Reported Speech

They say that she is a great artist.

• She was said to be a great artist.

• She is said to be a great artist.

• She is said to have been a great artist.

People said that the company was successful.

• The company was said to be successful.

• The company was said to have been successful.

• The company is said to be successful.

Experts say that exercise improves health.

• Exercise is said to have improved health.

• Experts are said to improve health.

• Exercise is said to improve health.

They said that he won the competition.

• They were said to have won the competition.

• He was said to have won the competition.

• He was said to win the competition.

Scientists say that climate change is worsening.

• Climate change is said to be worsening.

• Climate change was said to be worsening.

• Climate change is said to have been worsening.

It is said that she speaks five languages.

• She is said to have spoken five languages.

• She was said to speak five languages.

• She is said to speak five languages.

It was said that the project would be completed soon.

• The project was said to be completed soon.

• The project is said to be completed soon.

• The project was said to complete soon.

It is said that the castle is haunted.

• The castle is said to be haunted.

• The castle was said to be haunted.

• The castle is said to have haunted.

It was said that the team had trained hard.

• The team is said to have trained hard.

• The team was said to have trained hard.

• The team was said to train hard.

It is said that this book is a bestseller.

• This book is said to be a bestseller.

• This book was said to be a bestseller.

• This book is said to have been a bestseller.