REPORTED SPEECH
Reported questions,etc. Some changes in tenses: Direct Speech Indirect Speech Simple Present Greg said, "I am an English teacher." Simple Past Greg said that he was an English teacher. Present Continuous Edward said, "I am watching the news." Past Continuous Edward said that he was watching the news. Simple Past Silva said, "I went to school yesterday." Past Perfect Silva said that she had gone to school the day before. Present Perfect Captain said, "I have built a ship." Past Perfect Captain said that he had built a ship. Future Tense Eli said, "I will buy the book tomorrow" Future in the past Eli said that she would buy the book tomorrow. Present Perfect Progressive She said, "I have been waiting for two hours." Past Perfect Continuous She said that she had been waiting for two hours. Conditional (Future Possible) My mom said to her, "If you come tomorrow, I will introduce you to ...
