Reporting somebody's words...

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket

Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’

Five days later you say...

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow

• Tom said he is going to London the following day

• Tom said he was going to London the following day

My mom said that she had been telling me about that for a long time

• My mom said:" I have told you about this for a long time"

• My mom said:" I have been telling you about this for a long time"

• My mom said:" I told you about this for a long time"

"Would you like to go to the show with me?" Anna said to Bella.

• Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her

• Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her

• Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her

"I'm sorry I haven't finished the assignment," Fiona said

• Fiona denied having finished the assignment

• Fiona regretted having finished the assignment.

• Fiona apologised for not finishing the assignment

"How long have you lived here, Lucy?" asked Jack

• Jack asked Lucy how long had she lived there.

• Jack asked Lucy how long she lived here

• Jack asked Lucy how long she had lived there

"When did you start practising yoga?" asked Tom.

• Tom wanted to know when did I start practising yoga.

• Tom wanted to know when I had started practising yoga

• Tom wanted to know when had I started practising yoga

"Are you going home after the party, Anne?" Kevin asked

• Kevin asked if Anne was going home after the party

• Kevin asked Anne is she going home after the party

• Kevin asked if Anne is going home after the party

Katie's mum said, "I will take you to Japan next year, Katie."

• Katie's mum told Katie that she would take her to Japan next year.

• Katie's mum promised that she will take Katie to Japan that year.

• Katie's mum promised that she would take Katie to Japan the following year

Peter said to Helen, "How is Natalie doing? I haven't seen her for weeks!"

• Peter asked Helen how Natalie was doing adding that he hadn't seen her for weeks.

• Peter asked Helen how was Natalie doing adding that he didn't see her for weeks

• Peter asked Helen how was Natalie doing adding that he hadn't seen her for weeks.