she would call me the next day.


300

Change: “Where do you live?”

She asked where I lived.

400

Change to reported speech: “We were planning a trip.”

They said they had been planning a trip.

400

Change: “We are planning a party.”

They said they were planning a party.

400

“We don’t like your plan,” they said.

They said they didn’t like my plan.

400

“We met here last week,” he said.

He said they had met there the week before.

400

Change: “What time did he arrive?”

He asked what time he had arrived.

500

Change to reported speech: “I can help you tomorrow.”

He said he could help me the next day.

500

Change: “My phone has just broken!”

She said her phone had just broken.

500

“This is my favourite book,” she said.

She said that was her favourite book.

500

“I saw him two months ago,” she said.

She said she had seen him two months before.

500

Change: “Can you help me?” he asked.

He asked if I could help him.