Sheila     Sheila said:
              Sheila      said : “      “ I am
              said: “I     I am        going to
              am in       dating      run away
              love with   John.”     with John.”
I’m in love   Jonh.”
with John.
Sheila said
                                           she was
              Sheila said   Sheila said    going to run
              that she      that she was   away with
              was in love   dating John.   John.
              with John.

I’m in love
with John.
present simple                                    past simple
He said: “I'm a teacher.”                         He said he was a teacher

                                                  past continuous
present continuous
                                                  He said he was having lunch with his
He said “I'm having lunch with my parents.”
                                                  parents.

                                                  past perfect simple
present perfect simple
                                                  He said he had been to France three
He said “I've been to France three times.”
                                                  times.

present perfect continuous                        past perfect continuous
He said: “I've been working very hard.”           He said he had been working very hard.

past simple                                       past perfect
 He said: “I bought a new car.”                   He said he had bought a new car.
past continuous                                   past perfect continuous
 He said: “It was raining earlier.”               He said it had been raining earlier.
past perfect
                                                  past perfect
 He said: “The play had started when I
                                                  NO CHANGE POSSIBLE
arrived.”
past perfect continuous
                                                  past perfect continuous
 He said: I'd already been living in London for
                                                  NO CHANGE POSSIBLE
five years.”
would
will
He said: “I´ll come and see you soon.”
                                           He said he would come and see
                                           me soon.
can                                       could
 He said: “I can swim under water for two He said he could swim under
minutes.”                                 water for two minutes.
must                                       had to
 He said: “All tickets must be bought in   He said that all tickets had to be
advance.”                                  bought in advance.
                                           should
shall
 He said: “What shall we do about it?”
                                           He asked what we should do
                                           about it.

may                                        might
He said: “May I smoke?”                    He asked if he might smoke.
Wh-questions
John asked: “Where does she live:”   He asked me where she lived

John asked: “Where is she:”          He asked me where she was.



Yes-no questions
John asked: “Do you love me”         He asked me if I loved him.

                                     He asked me if I was a
John asked: “ Are you a teacher”     teacher.
tell + infinitive
positive imperative     He told me to shut up.
Shut up!

                        tell + not + infinitive
                        He told me not to stop
negative imperative     the music!
Don't stop the music!
now             then
today           that day
here            there
this            that
this week       that week
                the following day
tomorrow        the next day
                the day after
                the following week
next week       the next week
                the week after
                the previous day
yesterday
                the day before
                the previous week
last week
                the week before
                previously
ago
                before
                2 weeks previously
2 weeks ago
                2 weeks before
tonight         that night
                the previous Saturday
last Saturday
                the Saturday before
                the following Saturday
                the next Saturday
next Saturday
                the Saturday after
                that Saturday
The solution!
Reported speech

Reported speech

  • 2.
    Sheila Sheila said: Sheila said : “ “ I am said: “I I am going to am in dating run away love with John.” with John.” I’m in love Jonh.” with John.
  • 3.
    Sheila said she was Sheila said Sheila said going to run that she that she was away with was in love dating John. John. with John. I’m in love with John.
  • 4.
    present simple past simple He said: “I'm a teacher.” He said he was a teacher past continuous present continuous He said he was having lunch with his He said “I'm having lunch with my parents.” parents. past perfect simple present perfect simple He said he had been to France three He said “I've been to France three times.” times. present perfect continuous past perfect continuous He said: “I've been working very hard.” He said he had been working very hard. past simple past perfect He said: “I bought a new car.” He said he had bought a new car. past continuous past perfect continuous He said: “It was raining earlier.” He said it had been raining earlier. past perfect past perfect He said: “The play had started when I NO CHANGE POSSIBLE arrived.” past perfect continuous past perfect continuous He said: I'd already been living in London for NO CHANGE POSSIBLE five years.”
  • 5.
    would will He said: “I´llcome and see you soon.” He said he would come and see me soon. can could He said: “I can swim under water for two He said he could swim under minutes.” water for two minutes. must had to He said: “All tickets must be bought in He said that all tickets had to be advance.” bought in advance. should shall He said: “What shall we do about it?” He asked what we should do about it. may might He said: “May I smoke?” He asked if he might smoke.
  • 6.
    Wh-questions John asked: “Wheredoes she live:” He asked me where she lived John asked: “Where is she:” He asked me where she was. Yes-no questions John asked: “Do you love me” He asked me if I loved him. He asked me if I was a John asked: “ Are you a teacher” teacher.
  • 7.
    tell + infinitive positiveimperative He told me to shut up. Shut up! tell + not + infinitive He told me not to stop negative imperative the music! Don't stop the music!
  • 8.
    now then today that day here there this that this week that week the following day tomorrow the next day the day after the following week next week the next week the week after the previous day yesterday the day before the previous week last week the week before previously ago before 2 weeks previously 2 weeks ago 2 weeks before tonight that night the previous Saturday last Saturday the Saturday before the following Saturday the next Saturday next Saturday the Saturday after that Saturday
  • 10.