Reported Speech

Nancy said, “I will leave tomorrow.”

• Nancy said that she will leave the next day.

• Nancy said that she would leave tomorrow.

• .Nancy said if she would leave the next day.

• Nancy said that to would leave tomorrow.

Ken said, “Rita is busy now.”

• Ken said Rita was busy now .

• Ken said that Rita was busy then.

• Ken said Rita had been busy.

• Ken said that Rita is busy .

He said, “I have been a great mentor.”

• He said that he had been a great mentor.

• He said that he was a great mentor.

• He said that he were a great mentor.

• He said that he has been a great mentor.

Tom and Jerry said, “We went for a summer trip.”

• Tom and Jerry said that we had gone for a summer trip.

• Tom and Jerry said that they gone on a summer trip.

• Tom and Jerry said that they had gone for a summer trip.

• Tom and Jerry said that we went for a summer trip.

“I am going out today.” Manisha said.

• Manisha said that she was going out today.

• Manisha said that she was going out that day.

• Manisha said she were going out that day.

• Manisha said that she will be going out that day.

Ravi said, “The concert ended yesterday.”

• Ravi said that the concert had ended yesterday.

• Ravi said that the concert had ended the next day.

• Ravi said that the concert had ended the previous day.

• Ravi said that the concert ended already.

“ It can’t be this bad.” He said.

• He said that he couldn’t be that bad.

• He said that it couldn’t be that bad.

• He said that it was really that bad.

• He said that that was bad.

Richard said, “I must attend the meeting.”

• Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.

• Richard said that he had attend the meeting.

• Richard said if he must attend the meeting.

• Richard said that he would attend the meeting.

He said to me, “ You are here.”

• He said to me that I was there.

• He said to me that he was here.

• He said to me that he was there.

• He said to me that you were there.

Jen said, “I didn't like drawing sketches.”

• Jen said that she didn't like drawing sketches.

• Jen said that she hasn't liked drawing sketches.

• Jen said that she hadn't liked drawing sketches.

• Jen said that she likes drawing sketches.