Reported Speech

A) John told he knew someone who might help us

B) John said he knew someone who might help us

C) John said he has known someone who might help them

D) John said he knew someone who might help them

A) John said that he would have done it by Friday.

B) John told that he would has done it by Friday.

C) John said that he would has done it by Friday.

D) John told that he would have done it by Friday.

A) An old man complained he had lost his mobile

B) An old man complained that he lost his mobile

C) An old man complained he has lost his mobile

D) An old man complained that he losted his mobile

A) Betty asked me to draw the curtains.

B) Betty told to me to draw the curtains.

C) Betty asked me draw the curtains.

D) Betty told to me draw the curtains.

The girl asked who lived in this strange house.

The girl asked who did live in that strange house.

The girl asked who lived in that strange house.

The girl asked who did live in this strange house.

if he will come

if he would come

whether he will come

would he come

had they spent

they had spent

they spent

did they spent

 Betty said to mum ОК, I’ll do the shopping.

Betty said to mum that she would do the shopping.

 Betty asked mum to do the shopping.

 Betty agreed to do the shopping.

 The teacher said that the sun rose in the east.

 The teacher said if the sun rose in the east.

 The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.

 The teacher said that the sun has risen in the east.

that I had gone to the cinema with Marco the day before.

that she had gone to the cinema with Marco the previous day.

that she went to the cinema with Marco yesterday.

that she might call Peter that evening.

that she may call Peter that evening.

that she might call Peter this evening.

he didn't buy his tickets yet.

he hasn't bought his tickets yet.

he hadn't bought his tickets yet.

The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.

The stuntman told the audience don't try this at home.

The stuntman said that the audience  tried that at home.

He said to me be nice to your brother.

He asked me to be nice to my brother.

He said me to be nice to his brother.

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.   

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.  

Karen said she was going to be late.   

James said he will help me.  

Lisa said she didn’t have a map.   

She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

that day  

previous day  

the following day 

told / -

told / that

said / -

asked / if

told/ learnt

said/ had learnt

said/ was learning

told / was learnt

the day after

the previous day / the day before

then