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Reported Speech Direct speech: We repeat the speaker’s words. He said, "I have lost my key." (no tense shift) Indirect speech / Reported Speech: We give the exact meaning of a speech without necessarily using the speaker's exact words. If we want to mention who the speaker talked to, we use told , otherwise we use said . She said that she had lost her wallet. She told me that she had lost her wallet. B. Expressions of Time and Place in Reported Speech Direct Speech Indirect Speech Pronouns and possessive adjectives We usually change from first or second to third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. today that day yesterday the day before (the previous day) Tomorrow / the next day The following day The day before yesterday Two days before / earlier Yesterday morning The previous morning A year / month / week ago A year before / earlier The day after tomorrow In two days' time Next week / month / year The following week / month / year now then t...