REPORTED SPEECH

Charlie said to me:

I'm thinking of going to Canada.

I haven't seen Bill for a while.

Margaret has had a baby.

I don't know where Fred is going on holiday.

Tom had an accident but he wasn't injured.

I¨ll come and visit you when I come back from holiday..

Jim and my sister would like to get married soon.

You can come and stay with me if you are in London.


Charlie said to me that …

he was thinking of going to Canada.

he hadn't seen Bill for a while.

Margaret had had a baby.

he didn't know where Fred was going on holiday.

Tom had had an accident but he hadn't been injured.

he would come and visit me when he came back from holiday.

Jim and his sister would like to get married soon.

I could come and stay with him if I was/were in London.


Jane asked me:

Shall I phone you?

Did you see Jim at the party?

When will you come and visit me?

Is there anything I can do to help?

Do you know that Sue is getting married?

Is your wife going to give up her job?

Have you bought a new car?

Was Tom taken to the hospital after the accident?


Jane asked me …

whether/if she should phone me (whether to phone me).

whether /if I had seen Jim at the party.

when I would come and visit her.

whether/if there was anything she could do to help.

whether /if I knew that Sue was getting married.

whether/if my wife was going to give up her job.

whether/if I had bought a new car.

whether/if Tom had been taken to the hospital after the accident.


It's Tuesday. Peter said: A card came yesterday saying Sue will arrive tomorrow.

It's still Tuesday: Peter said that a card came yesterday saying Sue will come tomorrow.

It's Wednesday. Peter said that a card had come on Monday (the day before yesterday) saying Sue
would arrive on Wednesday (today).