Reported Speech

(Indirect Speech)
Statements
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
now then
today that day
tonight that night
yesterday the day before/the previous day
tomorrow the day after/the following day here
there
this that
these those
Present Simple Past Simple
Eva: “ I live on the fourth floor”.

Eva said (that) ……

Eva: “ I live on the fourth floor”

Eva said (that) she lived on the

fourth floor.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Gjorgji: “My computer isn’t working
well today”.

Gjorgji said (that)….

Gjorgji: “My computer isn’t working
well today”.

Gjorgji said (that) his computer

wasn’t working well that day.
Present Perfect Past Perfect
Filip : “I have tried the new game .”

Filip said(that) ……
Filip : “I have tried the new
game .”

Filip said(that) he had tried the

new game .
Past Simple Past Perfect
Gorazd : ‘ I watched a hilarious
video on YouTube yesterday”

Gorazd told me (that) …….

Gorazd : ‘ I watched a hilarious video on
YouTube yesterday”

Gorazd told me (that) he had watched a

hilarious video on YouTube the day
before.
will would
Dragana: “I will play the violin
tomorrow.”

Dragana told me (that) …….

Dragana: “I will play the violin
tomorrow.”

Dragana told me (that) she would

play the violin the next day.
can could
Mila : “ I can help you with the
dinner if I have time tonight”.

Mila told me (that) ……

Mila : “ I can help you with the dinner
if I have time tonight”.

Mila told me (that) she could help me

with the dinner if she had time that
night”.
Dari : “ I may join you at the party
tonight.”

Dari said (that) ……

Dari : “ I may join you at the party
tonight.”

Dari said (that) he might join me at

the party that night.
Mladen : I shouldn’t spend so
much time on the computer’

Mladen said (that) ……

Mladen : I shouldn’t spend so
much time on the computer’

Mladen said (that) he shouldn’t

spend so much time on the
computer’
Gorazd : “ I must take a biology test
today”

Gorazd said (that)…….

Gorazd : “ I must take a biology test
today”

Gorazd said (that)he had to take a

biology test that day.
can could
will would
may might
shall should
must had to
“I have something to show you”, I said to her.

“I’m going away tomorrow”, he said.

“I’ve been in London for a month but I haven’t had

time to visit the Tower”, said Rupert.
I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready”, she
replied.

“We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”,

they said.

“I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he said.