REPORTED SP EECH

Tense s
PRES ENT SIMPLE Peter said that he worked in the
Peter: "I work in the garden."
garden.
PAST SIMPLE
Peter: "I worked in the garden."

PRES ENT P ERFECT Peter said that he had worked in

Peter: "I have worked in the garden."
the garden.
PAST PERFECT Peter: "I had worked in the garden."

FUTURE (WILL) Peter said that he would work in

Peter: "I will work in the garden."
the garden.

PRES ENT CONTINUOUS Peter said that he was working in

Peter: "I'm working in the garden."
the garden.

PAST CONTINUOUS Peter said that he had been

Peter: "I was working in the garden."
working in the garden.

Place and Time expressions

Direct Speech Reported Speech

today that day

now then

yesterday the day before

… days ago … days before

last week the week before

next year the following year

tomorrow the next day / the following day

here there

this that

these those

Questions

In Reported speech there is no question anymore, the sentence becomes a statement.

That's why the word order is: subject – verb

Question without question words (yes/no questions ): use if / whet her

Peter: "Do you play football?" - Peter asked me whether / if I played football.
John: “Do you speak English?” - He asked me whether / if I spoke English.

Question with question words:

Peter: "When do you play football?" - Peter asked me when I played football.
Susan: “Why don’t you speak English?” - She asked me why I didn’t speak English.