Reported Speech - FCE

‘I spoke to you earlier.’

• He said he had spoken to her earlier.

• He said he spoke to her earlier.

• He said he spoke to you earlier.

‘I saw your brother earlier.’ (He mentioned)

• He mentioned that he saw your brother earlier.

• He mentioned that he had seen her brother earlier.

• He mentioned that he has seen her brother earlier.

‘You should give this to Joan.’

• She told him he should have given it to Joan.

• She told him he should gave it to Joan.

• She told him he should give it to Joan.

‘This work is very good.’

• She told him this work was very good.

• She told him the work was very good.

• She told him these work was very good.

‘I saw Adam this morning.’

• She said she had seen Adam that morning.

• She said she had seen Adam this morning.

• She said she had seen Adam next morning.

'Don’t look out of the window!’

• She told him to don't look out of the window.

• She told him to not look out of the window.

• She told him not to look out of the window.

‘Did I leave my book here?’

• He asked if he had left his book there.

• He asked if he left his book here.

• He asked if he did leave his book there.

‘Last night I saw a fantastic film,’ said Phil.

• Phil told me that he had seen a fantastic film last night.

• Phil told me that he saw a fantastic film last night.

• Phil told me that he had seen a fantastic film the previous night.

‘I live in Berlin.’

• She said I live in Berlin.

• She said she lived in Berlin.

• She said she had lived in Berlin.

‘I’m watching TV.’

• He said he had been watching TV.

• He said he is watching TV.

• He said he was watching TV.