English lesson_Reported Speech

                           Direct Speech :                                Tom :    "I like football".
                                                                                  Mary : "What did Tom say?"

                           Indirect (or reported) speech :    Bill :     "Tom said (that) he liked football.

                             In indirect or reported speech :

                             1) We use verbs such as : say, tell, announce, explain, promise, etc.

                             2) The tenses become more past

                             3) We can omit 'that' : "Tom said (that) he liked football."

Direct Speech	Indirect/Reported Speech
You talk to your neighbour, Mr. Smith, and he tells you the following things :	You report your conversation with Mr. Smith to your husband/wife/friend :
" I clean my car every Friday."	" Mr Smith said (that) he cleaned his car every Friday."
" I'm doing a computer course this year."	" He said he was doing a computer course this year.
" I'm going to paint the house soon."	" He said he was going to paint the house soon."
" I visited a museum yesterday."	" He said he had visited a museum yesterday.
" I will be 30 tomorrow."	" He said he would be 30 tomorrow."
Questions In indirect or reported questions, the subject changes place :
" When is your husband starting his new job?"	" He asked me when my husband was starting his new job."