Reported Speech

The reported speech is used to tell or to refer about something.

There are two types:   

 1. Direct speech  

 2. Indirect speech (Reported Speech)

In reported speech is used Told when we include or include a third person.

For exmaple:

-The teacher said, "Silence Please" (Direct Speech)

-Ducuara Said, "I go to school everyday"

-The theacher told us to do silence please (Reported Speech)

-Ducuara said that she went to school everyday.

Change in time of the sentences

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
Simple Present	Simple Past
Present Progressive	Past Progressive
Simple Past	Past Perfect Simple
Present Perfect
Past Perfect
Past Progressive	Past Perfect Progressive
Present Perfect Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
Future I (going to)	was / were going to
Future I (will)	Conditional I
Conditional I
Future II	Conditional II
Conditional II

Changes in modal verbs

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
CAN I can study the lesson	COULD He said that he could study the lesson
MAY I may study the lesson	MIGHT He said that he might study the lesson
WILL I will study the lesson	WOULD He said that he would study the lesson
MUST I must study the lesson	HAD TO He said that he had to study the lesson

Changes in times

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
now	at that moment / then
today	that day
last night	the night before
tonight	that night
this afternoon	that afternoon
this month	that month
next week	the following week
here	there
next year	the year after

Reported Speech in question.

Where does Peter study?, my sister asked me.
(Direct Speech)

My sister asked me where Peter studied.
(Reported Speech)

When did you travel to Europe?, my neighbour asked me.(Direct Speech)

My neighbour asked me when I had travelled to Europe.(Reported Speech)