reported speech: other changes

• now → then
• today → that day
• tonight → that night
• yesterday →  the day before
• tomorrow → the following day, the next day
• next month → the following month
• last week / month → the previous week, the month before
• this / these → that, those
• here → there

reporting verbs

• tell + person or … - example: tell mary / tell her
• say (+ to) - example: say to john / say to him
• verb (+ object) + that: affirm, agree, answer, … - example: confirm the details / agree that it's true
• verb (+ object) + infinitive: advise, agree, invite, … - example: advise her to study / invite them to come
• verb (+ object) + -ing form: recommend, ... - example: recommend trying it / suggest doing it

reported questions

common verbs: ask, wonder, want to know

changes:

• the word order becomes: subject + verb - example: she asked if he was coming.
• yes / no questions are introduced by if / whether - example: she wondered whether he would be there.
• wh- questions are introduced by the same interrogative pronoun / adverb as the direct speech - example: she asked where he was going.