Reported Speech

Said (to) - Told (object pronouns [me,you,him,her,us,them])

Asked

* Present simple -------- Simple past

Ex: "I am in the park" ---- She said (that) she was in the park.
* Present Continuous ------ Past continuous
Ex: " I am cleaning the car" --- Carlos told me (that) he was cleaning the car.
* Present Perfect ----- Past perfect
Ex: "She has cleaned the car" --- Carlos said (That) she had cleaned the car.
" I have cleaned my car" ---- Maria told me that she had cleaned her car.
* Present Perfect Continuous ---- Past perfect Continuous
Ex: "Martha has been cleaning her car for two days" ------
Tim said that Martha (she) had been cleaning her car for two days.
* Past simple ------ Past perfect
Ex: "I was in the park" ---- Jay told maria (that) he had been in the park"
* Past Continuous ----- Past perfect Continuous
Ex: "Roberta was cleaning Tom's car" -----
Tom said (that) Roberta had been cleaning his car.
* Will ------ Would
Ex: "Roberta will clean her car" ----- She said (that) she would clean her car.
- Can ----- Could
Ex: " I can't go tomorrow" ----- Mike said (that) he couldn't go the next day.
* Must ----- had to
Ex: "I must pass the level" ---- She told me (that) she had to pass the level