REPORTED SPEECH-STATEMENTS

A. They said we were very tired.

        B. They said they were very tired.

C. They said we are very tired.  

          D. They said they are very tired.

A. My mother told me that I work very hard.      

    B. My mother told me that I worked very hard.

C. My mother told me that I had worked very hard. 

    D. My mother told me that I have worked very hard.

A. He said we have a lift very often but it doesn’t work.

B. He said they had a lift very often but it doesn’t work.

C. He said they had a lift very often but it didn’t work.   

   D. He said we had a lift very often but it didn’t work.

A. He said he is going to Brighton tomorrow.   

   B. He said he was going to Brighton the next days.

C. He said he was going to Brighton the following day.   

  D. He said he is going to Brighton the day after.

A. Susan said that they had to go then.     

B. Susan said that we had to go then.

C. Susan said that they have to go now.        

D. Susan said that we have to go now.

A. The son said that he was going away the next day, mom.  

B. The son told his mom that he was going away the next day.

C. The son asked his mom if he was going away tomorrow.  

   D. The son said to his mom he was going away the next day.

A. She told Nam she’ll wait for you until he comes.   

B. She told Nam she would wait for him until you came.

C. She told Nam she would wait for you until he came. 

D. She told Nam she would wait for him until he came.

A. My brother said he must write some letters now. 

  B. My brother said he had to write some letters now.

 C. My brother said he had to write some letters then.     

   D. My brother said he must to write some letters then.

A. Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day

B. Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

C. Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

D. Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

A. Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.    

    B. Kerry told Cheryl he had something to tell her.

C. Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.

D. Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.