RS - Using "said"
Present Simple
Present Simple
"Jim lives in New York"
Tom said ...
Tom said (that) Jim lived in New York
"I'm working really hard on my project"
Kimberly to John
Kimberly told John she was working really hard on her project.
"I can play the piano"
Tom said ...
Tom said he COULD play the piano
"I went to work" said Emma
Emma said she had gone to work
Tom said he doesn't like fish
Tom said he DIDN'T' like fish
"I wake up every day at 6 am"
Tina said ...
Tina said (that) she woke up every day at 6 pm"
"Sarah is watching an amazing TV show"
Thomas to Sharon
Thomas told Sharon that Sarah was watching an amazing TV show.
"I will go to work"
Tom to Kimberly
Tom told Kimberly (that) he would go to work
I have been to France.
Mark said...
Mark said he had been to France
Karen said me she went to a party
Karen TOLD me she went to a party.
"My best friend works in Germany"
Kimberly said ...
Kimberly said (that) her best friend worked in Germany
"I'm studying French in the evenings"
Tina to Kimberly
Tina told Kimberly (that) she was studying French in the evenings.
"I will travel to Finland"
Karen to Tom
Karen told Tom (that) she WOULD travel to Finland.
I didn't buy anything at the store.
She said...
She said she hadn't bought anything at the store
Kimberly told Karen she enjoys cooking
Kimberly told Karen she ENJOYED cooking.
"Tiffany cooks deliciously!"
Sharon said ...
Sharon said (that) Tiffany cooked deliciously.
"I'm cooking past for dinner"
Chris to Jonathan
Chris told Jonathan (that) he was cooking pasta for dinner.
"I can't swim"
Robert said ...
Robert said he couldn't swim
I haven't been to the Marine Market
She said...
She said she hadn't been to the supermarket.
Tom said to me that he doesn't like sports
"Estella is a great student. She always gets A's in her exams"
Robert said ...
(There are two reported sentences in this example)
Robert said (that) Estella was a great student. He said that she always got A's in her exams.
"I'm reading an interesting book"
Estella to John
Estella told John (that) she was reading an interesting book.
"I can help you with you homework. I will see you in your house"
Sharon to Jonathan
Sharon told Jonathan (that) she COULD help him with HIS homework. She told him (that) she WOULD see HIM in HIS house.
"Emma didn't go to school. She hasn't been to school for a long time." said the Teacher
Sharon says me she is a doctor
Sharon TOLD ME (that) she WAS a doctor.