Changing the Tenses in Reported Speech

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Peter said, "I work in the garden."
Peter said, "I worked in the garden."
Peter said, "I have worked in the garden."
Peter said, "I had worked in the garden."
Peter said, "I will work in the garden."
Peter said, "I can work in the garden."
Peter said, "I may work in the garden."
Peter said, "I would work in the garden."
(could, might, should, ought to)
Continuous forms
Peter said, "I'm working in the garden."
Peter said, "I was working in the garden."
Peter said, "I have been working in the garden."
Peter said, "I had been working in the garden."
Peter said that he worked in the garden.
Peter said that he had worked in the garden.
Peter said that he would work in the garden.
Peter said that he could work in the garden.
Peter said that he might work in the garden.
Peter said that he would work in the garden.
(could, might, should, ought to)
Peter said that he was working in the garden.
Peter said that he had been working in the
garden.

If the sentence contains an expression of time, you must change it as well.

Peter: "I worked in the garden yesterday."

Peter said that he had worked in the garden the day before.

Changing expressions of time

this (evening) that (evening)

today/this day that day
these (days) those (days)
now then
(a week) ago (a week) before
last weekend the weekend before / the previous weekend
here there
next (week) the following (week)
tomorrow the next/following day

A)Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is
sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"
Peter asked me _________________________________

Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes.

1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

Christopher asked me______________________________________________.
2) Betty: "When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know ______________________________________________.
3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me ______________________________________________.
4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me ______________________________________________.
5) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me ______________________________________________.
6) Mandy: "Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know ______________________________________________.
7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me ______________________________________________.
8) Justin: "What are you doing?"
Justin asked me ______________________________________________.
9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
Frank wanted to know ______________________________________________.
10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"
Anne asked ______________________________________________.