Direct Speech to Indirect
Speech
C) Pronouns
Direct | Reported i Reported
Speech
He, she : Him, her
We | They |Them _
You | He, she, they Him, Her, them
My _|His, her His, hers
Our _| Their Theirs
Your _|His, her, their His, hers, theirs
Pronouns Time adverbials
Tyou | >| heshe ‘yesterday “> | the day beforeiprevious day
welyou. > they today, — | thar day
meyou || bimher tomorrow > | thenext day
usyou | | them fast weeie S| the week before
this | [| that amonthago | _, | amonth before
these | | those next week | _, | the following wweete[__inpinec speecH
Simple Present Simple Past
“Inever eat meat”, he explained. |= He explained (that) he never ate meat.
Present Continuous Past Continuous
“I'm waiting for Ann”, he said. |= He said (that) he was waiting for Ann.
Present Perfect Past Perfect
“| have found a flat”, he said. |= He said (that) he had found a flat.
Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous
He said, “I've been waiting for ages” = He said (that) he had been waiting for ages.
Simple Past Past Perfect
“| took it home with me”, she said. |= She said (that) he had taken it home with her.
Future [Conditional
He said, “I wil/shal be in Paris on Monday”. _ |= He said (that) he would be in Paris on Monday.
Future Continuous [Conditional Continuous
“1 will/shall be using the car myself on the 2ah”,| = She said (that) she'd been using the car herself
she sad, lon the 24th,
Conditional [Conditional
said, “I would like to see it”. [= I said (that) | would like to see it.