Direct Speech

Reported Speech

Example

Simple present

Simple past

He said: ?I want some oranges?

He said he wanted some oranges

Present continuous

Past continuous

They said: ?We are studying hard?

They said they were studying hard

Simple past

Past perfect

She said: ?I needed you, but you weren?t here?

She said she had needed him, but he hadn?t been there

Past continuous

Past perfect continuous

Tom said: ?I was talking to Mary?

Tom said he had been talking to Mary

Present perfect

Past perfect

They said: ?we?ve worked together?

They said they had worked together

Going to ? future

Was/ were going to

I said: ?I?m going to visit Jim?

I said I was going to visit Jim