REPORTED SPEECH

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Simple Present Simple Past

“I like ice cream” (She said (that) she liked ice cream).
Direct Speech Reported Speech
Present Continuous Past Continuous
“I am living in London” (She said she was living in London) today that day

now then
Past Perfect Past Perfect
Simple Past yesterday the day before

“I bought a car” … days ago … days before

(She said she had bought a car)
last week the week before
Present Perfect
“I haven't seen Julie” next year the following year

(She said she hadn't seen Julie) tomorrow the next day /
Past Perfect the following day
“I had taken English lessons before” here there
(She said she had taken English lessons before)
this that

these those
Past Continuous
Past Perfect Continuous
I was walking along the street
(She said she had been walking along the street)

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been studying the whole
morning (She said she had been studying the whole morning)

Past Perfect Continuous

“I had been walking all day long”
Direct Question (She said she walking all day long)
had been Question
Reported
“Where is the Post Office, please?”
Immediate Future (is / are She asked me where thegoing
Post Office was.
was / were to
going to)
(She said she was going to visit me the following week)
“I’m going to visit you next week”
“What are you doing?”
She asked me what I was doing.
Conditional (would)

“Who was thatFuture (will)

fantastic man?”
I'll see you later
Conditional (would)
I would help, but..
Direct Question
“Do you love me?”
(She said she would see me later)
She asked me who that fantastic man had been.
(She said she would help but...)
Conditional sentences: WOULD HAVE
Reported Question
He asked me if I loved him.
“Have you ever been to Mexico?” She asked me if I had ever been to Mexico.

“Are you working here?” She asked me if I was working there.

“Be careful and pay attention” She TOLD me TO be careful and TO pay attention

“ Don´t talk with your friends” She TOLD me NOT TO talk with my friends

“ Please, stay here and help me” She ASKED me TO stay there and TO help her

“Please, don´t leave me here” She ASKED me NOT TO leave her there