| Is → was, like → liked, etc
Look at these examples of the tense change.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
'Andrew is working.' → Jessica said Andrew was working.
"The windows aren't locked' → Mark told me the windows
weren't locked,
I've fixed the shelves' → Trevor said he'd fixed the shelves.
“It's been raining.” → We noticed it had been raining.
“We've got plenty of time.” → Rachel insisted they had plenty
of time.
“We like the flat” → The couple said they liked the flat.
If the verb phrase is more than one word (e.g. is working), then the first word changes.
Example: is working → was working, have fixed → had fixed, don't know → didn't know.
If the verb is already in the past tense, then it can stay the same or change to the past perfect.
“We came by car.” → They said they came/they had come by car.
“Sorry. I wasn't listening.” → I admitted I wasn't listening/hadn't been listening.
If the verb is past perfect, it stays the same. “My money had run out” → Daniel said his money had run out.
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