Reported Speech

João said: “I love you”

João said (that) ...

• she loved him.

• he love her.

• he loved her.

Mary: “I work in Paris”

She said (that) she ... in Paris

• work

• worked

• had worked

Tom: “I will go to the party”

He said (that) he ... to the party

• go

• will go

• would go

Bethany: “I don’t like spinach”

Bethany said (that) she ... spinach

• don't like

• didn't like

• liked

"We visited her this morning", they said.

They said that ...

• they visited her this morning.

• they had visited her this morning.

• they had visited her that morning.

Jack: “I can’t swim”

• Jack said that he couldn't swim.

• Jack said that he can't swim.

• Jack said that she can't swim.

Michael: “My mother is from Poland”

Michael said (that) ...

• my mother is from Poland.

• my mother was from Poland.

• his mother was from Poland.

My girlfriend: "I don´t love you anymore"

She said (that) she ... him anymore

• don't love

• didn't love

• hadn't love

Carol: “I am watching TV now”

Carol said (that) ...

• I am watching TV now .

• she is watching TV now.

• she was watching TV at that moment.

Student: "This teacher gives too much homework"

The student said that ... too much homework.

• that teacher gave

• that teacher gives

• this teacher give