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I am Spanish.
He said (that) he was Spanish.

Reported Speech
DIRECT SPEECH
Present Simple Past Simple
We’re learning English.
They said (that) they were learning
English

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Present Past Continuous
Continuous
I left at six o’clock.
He said (that) he had left at six o’clock.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Past Simple Past Perfect
We’ll phone soon.
They told her (that) they would
phone soon.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Future Simple- Will Present
Conditional-
Would
I am fixing my car
now.
He said he was fixing his car then.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Now Then/ At that time
I’ll do it today.
He said (that) he would do it that day.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Today That day
It arrived this morning.
She said (that) the letter had arrived that
morning.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

This morning That morning
I will be late tomorrow.
He said (that) he would be
late the next day
.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Tomorrow Next day
I wasn’t at school yesterday/
last week.
She said (that) she hadn’t been at school the day
before / the week before.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Yesterday/ Last The day before/
week the week before
I put it here on the
shelf.
He said (that) he had put it there on
the shelf.

DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech

Here There
I know this place well.
He said (that) he knew
the/that place well.
DIRECT SPEECH Reported Speech
This The/ That
Now, let’s exercise a little more…

 Change the sentences into Reported Speech, using the rules you’ve just
made.
 I AM DOING MY HOMEWORK NOW.
 HE SAID....
 HE WAS DOING HIS HOMEWORK THEN.
 WE PLAYED GOLF LAST NIGHT.
 THEY SAID….
 THEY HAD PLAYED GOLF THE NIGHT BEFORE.
 I WILL WATCH A MOVIE AT THIS CINEMA.
 SHE SAID…….
 SHE WOULD WATCH A MOVIE AT THAT CINEMA.