Reported Speech

Jack said, “I go to school later.”

• Jack said he went to school later.

• Jack said he went to school tomorrow.

• Jack said he goes to school later.

• Jack said she went to school later.

Kate told me, “I will join you tomorrow.”

• Kate told me that she would join me the previous day.

• Kate told me that she would join me the following day.

• Kate told me that she would join me tomorrow.

• Kate told me that she will join me the following day.

Ms Jane told the students, “You can bring your phones to school next Saturday.”

• Ms Jane told the students that they could bring their phones to school the following Saturday.

• Ms Jane told the students that they can bring their phones to school the following Saturday.

• Ms Jane told the students that they could bring their phones to school the last Saturday.

• Ms Jane told the students that we could bring our phones to school the following Saturday.

Peter told me, "I have been ill for a couple of weeks."

• Peter told me he was ill for a couple of weeks.

• Peter told me he has been ill for a couple of weeks.

• Peter told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks.

• Peter told me I have been ill for a couple of weeks.

My brother told me, "I will lend you the money."

• He told me I would lend him the money.

• He told me he would lend him the money.

• He told me he would lent me the money.

• He told me he would lend me the money.

I'll be at work till late tonight", said Gill.

• Gill said she would be at work late that night.

• Gill said she would be at work late tonight.

• Gill said she will be at work late that night.

• Gill said she would be at work late last night.

I broke the mirror", said Miguel.

• Miguel said he broke the mirror.

• Miguel said he had broke the mirror.

• Miguel said he had broken the mirror.

• Miguel said he has broke the mirror.

I don't eat fish", said Corinne.

• Corinne said she hadn't eaten fish.

• Corinne said she didn't eaten fish.

• Corinne said she doesn't eat fish.

• Corinne said she didn't eat fish.

Samuel said, “I am going to the beach with my sister this afternoon.”

• Samuel said that he is going to the beach with my sister that afternoon.

• Samuel said that he was going to the beach with his sister that afternoon.

• Samuel said that he was going to the beach with her sister that afternoon.

• Samuel said that he would begoing to the beach with his sister that afternoon.

Sarah said, "I ate breakfast before school."

• Sarah said she ate breakfast before school.

• Sarah said she has eaten breakfast before school.

• Sarah said she had eaten breakfast before school.

• Sarah said she was eating breakfast before school.