General English Level 5 GELEV5 Unit 04 Topic 03.doc Look Direct speech Reported speech today that day tonight that night tomorrow the following day, the day after, the next day this morning that morning here there now, then at that moment Examples 1. "I'll meet you tomorrow night," she said. She said she would meet him tonight. (You are speaking the day after she said this.) 2. "I'll meet you tomorrow night," she said. She said she would meet him the following night. (You are speaking a week after she said this.) 3. "We are looking at the problem now," he said. He said they were looking at the problem at that moment. Other changes The pronouns change in reported speech depending on who is reporting. Examples 1. "I'll help you with your homework" Anne said. (Anne to Susan 2. I said I would help her with her homework. (Anne to Stacey 3. Anne said she would help me with my homework. (Susan to Stacey) The determiners this, that, these, those may change to the. Example "This computer isn't working," he said. He said that the computer wasn't working. Chris Reynolds says: You asked me if I thought the sentence was fair. … The judge asked her if she realised the seriousness of her crime. The judge asked my client how she had actually done it. 131 QUESTLANGUAGE