Grammar Highlights - Reported Speech

Done his homework

has been doing his homework

was doing his homework

Have been only seventeen

Was only seventeen

Had been only seventeen

He said that he doesn't like fast food.

He said that he didn't like fast food.

He said that he don't like fast food.

He said that he hadn't liked fast food.

Samuel said that he wanted to go Cambridge.

Samuel said that he wants to go to Cambridge.

Samuel said that he had wanted to go to Cambridge

Samuel said that he would want to go Cambridge.

She said that they would always walk the dog in the park.

She said that they have always walked the dog in the park.

She said that they always walk the dog in the park.

She said that they always walked the dog in the park.

Wasn`t been

Hadn`t been

wasn`t

he is going to the library on my way home

he was going to the library on my way home

he was going to the library on his way home

They help us talk about what someone else said accurately.

They are only used in formal writing.

They are not important for daily conversations.

They are only used to report news.

subject + reporting verb + object + to verb

subject + verb + object + verb-ing

subject + reporting verb + that + verb

subject + reporting verb + verb-ed