Grammar. Reported Speech

Have a look at the following "reported speech section" which might help you with your personal opinions on the news.

You can find out more information at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/reported-speech-1

If you have any doubts just ask me in class!

TENSE CHANGES IN REPORTED SPEECH

PRESENT SIMPLE                   PAST SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINOUS          PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE                           PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST PERFECT                        PAST PERFECT
PRESENT PERFECT                PAST PERFECT
WILL                                          WOULD
CAN                                            COULD
I AM GOING TO                      I WAS GOING TO
MUST                                         HAD TO


VERBS USED FOR REPORTING

We often use say to report what somebody said:
           He said (that) he was going to win.

If there is an object (a noun or a pronoun), say must be followed by to:
           He said to me (that) he was going to win.

When we use tell to report what someone said, it is always followed by an object without to:
           He told them (that) he was going to win.

We often use other reporting verbs instead of say and tell:
           He answered that...
           He replied that... 
           He informed me that...
           He asserts that...
           He claims that...
           He suggests that...

REFERENCES TO TIME AND PLACE:

YESTERDAY            THE DAY BEFORE
TODAY                      THAT DAY
TOMORROW          THE NEXT/THE FOLLOWING DAY
NEXT WEEK            THE FOLLOWING WEEK
NOW                          THEN
HERE                         THERE
THIS                           THAT