Show:
DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
TENSES
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
QUESTIONS
TIME EXPRESSIONS
100
"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.
TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...
PAST TENSE
100
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
100

Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.

100

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...

THAT DAY

200
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
200
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT PERFECT" TO...
PAST PERFECT
200
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
200

Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Mark asked me if John had arrived.

200

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...

THEN

300
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...

PAST PERFECT

300
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
300

Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Ronald asked me where Maria parked her car.

300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...

THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE

400
"I WILL BE ABLE TO COME NEXT WEEK" HE TOLD HER.
HE TOLD HER THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO COME THE WEEK AFTER.
400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
400

SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.

"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.

400

Mandy: "Can I help you?"

Mandy wanted to know if she could help me.

400

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...

THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY

500
"YOU MUSTN'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN THAT SHE MUSTN'T SMOKE THERE.
500
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "MAY" TO...
MIGHT
500
HIS TEACHER SAID THAT HE HAD STUDIED VERY HARD AND HAD GOTTEN AN EXCELLENT MARK.
"HE STUDIED VERY HARD AND GOT AN EXCELLENT MARK", HIS TEACHER SAID.
500

Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"

Daniel asked me if it would rain the following day.

500

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THREE DAYS AGO" TO...

THREE DAYS BEFORE