Reporting the past

PRESENT SIMPLE → PAST SIMPLE
“I want to study Psychology.”
She said (that) she wanted to study Psychology.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS →
PAST CONTINUOUS
“We are having lunch.”
They said (that) they were having lunch.

PRESENT PERFECT →
PAST PERFECT
“I have cleaned my suit.”
She said (that) she had cleaned her suit.

PAST SIMPLE →
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT
I did the shopping.
He said (that) she
did/had done the shopping.

PAST CONTINUOUS →
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS OR PAST CONTINUOUS
She was reading a magazine.
She said (that) she was/had been reading
a magazine

FUTURE SIMPLE →
FUTURE IN THE PAST
I will have a party at 7.00.
She said (that) she would have a party at 7.00.

Changing certain words
TODAY
YESTERDAY
TOMORROW
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
NEXT WEEK
AGO
HERE
THAT DAY
THE DAY BEFORE, THE PREVIOUS DAY
NEXT DAY
THAT WEEK
THE WEEK BEFORE
THE WEEK AFTER, THE FOLLOWING WEEK
BEFORE
THERE

REPORTED ORDERS
Do your homework!
Mom asked me to do my homework.
Don’t change your tickets!
Mom asked me not to change my tickets.

REPORTED QUESTIONS
What are you doing?
He asked me what I was doing.
Are you OK?
He asked me if/whether I was OK.