2. In addition to
verbs, certain other words
change in indirect speech.
To keep the speakerâs
original meaning, make
these changes as well:
3. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
pronouns and
possessive
adjectivesï other
forms
Jeremy said, âMy boss
just promoted me.â ï
Jeremy said that his
boss had just promoted
him.
âAre you waiting for
us?â she asked ï She
asked whether I was
waiting for them.
4. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
this ï that
these ï those
Don asked, âHave you
read this book?â ï Don
asked if I had read that
book.
Don asked, âHave you
read these books?â ï
Don asked if I had read
those books.
5. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
here ï there âPlease be here for
the meeting,â Sally
asked.
ï
Sally asked me to be
there for the
meeting.
6. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
now ï then Mack said, âAlanâs
just arriving now.â
ï
Mack said that
Alan was just
arriving then.
7. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
yesterday ï the
day before
âI tried to see you
yesterday,â I told
Kayoko.
ï
I told Kayoko that I
had tried to see her
the day before.
8. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
today ï that day âI have been in
meetings today,â
Kayoko said.
ï
Kayoko told me that
she had been in
meetings that day.
9. 8.
Explanation Example(s)
tomorrow ï the
next day
OR
the day after
âI can see you
tomorrow,â said
Kayoko. ï
Kayoko told me that
she could see me the
next day.