reported speech

Mary “I love chocolate”

Jill: “Mary said (that) she ____ chocolate”

• Loved

• Loves

• Has loved

Mary “I went skiing yesterday”

Jill: “Mary said (that) she ____ skiing _____”

/ / the day before

• Went / that day

• Has gone / yesterday

• Had gone / the day before

Mary “I will take a guitar lesson tomorrow”

Jill: “Mary said (that) she ____ take a guitar lesson _____”

• would / that day

• would / the next day

• will / in one day

Mary “I have never tried to collect things”

Jill: “Mary told me that she ____ to collect things”

• has never tried

• had never tried

• never tried

Mary “I can’t swim now”

Jill: “Mary told me that she ____ swim _____”

• couldn’t / today

• wouldn’t / in that moment

• couldn’t / then

Mary “I don’t like painting”

Jill: “Mary said (that) she ____ painting”

• didn’t like

• hasn’t liked

• didn’t liked

Mary “I have had three cats ”

Jill: “Mary said (that) she ____ three cats”

• Had had

• Had has

• Has had

“We visited her this morning” they said.

They said that

“We’ll see her next summer” they said.

They said that

“I’m meeting them at four o’clock today” he said.

He said that