Reported speech: practice and revision

"I am very tired", she said

• She said that she was very tired

• She said that she will be very tired

"I'll see them soon", he said.

• He said that he will see them soon

• He said that he would see them soon

"I'm going to the cinema", she said

• She said that she was going to the cinema

• She said that I am going to the cinema

"I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks", she said.

• She said that she stayed in a hotel for a few weeks

• She said that she had stayed in a hotel for a few weeks

"I'll tell them the news on Saturday", he said.

• He said that I would tell them the news on Saturday

• He said that he would tell them the news on Saturday

"I must go home to make dinner", she said.

• She said that she must go home to make dinner

• She said that she had to go home to make dinner

"I'm listening to the radio", he said.

• He said that he was listening to the radio

• He said that I am listening to the radio

"I can drive", she said.

• She said that she could drive

• She said that she can drive

"I'm going to be sick", he said.

• He said that he was going to be sick

• He said that he is going to be sick

"I spoke to Jane last week", she said.

• She said that she spoke to Jane last week

• She said that she had spoken to Jane the week before