Direct and Indirect Speech-Grammar 5

He said, "I am going to the store."

• He said that he is going to the store.

• He said that he was going to the store.

• He said that he had gone to the store.

She said, "I have already finished my work."

• She said that she has already finished her work.

• She said that she had already finished her work.

• She said that she was already finishing her work.

They said, "We will visit you tomorrow."

• They said that they would visit me tomorrow.

• They said that they will visit me tomorrow.

• They said that they had visited me tomorrow.

They said, "We were playing football."

• They said that they had been playing football.

• They said that they have been playing football.

• They said that they would have been playing football.

She said, "I am cooking dinner now."

• She said that she is cooking dinner now.

• She said that she had been cooking dinner.

• She said that she was cooking dinner then.

Direct: He said, "I am tired."
Indirect: He said that he ______ tired.

Direct: She said, "We are going to the party."
Indirect: She said that they ______ going to the party.

Direct: He said, "I have already eaten."
Indirect: He said that he ______ already eaten.

Direct: He asked, "Can I borrow your pen?"
Indirect: He asked if he ______ borrow my pen.

Direct: They said, "We will arrive late."
Indirect: They said that they ______ arrive late.