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In reported speech we usually report what was said at a different time, and so we change the tense to reflect the time which we are reporting. We normally “shift back” one tense. Direct speech: “I’m not playing football.” Reported later: “He said that he wasn’t playing football.” Sometimes the pronoun needs to be changed. Direct speech: Jane: “I don’t like living here.” (Jane is referring to herself) Reported speech: Jane said (that) she didn’t like living here. (The pronoun she refers to Jane) Other words about place and time may also need to be changed. Direct speech: “I like this car.” Reported speech: He said (that) he liked that car. Direct speech: “I went to Tokyo last week.” Reported speech: She said (that) she’d been to Tokyo the week before.