Reported Speech

Which one of the examples is reported speech?

• She will go to school tomorrow.
• "I won't go to school," said Sarah.
• Sarah told me that she wouldn't go to school on the next day.
• She told me about it.

Change into reported speech. "I am in the English lesson."

• Jack texted me that I am in the English lesson.
• Three hours ago Jack texted me that he is in the English lesson.
• Jack texts me that he was in the English lesson.
• Earlier today Jack texted me that he was in the English lesson.

Change into reported speech: "We are learning some new grammar here."

• Jack also told me that they are learning some new grammar here.
• Jack also told me that they were learning some new grammar there.
• Jack also told me they learned some new grammar there.
• Jack also told me we were learning some new grammar here.

Change into reported speech: "I will become an astronaut."

• Jane answered that she will become an astronaut.
• Jane answers that she would become an astronaut.
• Jane answered that she will had become an astronaut.
• Jane answered that she would become an astronaut.

Change into reported speech: "I haven't eaten yet."

• Mike complained that he hadn't eaten yet.
• Mike complained that he didn't eat yet.
• Mike complained that he wouldn't have eaten yet.
• Mike complained that he hasn't eaten yet.

In reported speech you usually change "yesterday" into...

• one day
• yesterday
• the day before
• on earlier day

In reported speech "three days ago" changes into...

• three days in the past
• three-day-ago
• three days earlier 
• back three days

In reported speech "now" changes into...

• then
• that day
• right now
• earlier than now

In reported speech "today" changes into...

• today
• that day
• on an earlier day
• some day

Change into reported speech: "Come here tomorrow!"

• The neighbour told that I go there tomorrow.
• The neighbour told me go there that day.
• The neighbour told me to go there on the next day.
• The neighbour told me to come there on the next day.