| direct speech | reported speech |
|---|---|
| now | then
at the time |
| tonight | that night |
| today | that day |
| yesterday | the day before
the previous day |
| tomorrow | the day after
the next day the following day |
| this week / month / year | that week / month / year |
| last week / month / year | the week / month / year before
the previous week / month / year |
| next week / month / year | the next week / month / year
the following week / month / year |
| ago | before |
| here | there |
| this | that |
| these | those |
Say – tell
someone tell somebody something
someone tell that something
someone say something to somebody
tell (ask) somebody to do something