Reported speech examples

2. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I am very
tired.
Joe said (that)
he was very
tired.
JOE
I  he, she
present simple  past simple

3. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Joe and Tom
said (that)
they were very
tired.
JOE
We  they
present simple  past simple
TOM
I am very
tired.
We are
very tired.

4. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I need
some rest.
Sarah said
(that) she
needed some
rest.
SARAH
I  he, she
present simple  past simple

5. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
You look
gorgeous
in yellow.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she looked
gorgeous in yellow.
DIANA
You  he, she
present simple  past simple
addressing someone  told
SARAH

6. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I will go
with you.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she would go
with her.
DIANA
I  he, she
will  would
you (objective)  him, her
SARAH

7. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Ted can
help you
with this.
Diana told Sarah
(that) Ted could
help her with that.
DIANA
can  could
you (objective)  him, her
this  that
SARAH

8. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I will wait
for you
here.
Joe told Tom
(that) he
would wait
for him there.
JOE
I  he, she
will  would
you (obj.)  him, her
here  there
TOM

9. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Cindy and I
have
broken up.
Joe told Tom
(that) he and
Cindy had
broken up.
JOE
I  he, she
present perfect  past perfect
TOM

10. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I saw Cindy
today.
Tom told Joe
(that) he had
seen Cindy
that day.
JOE
I  he, she
past simple  past perfect
today  that day
TOM

11. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Cindy is doing
the laundry.
Tom told Joe
(that) Cindy
was doing the
laundry.
JOE
present continuous  past continuous
TOM

12. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I didn’t work
yesterday.
Joe told Tom
(that) he hadn’t
worked the day
before.
JOE
I  he, she
past simple  past perfect
yesterday  the day before, the previous day
TOM

13. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Don’t tell
anyone about
this.
Joe told Tom
not to tell
anyone about
that.
JOE
don’t  not to
this  that
TOM

14. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Are you
going out
tonight?
Diana asked Sarah
if she was going
out that night.
DIANA
Yes/No question  asked if
you  he, she
is  was
tonight  that night
SARAH

15. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
When will
you move
out?
Diana asked Sarah
when she would
move out.
DIANA
WH Question  asked
you  he, she
will  would
SARAH

16. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Jerry can
take us to
the mall.
Diana told Sarah
(that) Jerry could
take them to the
mall.
DIANA
can  could
us  them
SARAH

17. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I think Ann
will come,
but I may be
wrong.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she thought
Ann would come, but
she might be wrong.
DIANA
I  he, she
present simple  past simple
will  would
may  might
SARAH

18. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
I don’t know
your
husband.
Diana told Sarah
(that) she didn’t know
her husband.
DIANA
I  he, she
present simple  past simple
your  her, his
SARAH

19. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
It’s time for
our nap.
Diana told Sarah
(that) it was time for
their nap.
DIANA
present simple  past simple
our  their
SARAH

20. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
This is my
neighbor’s
son.
Diana told Sarah
(that) that was her
neighbor’s son.
DIANA
this  that
present simple  past simple
my  his, her
SARAH

21. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
This car is
mine.
Diana told Sarah
(that) that car was
hers.
DIANA
this  that
present simple  past simple
mine  his, hers
SARAH

22. SOME DAYS AGO NOW
Diana and Sarah said
(that) those cars were
theirs.
DIANA
these  those
present simple  past simple
ours  theirs
SARAH
These cars
are ours.