Direct Speech and Indirect Speech

He says, "They will hurt you".

• He said to me that they will hurt me.

• He said to me that he would be hurt me.

• He said to me that they would hurt me.

• He said to me that they would hurt you.

My father said to me, "You must work hard".

• My father said to me that I must work hard.

• My father said to me that you must work hard.

• My father said to me that you have to work hard.

• My father said to me that I had to work hard.

She said, "My parents are going to Karachi".

• She said that my parents going to Karachi.

• She said that my parents gone to Karachi.

• She said that her parents were going to Karachi.

• She said that her parents are going to Karachi.

She said, "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ the next day.

• is coming

• will come

• would come

Austin says, "I see the clouds.".

He tells me that he ________ the clouds.

• had seen

• sees

• saw

• see

Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".

He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work __________.

• was taking; the next day

• was taking; tomorrow

• had been taking; the next day

"I have been there" explained Rayna.

She told me that she ________ there.

• has been

• was

• had been

Reported speech is about ...

• reporting television news.

• reporting second-hand information.

• Mr Porter's speech.

She said, "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ the next day.

• is coming

• will come

• would come

Bryan said, "I bought a car last week."

He said that he had bought a car _____________.

• a week ago

• last week

• the week before