Reported Speech

Peter said, "I like cakes."

• Peter said that I like cakes.

• Peter asked if he liked cakes.

• Peter said that he likes cakes.

• Peter said that he liked cakes.

Helen says, "I am tired".

• Helen says that she is tired.

• Helen said that she was tired.

• Helen says that she was tired.

• Helen says that she has been tired.

The teacher said, "I will take a test tomorrow".

• The teacher said that she will take a test tomorrow.

• The teacher said that she will take a test the next day.

• The teacher said the she would take a test tomorrow.

• The teacher said that she would take a test the next day.

They said, "We have been working hard."

• They told that they were working hard.

• They said that they had been working hard.

• They told that they have been working hard.

• They said that they have been working hard.

Kate said, "It isn't snowing now".

• Kate said that it wasn't snowing then.

• Kate said that it is not snowing now.

• Kate said that it was not snowing now.

• Kate asked why it was not snowing.

Mr. Smith said to Paul, "Will you go to the market?"

• Mr. Smith asked Paul that if he will go to the market.

• Mr. Smith asked Paul if you will go to the market.

• Mr. Smith told Paul to go to the marker.

• Mr. Smith asked Paul if he would go to the market.

Gregory said, "I was running in the race."

• Greogory said that he was running in the race.

• Gregory said that he had been running in the race.

• Gregory said that he will be running in the race.

• Gregory said that he is running in the race.

The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun".

• The teacher said that the Earth revolved around the Sun.

• The teacher asked if the Earth revolves around the Su.

• The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The teacher taught that the Earth is revolving around the Sun.