REPORTED SPEECH (told/said) (let-someone-know) Examples

CAN I can speak Italian.

COULD He said (that) he could speak Italian. He told me (that) he could speak Italian. He let me know (that) he could speak Italian.

MIGHT Your mother might change her mind.

MIGHT He said (that) my mother might change her mind. He told me (that) my mother might change her mind. He let me know (that) my mother might change her mind.

MUST (deduction) Your mother must be furious to react like this.

MUST He said (that) my mother must be furious to react like that. He told me (that) that my mother must be furious to react like that.

MUST / HAVE TO You must stay at home.

MUST or HAD TO She said (that) I must stay at home. She said (that) I had to stay at home. She let me know (that) I had to stay at home.

SHOULD/OUGHT TO You should/ought to apologise.

OUGHT TO He said (that) I should/ought to apologize. He told me (that) I should/ought to apologize. He let me know (that) I should/ought to apologize.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS I am expecting visitors.

PAST CONTINUOUS He said (that) he was expecting visitors. He told me (that) he was expecting visitors. He let me know (that) he was expecting visitors

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE You have not cleaned your room yet.

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE She said (that) I had not yet cleaned my room. She told me (that) I had not yet cleaned my room. She let me know (that) she had not yet cleaned her room.

PAST SIMPLE I painted my bedroom pink.

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE She said (that) she had painted her room pink. She told me (that) she had painted her room pink. She let me know (that) she had painted her room pink.

PRESENT SIMPLE The house is dirty.

PAST SIMPLE She said (that) the house was dirty. She told me (that) the house was dirty. She let me know (that) the house was dirty.

SHOULD Your friends should help.

SHOULD He said my friends should help. He told me (that) my friends should help. He let me know (that) my friends should help.

USED TO BE You used to be so kind.

USED TO BE She said (that) I used to be so kind. She told me (that) I used to be so kind. She let me know (that) I used to be so kind.

AM GOING TO I am going to make a chocolate cake.

WAS GOING TO She said (that) she was going to make a chocolate cake. She told me (that) she was going to make a chocolate cake. She let me know (that) she was going to make a chocolate cake.

WILL I will call you later.

WOULD She said (that) she would call me later. She told me (that) she would call me later. She let me know (that) she would call me later.