REPORTED SPEECH

DIRECT SPEECH	REPORTED SPEECH
·   Simple present She said, “I study every day”. “I don’t like pizza”, he said.	·       Simple past      She said (that) she studied every day.      He said (that) he didn’t like pizza.
·   Present continuous    She said, “I’m listening.	·       Past continuous      She said (that) she was listening.
·   Present perfect    “I haven’t seen the movie”, he     said.	·       Past perfect      He said (that) he hadn’t seen the movie.
·   Simple past    He said, “I arrived at 7:30”.	·       Past perfect He said (that) he had arrived at 7:30
·   Will    “We’ll be there”, they said.	·       Would      They said (that) they would be there.
·   Can    They said, “We can come”.	·       Could      They said (that) they could come.