Reported Speech

Hien said, "I am reading this book now."

Hien said .........................

They said, "We are busy today."

• They said that they were busy that day.

• They said that they had been busy.

• They said that they are busy that day.

Ba said, "I know a better restaurant here."

Lan said, "I woke up early yesterday."

Jane said to Anna, "I will phone you next Tuesday."

-> Jane told Anna that...............................................

Tuan and Nam said, "We have just arrived."

Tuan and Nam said that....................

Charles asked me "Where is my car."

-> Charles asked me............................

She said, "I did not say that."

• She said that she has not said that.
• She said that she had not said that.

Ahmed asked, "what are you doing?"

• Ahmed asked what you were doing.

• Ahmed asked what were you doing?

Michelle said:"Could you bring my Book tonight?"

• She asked to bring her Book that night.

• She asked to bring the Book tonight.