SCJO Transforming Direct Speech to Reported Speech

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

• He said that he will go to the store.

• He said that he is going to the market.

• He said that he was going to the store.

• He said that he was going to the store.

She said, "I will finish my homework tomorrow."

• She said that she would finish her homework the next day.

• She said that she would finish her homework today.

• She said that she will finish her homework tomorrow.

• She said that she finished her homework yesterday.

They said, "We saw the movie last week."

• They saw the movie last week.

• They had seen the movie last week.

• They saw the movie yesterday.

• They will see the movie next week.

John said, "I have been studying for the exam."
John said that ..

• he will study for the exam tomorrow.

• he had been studying for the exam.

• he studied for the exam last year.

• he is not studying for the exam.

Maria said, "I bought this dress a month ago."
a month ago --> .......?

• a month ago

• two months ago

• a month before

• two months before

The teacher said, "I didn't want to offend you."
The teacher said that .... ..... ..... ..... ..... me.

He said, "I can help you with your assignment."

He said that

• he could help with the assignment.

• he will help you with your project.

• he couldn't help with the assignment.

• He helped with the assignment yesterday.

She said, "I visited my grandparents last summer."

• She mentioned that she would visit her grandparents next summer.

• She claimed that she had not visited her grandparents last summer.

• She said that she had visited her grandparents the previous summer.

• She stated that she visited her grandparents last winter.

They said, "We are planning a trip next month."

• They were planning a trip for the following month.

• They are planning a vacation next month.

• They planned a trip next month.

• They are going on a trip last month.

John said, "I will call you later."

• John will not call at all.

• John called me yesterday.

• John would call later.

• I will call John later.