Indirect Speech

I said, "It hasn't stopped raining yet"

• I said that it hadn't stopped raining yet

• I said that it hasn't stopped raining yet

• I said that it didn't stop raining yet

• I said that it hadn't been stopping raining yet

My friends in Panama told me, “The weather last week was terrible.”

• My friends in Panama told me the weather last week has been terrible

• My friends in Panama told me the weather last week is terrible

• My friends in Panama told me the weather last week had been terrible

• My friends in Panama told me the weather last week did terrible

Susan said, “I will bring food to your house for dinner.”

• Susan said I would bring food to my house for dinner

• Susan said she would bring food to my house for dinner

• Susan said she brings food to my house for dinner

• Susan said she brought food to my house for dinner

Laura's children told her, “We can’t take the school bus this morning.”

• Laura's children told her they don't take the school bus that morning

• Laura's children told her they couldn't take the school bus that morning

• Laura's children told her they didn't take the school bus that morning

• Laura's children told her they weren't take the school bus that morning

He said, “I was here all last night.”

• He said he had been there all last night

• He said he had been here all last night

• He said he had been there all the previous night

• He said he was there all last night

People said, “This was the worst blizzard in 100 years.”

• People said this was the worst blizzard in 100 years

• People said this is the worst blizzard in 100 years

• People said this has been the worst blizzard in 100 years

• People said this had been the worst blizzard in 100 years

The owner of the store told me, “The rug comes from Pakistan.”

• The owner of the store told me the rug has come from Pakistan

• The owner of the store told me the rug came from Pakistan

• The owner of the store told me the rug was coming from Pakistan

• The owner of the store told me the rug had come from Pakistan

Our history professor, Mr. Green, called and said, “The hurricane damaged my parents’ house, and I can’t come to class today.”

• Our history professor, Mr. Green, called and said the hurricane had damaged his parents' house, and he couldn't come to class that day

• Our history professor, Mr. Green, called and said the hurricane had damaged my parents' house, and I couldn't come to class that day

• Our history professor, Mr. Green, called and said the hurricane had damaged his parents' house, and he can't come to class that day

• Our history professor, Mr. Green, called and said the hurricane has damaged his parents' house, and he couldn't come to class that day