Reported Speech

She: I am happy

• She said that she was happy

• She said that he is happy

• She said that she had been happy

Martin: I have a dream

• Martin said that you have a dream

• Martin said that he had a dream

• Martin said that she has a dream

Bill: I am developing a computer program

• Bill said that he is developing a computer program

• Bill said that she was developing a computer program

• Bill said that he was developing a computer program

Raul: I am lying

• Raul said that she was lying

• Raul said that he was lying

• Raul said that you were lying

Lorna: she ate it

• Lorna said that she was ate it

• Lorna said that she ate it

• Lorna said that she had eaten it

Polyhymnia: He was a hero

• Polyhymnia said that he had been a hero

• Polyhymnia said that he were a hero

• Polyhymnia said that he would be a hero

Gabriela: I have written poems

• Gabriela said that she was writing poems

• Gabriela said that he had written poems

• Gabriela said that she had written poems

Fireman: All the children have been saved

• The fireman said that all the children are saved

• The fireman said that all the children were saved

• The fireman said that all the children had been saved

Karla: I was listening to music

• Karla said that she is listening to music

• Karla said that she had been listening to music

• Karla said that she had listened to music

Susan: I will fight for the right to vote

• Susan said that she would fight for the right to vote

• Susan said that she was fighting for the right to vote

• Susan said that she could fight for the right to vote