REPORTED SPEECH

When we use Reported Speech the verb tenses ________

• Change

• Don't change

Simple present changes to

• Present continuous

• Future

• Past simple

Present continuous changes to

• Past continuous

• Present simple

• Past simple

''I play football for the school team'' -Fred.

• Fred said that he plays football for the school team.

• Fred said that he played football for the school team.

• Fred told me he had played football for the school team.

''I get up too early every day'' -Jimmy

• Jimmy said he gets up too early every day.

• Jimmy told me that he is getting up too early every day.

• Jimmy told me that he got up too early every day.

''I am reading a book today'' -Mary

• Mary said she was reading a book that day.

• Mary said she read a book that day.

• Mary said she had read a book that day.

''I drove to Paris yesterday''- Louis.

• Louis said he had driven to Paris the day before.

• Louis told me he drives to Paris today.

• Louis told me he had driven to Paris yesterday.

''I will take the rubbish out tonight''- Marcos.

• Marcos told me he would take the rubbish out that night.

• Marcos said that he had to take the rubbish out that night.

• Marcos told me that he will take the rubbish out that night.

"I have been to Spain"- Carlos.

• Carlos said he will be to Spain.

• Carlos said he was to Spain.

• Carlos told me that he had been to Spain.

''My father arrived last week''- Peter.

• He said that his father had arrived the week before.

• He told me that his father arrived last week.

• He said that his father had arrived last week.