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Direct speech Reported Direct speech Reported

am, is was this, that that

Change of time phrase


are were these, those those
Direct speech Reported take(s) took here, there there

Change of verbs
Present Simple Past Simple took had taken now, then then
Change of tense
Present Contnuous Past Continuous have, has, had had today that day, the same day
Past Simple Past Perfect was were had been yesterday the day before
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous don’t, doesn’t didn’t ago before
Present Perfect Past Perfect didn’t hadn’t (3/ed) last the .......... before
Present Perfrect Cont. Past Perfect Continuous will, shall, would would tomorrow the following day
Past Perfect Past Perfect can, could could next the following
Past Perfect Cont. Past Perfect Continuous may might now that since
Future Simple 2nd conditional must, have to had to

Requests/orders Statements Yes/no questions Wh questions


(asked me, told me) (not) to (said, told me) that (wanted to know) if + statement (wanted to know) wh+statement
e.g. Please, (don’t) help me. e.g. I am working now. e.g. Did you love me? e.g. Where do you live?
He asked me (not) to help him. He said that he was working then. He wanted to know if I had loved him. He wanted to know where I lived.
Please, call me. She wants that CD. Does she want that CD? Why does she want that CD?
He asked me ________________ He said _________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, don’t call me. We went to the shop. Did we go to the shop? When did we go to the shop?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, buy yourself some milk. You can help him. Can you help him? How can you help him?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, don’t buy yourself any milk. You and I were at the zoo. Were you and I at the zoo? When were you and I at the zoo?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, do that. Your friend must go. Must your friend go? How soon must your friend go?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, don’t do that. My friend could play. Could my friend play? What could my friend play?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Close the window! She is doing her homework. Is she doing her homework? Where is she doing her homework?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Don’t close the window! He was playing in the garden. Was he playing in the garden? Why was he playing in the garden?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Give her that! You have given me the book. Have you given me the book? Why have you given me the book?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Don’t give her that! Your Mum will call you. Will your Mum call you? When will your Mum call?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Forgive us! Tom is going to be a doctor. Is Tom going to be a doctor? How are you going to be a doctor?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Direct speech Reported Direct speech Reported
am, is was this, that that

Change of time phrase


are were these, those those
Direct speech Reported take(s) took here, there there

Change of verbs
Present Simple Past Simple took had taken now, then then
Change of tense
Present Contnuous Past Continuous have, has, had had today that day, the same day
Past Simple Past Perfect was were had been yesterday the day before
Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous don’t, doesn’t didn’t ago before
Present Perfect Past Perfect didn’t hadn’t (3/ed) last the .......... before
Present Perfrect Cont. Past Perfect Continuous will, shall, would would tomorrow the following day
Past Perfect Past Perfect can, could could next the following
Past Perfect Cont. Past Perfect Continuous may might now that since
Future Simple 2nd conditional must, have to had to

Requests/orders Statements Yes/no questions Wh questions


(asked me, told me) (not) to (said, told me) that (wanted to know) if + statement (wanted to know) wh+statement
e.g. Please, (don’t) help me. e.g. I am working now. e.g. Did you love me? e.g. Where do you live?
He asked me (not) to help him. He said that he was working then. He wanted to know if I had loved him. He wanted to know where I lived.
Please, call me. She wants that CD. Does she want that CD? Why does she want that CD?
He asked me ________________ He said _________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, don’t call me. We went to the shop. Did we go to the shop? When did we go to the shop?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, buy yourself some milk. You can help him. Can you help him? How can you help him?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, don’t buy yourself any milk. You and I were at the zoo. Were you and I at the zoo? When were you and I at the zoo?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, do that. Your friend must go. Must your friend go? How soon must your friend go?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Please, don’t do that. My friend could play. Could my friend play? What could my friend play?
He asked me ________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Close the window! She is doing her homework. Is she doing her homework? Where is she doing her homework?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Don’t close the window! He was playing in the garden. Was he playing in the garden? Why was he playing in the garden?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Give her that! You have given me the book. Have you given me the book? Why have you given me the book?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Don’t give her that! Your Mum will call you. Will your Mum call you? When will your Mum call?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________
Forgive us! Tom is going to be a doctor. Is Tom going to be a doctor? How are you going to be a doctor?
He told me _________________ He said_________________________ He wanted to know __________________ He wanted to know __________________

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