Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is used to report what someone has said without using quotation marks. It involves using a noun clause to report the original statement. The tense of the original verb may need to be changed depending on whether it is being reported formally/later or informally/immediately after the statement was made. Various examples are provided to illustrate how the tense would be changed in reported speech for statements, imperatives, yes/no questions and wh- questions.

1. Reported Speech – Indirect Speech
[Reported Speech] también conocido como [Indirect Speech] hace referencia al uso de una [noun clause] (clausula de
sustantivo) para reportar lo que alguien ha dicho sin hacer uso de [quotation marks] (comillas)
Quoted Speech Reported Speech (Formal – Later reporting)
Simple Present “I go to school.” He said he went to school.
Simple past “I went to school.” He said he had gone to school.
Simple Future “I will go to school.” He said he would go to school.
Present Continuous “I am going to school.” He said he was going to school.
Past Continuous “I was going to school.” He said he was going to school.
Future Continuous “I will be going to school.” He said he would be going to school.
Present Perfect “I have gone to school.” He said he had gone to school.
Past Perfect “I had gone to school.” He said he had gone to school.
Future Perfect “I will have gone to school.” He said he would have gone to school.
Modal Can “I can go to school.” He said he could go to school.
Modal May “I may go to school.” He said he might go to school.
Modal Should “I should go to school.” He said he should go to school.
Modal Ought to “I ought to go to school.” He said he ought to go to school.
Modal Must “I must go to school.” He said he had to go to school.
Modal Might “I might go to school.” He said he might go to school.
Quoted Speech Reported Speech (Informal – Immediate reporting)
Simple Present “I go to school.” He said he goes to school.
Simple past “I went to school.” He said he went to school.
Simple Future “I will go to school.” He said he will go to school.
Present Continuous “I am going to school.” He said he is going to school.
Past Continuous “I was going to school.” He said he was going to school.
Future Continuous “I will be going to school.” He said he will be going to school.
Present Perfect “I have gone to school.” He said he has gone to school.
Past Perfect “I had gone to school.” He said he had gone to school.
Future Perfect “I will have gone to school.” He said he will have gone to school.
Modal Can “I can go to school.” He said he can go to school.
Modal May “I may go to school.” He said he may go to school.
Modal Should “I should go to school.” He said he should go to school.
Modal Ought to “I ought to go to school.” He said he ought to go to school.
Modal Must “I must go to school.” He said he must go to school.
Modal Might “I might go to school.” He said he might go to school.
Quoted Speech – Imperatives Reported Speech (Formal – Later reporting)
Simple Present “Go to school.” He told me to go to school.

2. Quoted Speech – Yes/No Ques. Reported Speech (Formal – Later reporting)
Simple Present “Do you go to school?” He asked me if I went to school.
Simple past “Did you go to school?” He asked me if I had gone to school.
Simple Future “Will you go to school?” He asked me if I would go to school.
Present Continuous “Are you going to school?” He asked me if I was going to school.
Past Continuous “Were you going to school?” He asked me if I was going to school.
Future Continuous “Will you be going to school?” He asked me if I would be going to school.
Present Perfect “Have you gone to school?” He asked me if I had gone to school.
Past Perfect “Had you gone to school?” He asked me if I had gone to school.
Future Perfect “Will you have gone to school?” He asked me if I would have gone to school.
Quoted Speech – Wh- Ques. Reported Speech (Formal – Later reporting)
Simple Present “What do you have?” He asked me what I had.
Simple Present “Where do you go?” He asked me where I went to school.
Simple Present “When do you go?” He asked me when I went to school.