Direct Speech and Reported Speech

She said, "I saw him."

• She said who she had seen him

• She said she saw him

• She said that she had seen him.

She said, “I am going to London tomorrow.”

• She said that she was going to go to London the next day.

• She said that she is going to London the next day.

• She said that she was going to London the next day.

• She said that she was going to London the previous day.

My parents asked me, “Why are you crying?”

• My parents asked me why I was crying.

• My parents asked me why I am crying.

• My parents asked me why I had been crying.

"I saw your father yesterday," he said to me.

• He said to me that he saw my father the day before.

• He said to me that he had seen my father yesterday.

• He told me that he had seen my father the previous day.

• He told me that he saw your father the previous day

They said to me, "Do you like our house?"

• They said to me if I like their house.

• They said to me if I liked our house.

• They asked me if I like our house.

• They asked me if I liked their house.

Mum said, "It is windy today."

• Mum said that it is windy today.

• Mum said that it was windy today.

• Mum said that it was windy that day.

• Mum said that it is windy that day.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

“Where did I leave my ticket?” Mr Jones asked himself. (wonder)

• Mr Jones wonder where did he left his ticket.

• Mr Jones wondered where he had left his ticket.

• Mr Jones wondered where he leaves his ticket.

“Please don’t step on my towel!” Mary said to her brother. (ask)

• Mary asked her brother not to step on her towel.

• Mary asked her brother don't step on her towel.

• Mary asked her brother not to step on my towel.

“Will the school take us on another outing this year?” Jerry asked his friends. (want to know)

• Jerry wanted to know if the school will take them on another outing that year.

• Jerry wanted to know if the school would take them on another outing this year.

• Jerry wanted to know if the school would take them on another outing that year.

4. “Can I invite my friends over for dinner, Mum?” Fay wanted to know. (ask)

• Fay asked her mother whether can she invite her friends over for dinner.

• Fay asked her mother whether she could invite her friends over for dinner.

• Fay asked her mother whether she can invite my friends over for dinner.