What is it?
How do you use it? I passed the exam!!!!
Rick passed his exam!!
It is the structure we use when we want to tell another person about a conversation that took place in the past
Look at the example
Lyla: “I had a job interview on Friday. I really want to work for this Company. It is my life dream.�
Lyla said that she had a job interview last Friday. She said that she really wanted to work for that Company. She said it was her life dream.
Direct speech Reported Speech
What have changed? Pronouns
I My
she her
Tense
want is
wanted was
Time expressions
on Friday
last Friday
Changes pronouns
Changes in verb tenses Direct Speech
Reported Speech
Present simple
Past simple
Past simple
Past simple / past perfect
Present continuous
Past continuous
Future will
would
Future am/is/are going to
Was/were going to
Changes in time expressions Time
Place
Now
Then
Here
There
Today
That day
This
That
This week
That week
these
Those
Tomorrow
The next day
Yesterday
The day before
Last week
The week before