Reported Speech

• We use reported speech to repeat what another person told use.
• We usually have to change the verbs to a form of the past (present simple to past simple, past simple to past perfect, etc.)
• We also have to be careful and change pronouns and time phrases.

Read the sentences and choose the correct completions.

1. John: " I usually play soccer on Tuesdays."               John said he usually playplaysplayedhas played soccer on Tuesdays.
2. Dave: "I will help you tomorrow."                             Dave said he would help you tomorrowme tomorrowyou the next dayme the next day
3. Sheila: " Maria, don't open the door."                       Sheila told Maria not to opendon't opendidn't opento not open the door.
4. Joel: "I am kind of fed up with my job."                   Joel said that he wasisarewere fed up with his job.
5. Mr. James: "Money will not matter in the future."     Mr. James told me that money will notisn't going towouldn'twilln't matter in the future.
6. Tim: "I went to school yesterday."                            Tim said he has gonehad gonehas been gonegoned to school the previous day.
7. Sam: "I am going to help you both at the weekend."    Sam told meyouusthem he was going to help us both at the weekend.
8. Richard: "Tom can speak French and Spanish."           Richard told me that Tom canis able tocoulddid can speak Freanch and Spanish.
9. Jerry: "I will pay you back next Monday."                Jerry promised would payto paypayingpaid me back the following Monday.
10. Tina: "We're moving house tomorrow."                      Tina said they movedwere movingare movingare moved house the next day.