REPORTED SPEECH

In the Reported Speech all present tenses disappear!

We use their past tense equivalents.

verb Tenses
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE

Mary says: I work. Mary said she worked.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS

Mary says: I am working. Mary said she was working.

PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT

Mary says: I have worked. Mary said she HAD WORKED.

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Mary says: I have been working. Mary said she had been working.

PAST SIMPLE PAST PERFECT

Mary says: I worked. Mary said she had worked.

FUTURE CONDITIONAL
Mary says: I will work. Mary said she would work.

PRONOUNS AND DEMONSTRATIVES

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
This That
That Those
I He/She
We They
My His/Her
Our Their

ADVERBS
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
here there
now then / at the moment
today / tonight that day / that night
tomorrow the following day / the next day
yesterday the day before / the previous day
next week / day / month / year the following week / day / month / year
ago before
last night / week / year the night / week / year before
the previous night / week / day

REPORTING QUESTIONS

Worksheet 9
 Yes/No Questions Question-Words
When the direct question begins with an When the direct question begins with a
auxiliary verb we use: question-word we use:

If/whether + subject + verb Question-word + subject + verb

John: Did she watch the film? John:Where is she going?

John asked if she had watched thefilm. John asked where she was going.

Introductory verbs

add grumble
admit inform
advise invite
agree observe
ask order
blame point out
complain protest
confirm remark
declare say
deny
suggest
exclaim
tell
explain
think

Worksheet 9