TIME WORDS VERB TENSES AND CHANGE DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH PRESENT SIMPLE “I LIKE FISH” SHE SAID PRESENT CONTINUOUS “HE IS PLAYING TENNIS” SHE SAID PRESENT PERFECT “HE HAS BOUGHT A NEW CAR” SHE SAID PAST SIMPLE “HE LEFT TWO DAYS AGO” SHE SAID FUTURE “I WILL SEND THIS E-MAIL” SHE SAID PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS “HE HAS BEEN WAITING FOR US” SHE SAID SIMPLE PAST SHE SAID, SHE LIKED FISH PAST CONTINUOUS SHE SAID, HE WAS PLAYING TENNIS PAST PERFECT SHE SAID HE HAD BOUGHT A NEW CAR PAST PERFECT SHE SAID HE HAD LEFT TWO DAYS BEFORE CONDITIONAL SHE SAID HE WOULD SEND THIS E-MAIL PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS SHE SAID HE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR US DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH TONIGHT, TODAY, NOW THIS WEEK/MONTH/YEAR YESTERDAY TOMORROW TWO DAYS AGO THAT NIGHT,THAT DAY, THEN THAT WEEK/MONTH/YEAR THE DAY BEFORE THE FOLLOWING DAY TWO DAYS BEFORE TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH PRESENT SIMPLE 1- “I LIKE SWIMMING, BUT I DON’T GO VERY OFTEN” MARY SAID 2- “I GO TO WORK BY BUS” PETER SAID 3- “I DONT’ FEEL WELL” MY SISTER SAID 4-“THE CHILDREN ARE VERY TIRED” THEIR MOTHER SAID 5- “SHE LOVES DANCING” KARL SAID PRESENT CONTINUOUS 1-“SHE IS LEARNING ENGLISH” HER MOTHER SAID 2-“ THE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING FOOTBALL NOW.” THEIR FATHER SAID 3.” SHE IS WRITING A REPORT” HER BOSS SAID 4-“ THE TEACHER IS GIVING A LOT OF HOMEWORK TODAY” THE CHILDREN SAID 5-“ MY SISTER IS RIDING A BIKE IN THE PARK” PETER SAID SIMPLE PAST 1-“I LOST MY CAR KEYS” SHE SAID 2-“I WATCHED A BEAUTIFUL FILM” CATHY SAID 3-”THE FILM BEGAN AT 6.00” MY SON SAID 4-“ THE GIRL DIDN’T TELL THE TRUTH” THE POLICEMAN SAID 5-“I SPENT MY HOLIDAYS BY THE SEA” SAM SAID PRESENT PERFECT 1-“SHE HAS VISITED THE MUSEUM TWICE” THEO SAID 2-“ THEY HAVE JUST EATEN A SANDWICH” THEIR MOTHER SAID 3-“ I HAVE FORGOTTEN TO BUY YOU A PRESENT” PETER SAID 4-“ HE HAS DONE HIS HOMEWORK” PAM TOLD US 5-“ MY MOTHER HAS MADE A CAKE “ SARAH TOLD ME FUTURE SIMPLE 1-“I WILL INVITE MY FRIENDS “ PAM SAID 2-“YOU WILL WIN THE RACE” KELLY TOLD PETER 3-“I WON’T GO TO THE PARTY BECAUSE I WILL BE ABROAD” STEFANO TOLD US 4-“I WILL HAVE LUNCH WITH TOM” MANDY SAID 5-“I WILL KAREN WAIT HERE” TOLD JUSTIN PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 1-“ SHE HAS BEEN HELPING WITH THE HOUSEWORK” HER MOTHER TOLD US 2- “HE HAS BEEN WORKING ALL THE MORNING” PETRINA TOLD US 3-“I HAVE BEEN PAINTING THE ROOM FOR A WEEK” MY HUSBAND SAID 4-“MY GRANDFATHER HAS BEEN SLEEPING IN THE ARMCHAIR FOR TWO HOURS” MARY SAID 5-“THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN FISHING ALL THE MORNING” THEIR MOTHER SAID