Note: In reported speech, the tense usually changes.
| DIRECT SPEECH | REPORTED SPEECH | |||
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| PRESENT SIMPLE | Spider-Man fights crime daily. | PAST SIMPLE | He said that Spider-Man fought crime daily. | |
| PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | The Joker is planning a scheme. | PAST PROGRESSIVE | He said that the Joker was planning a scheme. | |
| PRESENT PERFECT | Iron Man has saved the world many times. | PAST PERFECT | They said that Iron Man had saved the world many times. | |
| PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | Deadpool has been cracking jokes for hours. | PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | She said that Deadpool had been cracking jokes for hours. | |
| PAST SIMPLE | — Batman foiled the Riddler's plan yesterday. | PAST PERFECT | He said that Batman had foiled the Riddler's plan the day before. | |
| PAST PROGRESSIVE | — Wonder Woman was battling Ares. | PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | She said that Wonder Woman had been battling Ares. | |
| PAST PERFECT (DOESN'T CHANGE) | — Superman had already saved Lois before Lex Luthor arrived. | PAST PERFECT | He said that Superman had already saved Lois before Lex Luthor arrived. | |
| PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE (DOESN'T CHANGE) | — The Avengers had been assembling for an hour. | PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE | He said that The Avengers had been assembling for an hour. | |
| FUTURE SIMPLE (WILL) | — Thor will visit Earth next week. | FUTURE IN THE PAST (WOULD) | She said that Thor would visit Earth the following week. | |
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Note: In reported speech, the tense usually changes.
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