We use reported speech to tell people what somebody said or though in the past, SEAGRIES SPEECH TENSE CHART DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH PRESENT SIMPLE-PAST SIMPLE He said he worked in Paris PRESENT CONTINUOUS-PAST CONT. 1am working He said he was working. PAST SIMPLE-PAST PERFECT | worked He said he had worked. PAST CONTINUOUS-PAST PERFECT CONT | was working He said he had been working PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE-PAST PERFECT | have worked He said he had worked OTHER VERB FORMS. TIME REFERENCES WILL-WOULD DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH Twill work -He said he would work. These Those CAN-COULD Now Then Ican sing He said he could sing. Too Turow 3 MUST-HAD TO Here There Imust work — -He said he had to work. This That This week That week Tomorrow The following/next day Next week The following/next week Yesterday The previous day The day before PRONOUNS SOMETIMES CHANGE Ago ‘ revousiibetrs sti Two days ago Two days previously/before BE CAREFUL! Tonight That night Remember, pronouns sometimes change. Last Saturday The previous Saturday Study these examples: The Saturday before -Dont tell him he said. Next Saturday The following Saturday ee ies tah him. (no change) The next Saturday ~I like you’ —Mary told me. Mary told me that she liked me. (change) eine.