(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: ME ------> _____________
HIM/ HER
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: LAST WEEK ------> _____________
THE WEEK BEFORE
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: MY ------> _____________
HIS/ HER
Tom said “I hope she will come tomorrow.”
Tom said that he hoped she would come the next day.
Sally said, “The taxi will be here soon”.
Sally said the taxi would be there soon.
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: NOW ------> _____________
THEN
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: THIS ------> _____________
THAT
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: WE ------> _____________
THEY
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: YESTERDAY ------> _____________
THE DAY BEFORE
"I will finish my report in two days," said Tony.
He said that he would finish his report in two days.
“I feel sick,” Sally said.
Sally said she felt sick.
“I am sick,” Sally said.
Sally said she was sick.
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: CAN ------> _____________
COULD
"My computer is not working," said Ann.
Ann said that her computer was not working.
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: HERE ------> _____________
THERE
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: PLAY ------> _____________
playED
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: I ------> _____________
He/ She
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: WILL ------> _____________
WOULD
“I play football,” John said.
John said that he played football.
"I'm sorry I can't be in the team today," said Peter.
Peter said that he was sorry he could not be in the team that day.
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: TODAY ------> _____________
THAT DAY
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: US ------> _____________
THEM
"You can borrow my book," suggested Jane.
Jane suggested that I could borrow her book.
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: TOMORROW ------> _____________
THE NEXT DAY
(Direct ------> Indirect speech) Change: TONIGHT ------> _____________
THAT NIGHT