Reported Speech

In Reported Speech, Present Simple changes to:

• Present Continuous

• Present Perfect

• Past Simple

In Reported Speech Present Perfect Continuous changes to:

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

• Past Perfect Continuous

”We have moved into our new flat".

My friend said....

• they moved to their new flat.

• they had moved to their new flat.

• they have been moving to their new flat.

“My parents have already seen this film”.

He said ....

• my parents have already seen this film.

• my parents had already seen this film

• his parents had already seen that film.

"My sister is working now”.

Tony said .....

• his sister was working now.

• his sister had been working now.

• his sister was working then.

"I will help you with these exercises tomorrow".

She told me....

• she would help me with those exercises the following day.

• she will help me with those exercises tomorrow.

• she was helping me with those exercises the following day.

“Do you live with your family?”

He asked me...

• if I live with my family.

• if I lived with my family.

• if I was living with my family.

“Have you seen my car?”

She asked me ...

• if I saw my car.

• if I have seen my car.

• if I had seen her car.

“Where did you find these trainers?”

He asked me...

• where I had found those trainers.

• where did I found those trainers.

• where I found those trainers.

'Climb in through the window,' he ordered.

• He ordered to climb in through the window.

• He ordered me to climb in through the window.

• He ordered not to climb in through the window.