Reported Speech

"I am watching the news" Jack said

• He said that he was watching the news

• He said that He had been watching the news

"You need a dictionary" Suzy said

• Suzy told me I have needed a dictionary

• Suzy told me I needed a dictionary

"I crashed my car two days ago"

• He told me that he have crashed his car two days before

• He told me that he had crashed his car the previous day

• He told me he had crashed his car two days before

"I've confessed!"

• She said she confessed

• She said she would confess

• She said she was confessing

• She said she had confessed

"I will write a report"

• He said me he would write a report

• He told me he would write a report

"I can't remember his name"

He said that he_________remember his name.

"we must tidy our rooms"

• They said they had to tidy their rooms

• They said that they must tidy their rooms

"I had lived here for then years"

• He said he had lived there for ten years

• He said he lived there for ten years

Answer explanation

You don't change Past Perfect in Reported speech

"I would like a glass of water"

• She said she had liked a glass of water

• She said she would like a glass of water

Answer explanation

You don't change "would" in reported speech

Do you think Direct to Indirect form is correct or wrong?

"You shouldn't go there"-------- He said I shouldn't go there.

• Correct

• Wrong

Answer explanation

"Should" can stay the same in indirect form