REPORT SPEECH

1. The rule general is that you have to go one tense back, generally you have to use
the verb say and tell in past tense, one of them with to, the another one no.

2. One tense back has an exception; it’s the reporting in present tense, If the reported
statement is about something, that it’s still true.

Advise Admit Agree Beg Boast Complain

Decide Deny Encourage Explain Invite Offer

Order Persuade Promise Refuse Remind Reply

Request Suggest Warn Think with feelings

For instance:

Sentence Report speech

She advises him to go to the doctor She said to me that she advised to him
go to the doctor.

She told me, she advised to him go

to the doctor.