Reported speech 1
"I have a bad dream"
Sam said he had / has a bad dream
had
“I'm sleeping”
She told me she was/were sleeping
was
“We aren't working”
She told me that they weren't/ were working.
Weren't
Madison: "I'm tired.''
Madison said (that) she was/was being tired.
was
Helen "I speak English and Spanish."
Helen said (that) she spoke/was speaking English and Spanish.
Spoke
I have taken the train to Berlin
She told me she............. the train to Berlin
She told me she had taken the train to Berlin
“He will come back tomorrow”
She told me he.....................day
She told me he would come back the following day
“Jill is studying a lot”
She told me Jill ..................a lot
She told me Jill was studying a lot
“She was at the cinema yesterday'
She said she ............... before.
She said she had been at the cinema the day before
Amy: "The boys always wear jeans."
Amy told me (that) the boys ..................jeans.
Amy told me (that) the boys always wore jeans.
Turn into direct speech: ' María said she had never seen something like that'
' I have never seen something like this'
Turn into direct speech: ' She said her sister always helped her with her homework'
' My sister always helps me with my homework'
Turn into direct speech: ' He told me he didn't like wearing shorts'
' I don't like wearing shorts'
Turn into direct speech: 'My mom told me they were celebrating Tom's birthday'
' They are celebrating Tom's birthday'
Turn into direct speech: ' Lucy said she had already seen that movie'
'I have already seen this movie'
She said “Zara was reading a book in front of the fire”
She told me
She told me Zara had been reading a book in front of the fire.
" We saw a clown in the street ''
Jim told me..........................
Jim told me they had seen a clown in the street
Jenny(She): "I did a great course last year."
Jenny said (that) ...
Jenny said that she had done a great course the previous year
Mavis: "The dog is running after the cat."
Mavis said (that).........
Mavis said (that) the dog had been running after the cat.
Peter: "I really enjoy playing the piano."
Peter said (that)..
Peter said that he really enjoyed playing the piano.
Lisa asked "Do you think you're right about this?"
Lisa asked me if I though I was right about that
he asked: "Can I help you?"
He asked me if he could help me
Julia asked Brian when he had been to New York
'Did you go to London last year?' The teacher asked us
The teacher asked us if we had been to London last year
Louis said ' You must study hard for your exam if you want to pass'
Louis told me that I had to study hard for my exam if I wanted to pass'