Reported Speech - Your Simple Guide to Reporting

reported speech - Direct speech:

"I'm enjoying my holiday"
I "am/is/" changes to "was"
She said that she was enjoying her new job.

"My brother isn't very well"
He said that his brother wasn't very well.

"We're going to buy a house"
They said that they were going to buy a house.

"I have to leave early"
He said that he had to leave early.

"My brother has gone to America"
She said that her brother had gone to America.

"I can't find a job"
He said that he couldn't find a job.

"You look tired"
He said that I looked tired.

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