Reported speech: change the tense and keep the meaning

L-patterns li khassk t3ref

• am / is → was
• are → were
• have → had
• will → would
• can → could
• today → that day

Kifach t7ell

1. Chouf l-person pronoun.
2. Bdel l-tense ila khass.
3. Bdel time word ila khass.
4. Ma tbddlch l-ma3na.

Example

“I am tired.” → He said that he was tired.

“I will come tomorrow.” → He said that he would come the next day.

BAC practice

• “I am busy.” → He said that ______
• “I will help.” → She said that ______

Correction

• he was busy
• she would help