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“I am working on thesis” I said
I said I was working on thesis
Bob said “I enjoy working in my garden”
Bob said he enjoyed working in his garden
He said "I tried everything without success, but this new medicine is great"
He said he had tried everything without success but this new medicine is great
James said “The baby is sleeping”
James said the baby was sleeping
He said “I’ll phone you tomorrow”
He said he’d phone me the next day
Alice told us “I may become the head teacher”
Alice told us that she might become head teacher
They said “We can’t go to the party tomorrow”
They said tthat they couldn't go to the party the next day
Alua said "I love the Toy Story films"
Alua said she loved the Toy Story films
Dana told us: “I have been enjoying my job”
Dana told us that she’d been enjoying her job
He said “I worked as a waiter, before becoming a chef”
He said he had worked as a waiter before becoming a chef
Dad said “Don’t drive so fast!”
Dad advised (told) me not to drive so fast
He asked me “Did you see John yesterday?”
He asked me if I had seen John the day before
She ___ me they had lived in France for five years
told
Lucy explained "The game won't be easy"
Lucy explained the game wouldn't be easy
How these modal verbs change in reported speech: may, can, must, should
might , could, have to, should
How these time words change in reported (indirect) speech : today, tomorrow, yesterday, the next week.
that day, the next day, the day before, the following week
