Reported Speech Questions Medium
Sure! Here are some examples of reported expressions of time and place within reported speech:
1. Direct speech: "I will meet you at the park tomorrow," she said.
Reported speech: She said that she would meet me at the park the next day.
2. Direct speech: "We went to the beach last summer," he said.
Reported speech: He said that they had gone to the beach the previous summer.
3. Direct speech: "I am going to the cinema tonight," she said.
Reported speech: She said that she was going to the cinema that night.
4. Direct speech: "We are having a party at my house next week," they said.
Reported speech: They said that they were having a party at their house the following week.
5. Direct speech: "I saw him at the library yesterday," she said.
Reported speech: She said that she had seen him at the library the day before.
In reported speech, the expressions of time and place are usually shifted to reflect the change in perspective from the original speaker to the reporting speaker.