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Reported Speech
English
| Reported Speech | Reported speech |
|---|---|
| I'm exhausted (say) | He said (that) he was exhausted |
| I'm studying (tell) | He told me (that) he was studying |
| I loved the concert (tell) | He told me (that) he had loved the concert |
| I have never been to Rome (say) | He said (that) he had never been to Rome |
| will - I will help you (say) | He said (that) he would help me |
| must - You must pay attention (tell) | He told me (that) I had to pay attention |
| can - You can stay with me (say) | He said (that) I could stay with him |
| may - I may arrive late (tell) | He told me (that) he might arrive late |
| could, might, should - I should help Tom (say) | He said (that) he should help Tom |
| now - I will do it now (say) | He said (that) he would do it then/at that moment |
| today - I have to do it today (tell) | He told me (that) he had to do it that day |
| tonight - You should call tonight (tell) | He told me (that) I should call that night |
| last night - I saw her last night (say) | He said (that) he had seen her the previous night/the night before |
| tomorrow - Call me tomorrow (tell) | He told me to call him the next day/the following day |
| yesterday - I arrived yesterday (tell) | He told me (that) he had arrived the day before/the previous day |
| this week - We can do it this week (say) | He said (that) we could do it that week |
| next week - We can do it next week (tell) | He told me (that) we could do it the next week/the following week |
| here - Tom is here (say) | He said (that) Tom was there |
| When did they arrived? | He asked me when they had arrived |
| Did they call? | He asked me if/whether they had called |
| Give me the money (tell/ask) | He told/asked me to give him the money |
| Don't answer the door while I'm away (ask/tell) | He asked/told me not to answer the door while he was away |