Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple Present Simple Past

"I work in Argentina" He said that he worked in Argentina
"I am a teacher" He said that he was a teacher
Simple Past Simple Past Perfect
"We saw a good film on TV"
They said that they had seen a good film on
TV
"I was tired" He said that he had been tired
Simple Perfect Simple Past Perfect
"We have gone to that place before"
They said that they had gone to that place
before
"I have been here many times" She said that she had been there many times
Simple Future Simple Conditional
"I will visit my mother" He said that he would visit his mother
"She will be happy to see me" He said that she would be happy to see him
Simple Future perfect Simple Conditional Perfect
"I will have arrived there by pm" He said he would have arrived here by pm
"I will have sent all the products by
tomorrow"
He said that he would have sent all the
products by tomorrow
Present Continuous Past Continuous
"I am doing my !ob" He said that he was doing his !ob
"We are living in "ew #ork" They said that they were living in "ew #ork
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
"I was dancing with $ary" He said that he had been dancing with $ary
"We were talking" They said that they had been talking
Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
"I have been doing this for two years"
He said that he had been doing that for two
years
"We have been trying to phone him"
They said that they had been trying to phone
him
Future Continuous Conditional Continuous
"I will be flying to %hicago" He said that he would be flying to %hicago
"I will be staying at a good hotel"
He said that he would be staying at a good
hotel"
Future Perfect Continuous Conditional Perfect Continuous
"I will have been selling books for two
years"
He said that he would have been selling
books for two years
"I will have been having a good life"
He said that he would have been having a
good life
Si utili&amos 'told( tenemos )ue usar siempre un pronombre detr*s
+me,you,him,her,us,you,them- o un nombre +$ichael. $ar/a. the teacher. my sister0-
$y sister told me that she was tired1
William told the teacher that it was late1
Si la frase en direct speech est* en imperativo. el cambio se hace as/2
3o to sleep4 She told me to go to sleep1
5on6t wait for me1 He told me not to wait for him1
%uando la frase en direct speech es una sugerencia. utili&amos 'suggested( en el
reported speech2
Why dont you go to sleep7 +89or )u: no te vas a dormir7- He suggested that I should
go to sleep1
Lets play cards +Vamos a !ugar a las cartas-1 She suggested that we should play cards1
%uando la frase en direct speech es interrogativa. utili&amos 'asked( en el reported
speech y el cambio se hace as/2
5o you speak Italian7 She asked me if I spoke Italian1
Have they been to $*laga7 Anthony asked me if they had been to $*laga1