Reported speech

Direct speech Reported speech

Present simple Past simple
Past simple Past perfect
Present continuous Past continuous
Past continuous Past perfect continuous
Present perfect Past perfect
Past perfect Past perfect
Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous
Future would + Vinf
now then
today that day
tonight that night
here there
last week the previous week / the week before
next week the following week
ago before
yesterday the day before
tomorrow the next day

Present Simple V + s/es (III)

Past Simple V + ed

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I am I are
Present Continuous sing II are +Ving pl II are + Ving
III is III are

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I was I were
Past Continuous sing were +Ving
II pl were +Ving
II
III was III were

{ {
I have I have
Present Perfect sing II have +VIII/ed pl II have +VIII/ed
III has III have

Past Perfect had + VIII/ed

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I has been I have been
Present Perfect Cont. sing II has been +Ving pl II have been +Ving
III has been III have been
Past Perfect Continuous had been + Ving