Reported Speech - Statements

'We do shopping every Sunday,' they said.

• They said that we do shopping every Sunday.

• They said that they did shopping every Sunday

• They said that they do shopping every Sunday.

Candice said, ' I will wait for Sue at the shopping mall'

• Candice said that she would wait for Sue at the shopping mall.

• Candice said that I would wait for Sue at the shopping mall.

• Candice said that she waited for Sue at the shopping mall.

The customer said, 'The shopkeepers must improve their services.'

• The customer said that the shopkeepers had to improve their services.

• The customer said that the shopkeepers must improve their services.

• The customer said that the shopkeepers needed to improve their services.

The students said, 'We are going to buy a birthday gift for our class teacher.'

• The students said that they bought a birthday gift for their class teacher.

• The students said that they were going to buy a birthday gift for their class teacher.

• The students said that they would buy a birthday gift for their class teacher.

Mum said, 'I don't like to buy groceries at the supermarket.'

• Mum said that she did not liked to buy groceries at the supermarket.

• Mum said that she did not like to buy groceries at the supermarket.

• Mum said that she wasn't like to buy groceries at the supermarket.

'You can buy a great variety of organic food at my shop,' the shopkeeper said to me.

• The shopkeeper told me that you can buy a great variety of organic food at his shop.

• The shopkeeper told me that I can buy a great variety of organic food at his shop.

• The shopkeeper told me that I could buy a great variety of organic food at his shop.

'This shopping mall is very near my school,' Ada said.

• Ada said that this shopping mall was very near my school.

• Ada said that that shopping mall was very near my school.

• Ada said that that shopping mall was very near her school.

Ray said, 'I could not go shopping with Paul.

• Ray said that he could not go shopping with Paul.

• Ray said that he cannot go shopping with Paul.

• Ray said that he could not went shopping with Paul.

'I may go shopping with my mum later,' Brenda said.

• Brenda said that she may go shopping with my mum later.

• Brenda said that she might go shopping with my mum later.

• Brenda said that she might go shopping with her mum later.

Tommy said, 'My parents are at the supermarket now.'

• Tommy said that his parents were at the supermarket now.

• Tommy said that his parents were at the supermarket then.

• Tommy said that his parents were at the supermarket ago.