Future in the past Reported Speechthen now that

Future in the past Reported Speech

then now that this 2 days later in 2 days in 3 weeks 3 weeks later next day the next day, the following day tomorrow the next day 5 month later in 5 month Changes of time words

Examples Nelly said: “I will help you.”→ Nelly said she would help us. Carol said: “We won’t arrive at 5 o'clock.” → Carol said they wouldn’t arrive at 5 o’clock. Phil asked Mary: “Will you go shopping?” → Phil asked Mary if she would go shopping.

Examples Peter said: “We will start in 2 weeks.”→ Peter said they would start 2 weeks later. Ann asked: “What will you do next Friday” → Ann asked what I would do the following Friday. Bill asked: “Why will she come tomorrow?” → Bill asked why she would come the next day.

We will buy the medicine later Tim will phone us. They will spend their holiday in Spain. Bill will go shopping after lunch. Father will go to the bank. We will go to the cinema on Monday. Grammar Practice Change into Reported Speech