"We prepared the trap carefully yesterday"

They told us that they had prepared the trap carefully the previous day.

They told us they would have prepared the trap carefully yesterday.

They told us that they had been preparing the trap carefully the other day.

They told us they had prepared the trap carefully the previous day.

"I don't like fast food."

He said that he didn't like fast food.

He said that he doesn't like fast food.

He said he don't like fast food.

He said he hadn't liked fast food.

Sam said: "I want to go to Cambridge".

Sam said that he wanted to go Cambridge.

Sam saidthat he had wanted to go to Cambridge

Sam said that he wants to go to Cambridge.

Sam said that he would want to go Cambridge.

Which one of the examples is reported speech?

Sarah told me that she wouldn't go to school on the next day.

She will go to school tomorrow.

"I won't go to school," said Sarah.

Change into reported speech. "I am in the English lesson."

Earlier today Jack texted me that he was in the English lesson.

Jack texted me that I am in the English lesson.

Three hours ago Jack texted me that he is in the English lesson.

Jack texts me that he was in the English lesson.

Change into reported speech: "We are learning some new grammar here."

Jack also told me that they were learning some new grammar there.

Jack also told me that they are learning some new grammar here.

Jack also told me they learned some new grammar there.

Jack also told me we were learning some new grammar here.

Change into reported speech: "I will become an astronaut."

Jane answered that she would become an astronaut.

Jane answered that she will become an astronaut.

Jane answers that she would become an astronaut.

Jane answered that she will had become an astronaut.

Change into reported speech: "I haven't eaten yet."

Mike complained that he hadn't eaten yet.

Mike complained that he didn't eat yet.

Mike complained that he wouldn't have eaten yet.

Mike complained that he hasn't eaten yet.

Change into reported speech: "Come here tomorrow!"

The neighbour told me to go there on the next day.

The neighbour told that I go there tomorrow.

The neighbour told me go there that day.

The neighbour told me to come there on the next day.

Tina said, "Rachel's dad has worked in New York."

Tina said that Rachel's dad had worked in New York.

Tina said that Rachel's dad had had worked in New York.

Tina said that Rachel's dad worked in New York.

Tina said that Rachel's dad has been working in New York.

Katie's mum said, "I will take you to Japan next year, Katie."

Katie's mum promised that she would take Katie to Japan the following year.

Katie's mum told Katie that she would take her to Japan next year.

Katie's mum permitted that she would take Katie to Japan the year after.

Katie's mum promised that she will take Katie to Japan that year.

Edmund said," I called Jennifer last week but she was busy."

Edmund said that he had called Jennifer the previous week but she had been busy.

Edmund said that he had called Jennifer last week but she was busy.

Edmund said that he had called Jennifer the week before but she had busy.

Edmund said that he called Jennifer last week but she was being busy.

Change into reported speech. "I am in the English lesson."

Earlier today Jack texted me that he was in the English lesson.

Jack texted me that I am in the English lesson.

Three hours ago Jack texted me that he is in the English lesson.

Jack texts me that he was in the English lesson.

Change into reported speech. "I am in the English lesson."

Earlier today Jack texted me that he was in the English lesson.

Jack texted me that I am in the English lesson.

Three hours ago Jack texted me that he is in the English lesson.

Jack texts me that he was in the English lesson.

Change into reported speech: "We are learning some new grammar here."

Jack also told me that they were learning some new grammar there.

Jack also told me that they are learning some new grammar here.

Jack also told me they learned some new grammar there.

Jack also told me we were learning some new grammar here.

Change into reported speech: "I will become an astronaut."

Jane answered that she would become an astronaut.

Jane answered that she will become an astronaut.

Jane answers that she would become an astronaut.

Jane answered that she will had become an astronaut.

Change into reported speech: "I haven't eaten yet."

Mike complained that he hadn't eaten yet.

Mike complained that he didn't eat yet.

Mike complained that he wouldn't have eaten yet.

Mike complained that he hasn't eaten yet.

Change into reported speech: "Come here tomorrow!"

The neighbour told me to go there on the next day.

The neighbour told that I go there tomorrow.

The neighbour told me go there that day.

The neighbour told me to come there on the next day.

'I'm sorry I called you a liar.'

She apologised for calling me a liar.

She apologised to me for calling me a liar.

She apologised to call me a liar.

Change into reported speech. "I am in the English lesson."

Earlier today Jack texted me that he was in the English lesson.

Jack texted me that I am in the English lesson.

Three hours ago Jack texted me that he is in the English lesson.

Jack texts me that he was in the English lesson.

Change into reported speech: "We are learning some new grammar here."

Jack also told me that they were learning some new grammar there.

Jack also told me that they are learning some new grammar here.

Jack also told me they learned some new grammar there.

Jack also told me we were learning some new grammar here.

Change into reported speech: "I will become an astronaut."

Jane answered that she would become an astronaut.

Jane answered that she will become an astronaut.

Jane answers that she would become an astronaut.

Jane answered that she will had become an astronaut.

Change into reported speech: "I haven't eaten yet."

Mike complained that he hadn't eaten yet.

Mike complained that he didn't eat yet.

Mike complained that he wouldn't have eaten yet.

Mike complained that he hasn't eaten yet.

"The suspect is at the police station" said David David said

the suspect was at the police station

the suspect is at the police station

the suspect have been at the police station

"The police are appealing for witnesses" she said.

She said that the Police was appealing for witnesses.

She said that the police appealed for witnesses.

She said that the police are appealing for witnesses.

"I am going to search the house" said the officer.

The officer said he was going to search the house.

The officer said that he 's going to search the house.

The office said that I am going to search the house.

"We prepared the trap carefully"

They told us they had prepared the trap carefully.

They told us they would have prepared the trap carefully.

They told us they had been preparing the trap carefully.

"You are faster than me, I assure you".

He told that I was faster than him.

"They were running around the table".

She told me that they had been running around the table.

She told me that they were running around the table.

She told me that they had had been running around the table.

'No, I won't do homework for you.'

She refused to do homework for me.

She refused doing homework for me.

She refused to doing homework for me.

Reported statements

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