REPORTED SPEECH

change of time/place words:

 

 

change of tenses:        1 -> 2      2 -> 3 (didnīt + 1 -> hadnīt + 3)      will -> would / wonīt -> wouldnīt

She said, "I donīt know why Iīm so tired today."

She said that Ishewe donīt knowdidnīt knowdoesnīt know why sheheI iswerewas so tired todaythe day beforethat day.

 

Mum said, "I have never listened to anything so beautiful in all my life."

Mum told me that Ishewe had never listenedhas never listenedwill never listen to anything so beautiful in all myourher life.

 

Henry said, "Iīll give the book back tomorrow."

Henry said that Ihewe wouldwillshall give the book back todaytomorrowthe next day.

 

Ned and Craig shouted, "There is a snake behind this box!"

Ned and Craig shouted that ittherethis iswaswere a snake behind thatthosethese box.

 

Dad said, "I wonīt come home for dinner this evening."

Dad said that Ihethey wouldnīt comewill not comecouldnīt come home for dinner thesethatthose evening.

 

I asked Ted, "Can I borrow these pens until next Thursday?"

I asked Ted whenhow longif ITedme canīt borrowcould borrowcan borrow thisthatthose pens until the following Thursdaythe Thursday beforethis Thursday.

 

They said, "We are taking drawing classes here."

They said that weshethey are takingwas takingwere taking drawing classes heretherethen

 

Ken said to me, "I will fix your bike today."

Ken said to me that Ihethey will fixwouldnīt fixwould fix yourmyhis bike that daythentoday.

 

The kids said, "We went to see the movie yesterday, but we didnīt like it."

The kids said that theyshewe wenthad gonewill go to see the movie the day beforeyesterdaythe next day, but theyweI didnīt likehadnīt likedwonīt like it.

 

Ida said, "Chris isnīt at home now. He is playing tennis with his sister."

Ida said that sheIhe wasnītwouldnīt bewerenīt at home thennowhere, and that hesheI were playingwas playingplayed tennis with myherhis sister.