Reported Speech or Indirect Speech

Direct Indirect
today that day
yesterday the day before
the day before yesterday two days before
tomorrow the next day/the following day
the day after tomorrow in two days time
next week the following week
last year the year before
ago before
now then
here there
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Simple Present Simple Past

I never eat meat, he explained. He explained that he never ate meat.

Present Continuous Past Continuous

Im waiting for Ann, he said. He said (that) he was waiting for Ann.
Present Perfect Past Perfect

I have found a flat, he said. He said (that) he had found a flat.

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

He said, Ive been waiting for ages He said he had been waiting for ages.
Direct Speech Indirect Speech
Simple Past Past Perfect
I took it home with me, she said. She said she had taken it home with her.
Future Conditional
He said, I will be in Paris on Monday. He said he would be in Paris on Monday.
Future Continuous Conditional Continuos
I will be using the car myself on the She said shed be using the car herself
24th, she said. on the 24th.
Note : Conditional Conditional
I said, I would/should like to see it I said I would/should like to see it.
 asked, inquired
whether, if

Direct Indirect

He said to me,What are you doing? He asked me what I was doing.

Where do you live ? asked the stranger. The stranger enquired where I lived.

The policeman said to us,Where are you The policeman enquired where we were
going ? going.
He said,Will you listen to such a man? He asked them whether they would listen
to such a man.
Do you suppose you know better than His angry mother jeered and asked
your own father ? jeered his angry mother. whether he supposed that he knew better
than his own father.
 The imperative mood is changed into the infinitive.

Direct Indirect

Rama said to Arjuna,Go away. Rama ordered Arjuna to go away.

He said to him,Please wait here till I return. He requested him to wait there till he
returned.
Call the first witness, said the judge. The judge commanded them to call the
first witness.
He shouted,Let me go. He shouted to them to let him go.

He said,Be quiet and listen to my words. He urged them to be quiet and listen to
his words.
 Direct :
Tom said,I am feeling ill.
Indirect :
Tom said (that) he was feeling ill.

Direct :
Doctor said to me,Stay in bed for a few days.
Indirect :
Doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days.