Direct and indirect speech

Mimi said, “I have been writing this letter.”

• Mimi said that she has been writing this letter.

• Mimi said that she had been writing this letter.

• Mimi said she was writing this letter.

I said, “Sam is driving the car.”

• I said that Sam was driving the car.

• My uncle said that he was cooking lunch.

• • My uncle said that he cooked lunch.

Jon said, “I like to play rugby.”

• Jon said that he likes to play rugby.

• Jon said that he liked to play rugby.

• Jon said that he is liking to play rugby.

My mother said, “I get up early every morning.”

• My mother said that she gets up early every morning.

• My mother said that she is getting up early every morning.

• My mother said that she got up early every morning.

The maths teacher said, “Three divided by three is one.”

• The maths teacher said that three divided by three was one.

• The maths teacher said that three divided by three is one.

• The maths teacher said that three was divided by three is one.

Mohit said, “Switzerland is a very beautiful country.”

• Mohit said that Switzerland is a very beautiful country.

• Mohit said that Switzerland was a very beautiful country.

• • Mohit said that Switzerland has been a very beautiful country.

Uma said, “I saw a Royal Bengal Tiger in the zoo.”

• Uma said that she saw a Royal Bengal Tiger in the zoo.

• Uma said that she was seeing a Royal Bengal Tiger in the zoo.

• Uma said that she had seen a Royal Bengal Tiger in the zoo.

Aswini said to her mother, “I have passed the test.”

• Aswini told her mother that she has passed the test.

• Aswini told her mother that she had passed the test.

• Aswini told her mother that she passed the test.

Daphne said to Antony, “I will go to London tomorrow.”

• Daphne told Antony that she would go to London the next day.

• Daphne told Antony that she will go to London tomorrow.

• Daphne told Antony that she was going to London tomorrow.

The traffic police said to us, “Where are you going?”

• The traffic police asked us where we were going.

• The traffic police asked us where are we going.

• • The traffic police asked us where you are going.