Direct Speech Reported speech

Examples

am\is

are

was

were

The doctor said: “I’m going to take your pulse”

The patients said to the doctor: “We are healthy”

The doctor said that he was going to take my pulse

The patients said to the doctor that they were healthy

Direct speech Indirect speech examples

have\ has had I said : “ I have a pain in the chest”

Ben said to the nurse: “ My brother has hurt his back”

I said that I had a pain in the chest.

Ben told the nurse that his brother had hurt his back.

Direct speech Reported speech

examples

Do\does did The patient said : “I don’t do physical exercises regularly”

Alice said: “my mother doesn’t take medicine

The patient said that he didn’t do physical exercises regularly

Alice said that her mother didn’t take medicine

Direct speech Reported speech

examples

V, Vs Ved\ V3 The doctor said: “I want to take your temperature”

Tim said to his mother : “ Phillip takes medicine regularly

The doctor said that he wanted to take my temperature

Tim said to his mother that Phillip took medicine regularly.

Direct speech Reported speech

examples

Can

must

could

had to

Nick said: “I can break a stone”.

The doctor said to the lady: “You must stop smoking”

Nick said that he could break a stone.

The doctor told the lady that she had to stop smoking

Attention!!!Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Now Then

Today, tonight That day, that night

yesterday The day before/previous

tomorrow The next / following day

This week That week

This/these That/those

Attention!!!Direct Speech Indirect Speech

Last week The week before /previous

Next week The week after/the following week

Two days ago Two days before

Here There