Reported speech

Reported speech (Indirect speech), или косвенная речь — это речь, передаваемая не слово в слово, а только по содержанию, в виде дополнительных придаточных предложений, без сохранения стилистики автора.
  • Direct speech: I like ice cream. прямая
  • Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream. косвенная
  • present simple
I like ice cream (прямая)
She said (that) she liked ice cream. (косвенная)
  • present continuous
I am living in London
She said (that) she was living in London.
  • past simple
I bought a car
She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car.
  • past continuous
I was walking along the street
She said (that) she had been walking along the street.
  • present perfect
I haven't seen Julie
She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie.
  • past perfect*
I had taken English lessons before
She said (that) she had taken English lessons before.
  • will
I'll see you later
She said (that) she would see me later.
  • would*
I would help, but...
She said (that) she would help but...
  • can
I can speak perfect English
She said (that) she could speak perfect English.
  • could*
I could swim when I was four
She said (that) she could swim when she was four.
  • shall
I shall come later
She said (that) she would come later.
  • should*
I should call my mother
She said (that) she should call her mother
  • might*
I might be late
She said (that) she might be late
  • must
I must study at the weekend
She said (that) she must study at the weekend OR She said she had to study at the weekend
now- then / at that time
today-yesterday / that day / Tuesday / the 27th of June
yesterday- the day before yesterday / the day before / Wednesday / the 5th of December
last night- the night before, Thursday night
last week- the week before / the previous week
tomorrow- today / the next day / the following day / Friday
here-there

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1) "He works in a bank."
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2) "We went out last night."
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3) "I'm coming!"
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4) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."
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5) "I'd never been there before."
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6) "I didn't go to the party."
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7) "Lucy will come later."
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8) "He hasn't eaten breakfast."
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9) "I can help you tomorrow."
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10) "You should go to bed early."
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11) "I don't like chocolate."
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12) "I won't see you tomorrow."
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13) "She's living in Paris for a few months."
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14) "I visited my parents at the weekend."
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15) "She hasn't eaten sushi before."
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