Reported speech. Use an introductory verb

Introductory
Verb
1
etc
She told me
(that…)
We informed her (that..)
He said
(that…)
I pointed out
(that…)
They explained (that..)
She added (that..)
He claimed (that..)
She whispered (that..)
They thought (that..)

Change Tenses
(go backwards in time)
2
Past
Simple or Continuous
Past Perfect
Simple or Continuous
Future Simple (will + inf.)
would + inf.
Present
Simple or Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple or Continuous
Past Perfect
Simple or Continuous
Past
Simple or Continuous

Remember to change these
can
could
will
would
am, is, are
was, were
have, has, had
had
was, were
had been

DO NOT change these
V-ing
past participle
to + infinitive
bare infinitive

Change time and place
here
there
now
then
today
that day
that evening
tonight
that night
this evening
this, these
that, those, the

Change time and place
the day before
last week
the previous week
the week before
the next day
the following day
tomorrow
yesterday
the previous day
the following year
next year

I love reading books, especially when they have such an exciting plot as this one.
Aunt Molly said ____________________ books
especially when ____________ such an
exciting plot as ____________.
a
b
that loved read
that she loves reading
she loved reading
they have
they had
she loved reading
they had
we had
c
this one
that one
the one
that one

We could have a look at this photo album. It’s got all the photos Lucy took on her holiday.
Brian said __________________ a look at
______ photo album and explained
____________ all the photos Lucy _________ on her holiday.
a
b
they could had
that they can have
we could have
this
the
we could have
the
these
d
taked
had taken
has taken
had taken
c
it has
that it had
they had got
that it had

Mary used dad’s credit card to buy clothes and I don’t think dad will be very happy.
Ellie informed her mum that Mary ________________________ credit card _________ clothes and ________________
he ______________ very happy.
a
b
used dad’s
had been used the dad’s
had used their dad’s
to bought
to buy
had used their dad’s
to buy
bought
d
was
would be
would was
would be
c
she didn’t thought
she didn’t think
she hadn’t thought
she didn’t think

I’m getting good at driving. Actually, I think
I’m going to be an excellent driver!
Tina claimed that __________________ good at _____________ and that , actually,
______________ _____________________ an excellent driver.
a
b
Tina got
that she had been getting
she was getting
drove
driving
she was getting
driving
driven
d
she ‘s going to was
she was going to be
I’m going to being
she was going to be
c
she’s thinking
she thought
I thought
she thought