Reported Speech

DS: "I am waiting at the bus stop number ten," he told me. RS: He told me that ........ at the bus stop number ten.

• he was waiting
• he's been waiting
• he's waited

DS: "We will set off tomorrow," they said on Friday. RS: On Friday they said ....

• they should set off tomorrow
• they would set off the next day
• they could set off the next day

DS: "Get out of my way!" he told us. RS: He told us ..... of his way.

• to get out of my way
• to get out of his way
• not to get out of our way

DS: "Jane left the party early." her sister told us at 6 o'clock. RS: Jane's sister told us that she ... the party early.

• left
• had left
• has left

DS: "I invited Derek to dinner last week," Debbie told me. RS: Debbie told me that she had invited Derek to dinner .... .

• the previous week
• the las week

DS: "I will resign today," the minister announced last Friday. RS: Last Friday the minister announced that he would resign .... .

• that day
• the other day
• the day before

DS: "I can swim really fast." RS:

• He said me that he could swim really fast.
• He told that he could swim really fast.
• He said that he could swim really fast.

DS: "There was an accident outside the supermarket". RS:

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.
• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.
• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

DS: "He hasn't eaten breakfast here." Anna said. RS: Anna told me that he ..... .

• hasn't eaten breakfast there.
• hadn't eaten breakfast there.
• hadn't eaten breakfast here.

Tom said "I’m going to London tomorrow." Five days later you say...

• Tom said he is going to London the following day.
• Tom said he was going to London the following day.
• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.