Kalpana said that she had taught in a school for two years. Kalpana said, ‘I taught in a school for two years.’ Kalpana said that she had been teaching in a school for the past one year. Kalpana said, ‘I have been teaching in a school for the past one year. Kalpana said that she had taught in a school. Kalpana said, ‘I have taught in a school.’ Kalpana said that she was teaching in a school. Kalpana said, ‘I am teaching in a school.’ Kalpana said that she taught in a school. When we report something after a certain period of time, and what we are talking about has already happened, we change the tense of the sentence being reported into a corresponding past tense. In case the reporting verb is in present, the tense of verb in reported speech continues to remain in the present tense.A first-person and second-person generally change to third person (depending upon object to reporting verb).The conjunction that is used to connect the reporting verb with what is said.Imperative sentences: ordered, begged, pleaded, implored, advised, demanded.Interrogative sentences: asked, inquired, wanted to know, enquired.
Affirmative sentences: said, told (object), asserted, replied, assured, informed, responded, whispered, alleged, believed, assumed, thought.
