Reported speech

"I was teaching earlier today."

• Sue said that she was teaching earlier today.

• Sue said that she had been teaching earlier that day.

• Sue said that she would be teaching earlier that day.

"Get out of this room!"

• He told me to get out of that room.

• He told me I must get out of that room.

• He told me I shall get out of that room.

"Can you help me tomorrow?"

• John asked me if I can help him tomorrow.

• John asked me if I could help him today.

• John asked me if I could help him the following day.

"Where shall we meet tonight?"

• Tina asked me where we should meet that night.

• Tina asked me where shall we meet tonight.

• Tina asked me where we should meet today.

"I wasn't on holiday last week."

• Jo said that he hadn't been on holiday the week before.

• Jo said that he wasn't on holiday the week before.

• Jo said that he hasn't been on holiday the week before.

"Don't live your parents' dreams!"

• Abby told me not to lived my parents' dreams.

• Abby told me not to live my parents' dreams.

• Abby told me to live not my parents' dreams.

"I won't get married next year."

• Lucy said she wouldn't get married the following year.

• Lucy said she didn't want to get married the following year.

• Lucy said she doesn't get married the following year.

"Why didn't you show up at the party yesterday?"

• He asked me why I hadn't shown up at the party yesterday.

• He asked me why I hadn't shown up at the party the previous day.

• He asked me why I didn't show up at the party the previous day.

"Don't talk to strangers!"

• He told me not to talk to strangers.

• He told me to don't talk to strangers.

• He told me I will not talk to strangers.

"What's the matter?"

• She asked me what is the matter.

• She asked me what was the matter.

• She asked me what the matter was.