Direct indirect speech

Direct Speech and Reported (Indirect) Speech
DIRECT SPEECH is the exact words someone said.
(это буквальна передача чийогось висловлювання)
“I work here as a waiter,” John said.
REPORTED SPEECH is the exact meaning of what someone said, but not the exact words. (передача прямої мови у вигляді переказу)
Jack said that he liked to play football.

При зміні прямої мови в непряму використовується правила узгодження часів.

Зміна часів відбувається за слідуючою схемою
Present
Simple
Progressive
Perfect
Perfect-
Progressive
V / VS
Write
am, is, are + Ving
am writing
have / has + V3
have written
have / has been +Ving
have been writing
Past
V2 / Ved
wrote
was / were Ving
was writing
had + V3
had written
had been + Ving
had been writing
Past Simple
V2 /V ed
Past Perfect
had + V3

Simple
Progressive
Perfect
Perfect
Progressive
Future
Future in
the Past
will + V
will write
Will be + Ving
Will be writing
Will have + V3
will have written
Will have been +
Ving
Will have been
writing
would + V
Would write
would be + Ving
would be writing
would have + V3
would have written
would have been
+ Ving
would have been
writing

Direct Speech
Can
Could
May
Might
Be to
Have to
Must
Should
Ought
Need
Dare
Indirect Speech
Could
Had been able to
Might
Might
Was / were to
Had to
Must,
Should
Ought
Needed
Dared

Time expressions
Direct speech
tonight
today
this week
now
yesterday
last night
tomorrow
next week
two days ago
Reported speech
that night
that day
that week
then, at that time
the day before/the previous day
the previous night
the day after
the following week/the next week
two days before

Read the dialogue. Find out sentences with reported speech.
Dad says he’s lost his voice.
He says it isn’t a joke.
He says he went to the football match last night.
He says he would like some toast with honey.