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Reported speech

Direct speech Indirect speech

Simple present Simple past
He said, “I have breakfast every He said that he has breakfast every
morning.” morning.

Present continuous Past continuous
He said, “l am going home.” He said that he was going home.

Present perfect Past perfect
I have never been to an exhibition Helen said that she had never been to

before, Helen said. an exhibition before.

Simple past Past perfect

I bought the latest virtual reality Joanna explained that she had bought
headset yesterday, Joanna explained the latest virtual reality headset the
day before.

Past perfect (no change)
The concert had already started when My friends told me (that) the concert

we arrived at the concert hall, my had already started when they had
friends told me. arrived at the concert hall.

“will” “would”
She said, “I will help my mom.” She said that she would help her mom.

“can” “could”
You can talk to the social worker about Amy told me (that) I could talk to the
your problem, Amy told me. social worker about my problem.

“may” “might”
The show may overrun, the organizer The organizer explained that the show

explained. might overrun.

“must” “had to”

"To be champions, you must work very The coach told us (that) to be
hard!" the coach told us. champions, we had to work very hard.

Appendix: Essential English Grammar for Primary School 85