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 is coming back tomorrow”
She told me he.....................day
She told me he was coming 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 ...... been at the cinema....
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: ' I had never seen something like that'
' I have never seen something like this'
Turn into direct speech: ' She always helped me with homework'
' She always helps me with homework'
Turn into direct speech: ' I didn't like wearing shorts'
' I don't like wearing shorts'
Turn into direct speech: 'They were celebrating Tom's birthday'
' They are celebrating Tom's birthday'
Turn into direct speech: ' Lucy had already seen that movie'
'I have already seen this movie'
She said “Zara is reading a book in front of the fire”
She told me
She told me Zara was reading a book in front of the fire.
" We saw a clown in the street ''
Jim told me..........................
Jim told me he 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 was running after the cat.
Peter: "I really enjoy playing the piano."
Peter said (that)..
Peter said that he really enjoyed playing the piano.
''I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.'' Marylin Monroe told her cousin.
Marylin Monroe told her cousin she didn't mind making jokes, but she didn't want to look like one.
he said: 'Please help me' (request)
He asked me to help him.
Don't do that again! she said to me (command)
She told me not to do that again
''The past can hurt. But from the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.'' Rafiki said.
Rafiki said that the past can hurt. But from the way he saw it, you can either run from it or learn from it.
''The world is changing, and I refuse to be a part of yours.'' he said.
He said that the world was changing, and that he refused to be a part of ours/his/hers.