REPORTED SPEECH

Reported Speech Song Worksheet: She Said by Plan B (Reported Speech Warmer)  http://busyteacher.org/17330-she-said-by-plan-b-reported-speech-warmer.html
Direct Speech          Indirect Speech Present Simple         Past Simple  (Present Simple) Present Continuous         Past Continuous Present Perfect             Past Perfect Present Perfect Continuous        Past Perfect Continuous Past Simple          Past Perfect Past Continuous         Past  Perfect Continuous Future Simple          would +bare infinitive	Certain words and expressions change according to the meaning of the sentence. now            then today          that day tonight       that night here          there come          go last week     the week before next week       the week after ago                before yesterday        the day before tomorrow       the next day
Remember: am       was is         was are         were es/s       ed have/has       had  do/does        did can             could V1                     V2 V2              had + V3 was/were       had+ V3 was Ving             had +been + Ving	To report a question we use affirmative word order. e.g. “Who knocked on the door?” she asked. She asked him who knocked on the door. “Have you got any money?” she asked. He asked if (whether) she had any money. “What time does the bus leave?”       Do you know what time the bus leaves? “Will he be out of the office for long?”   Have you any idea if he will be out of the office for long?
Study these examples: “I’ll buy a new bike.”                               He promised to buy a new bike. “No, I won’t go.”                                     She refused to go. “You ought to stay in bed.”                     He advised me to stay in bed. “I’m sorry I forgot your birthday.”          She apologized for forgetting (having forgotten) my        birthday. “Let’s listen to some music.”                 He suggested listening to some music./ He suggested we listened to music