In which of the following sentences do the tenses not change? Why? Then, turn the following statements from direct into reported speech.

1. 'I'll paint the house next week.' he says.

Tenses do not change because the introductory verb is in the present simple.

He says (that) he will paint the house.

2. "I've put the washing in the washing-machine." Rose said.

3. 'A giraffe is bigger than a mouse,' he said.

4. 'We haven't seen Tom for two weeks," she said.

5. 'I haven't phoned my uncle since last month,' she says.

6. 'Birds can fly.' the student said.

7. "He's studying for an exam now.' she said.

8. 'Leaves fall from the trees in autumn,' he said.

9. 'We visited the circus last weekend,' they said.

10. 'She dropped the vase on the floor,' Tony said.

11. 'He took the money to the bank this morning.' she said.

12. 'The Earth moves round the sun.' the teacher said.

2. "I've put the washing in the washing-machine." Rose said. - Rose said that she had put the washing in the washing machine.

3. 'A giraffe is bigger than a mouse,' he said. - He said that a giraffe is bigger than a mouse.

4. 'We haven't seen Tom for two weeks," she said. - She said that they hadn't seen Tom for two weeks.

5. 'I haven't phoned my uncle since last month,' she says. She said that she hadn't phoned her uncle since previous month.

6. 'Birds can fly.' the student said. - She student said that birds can fly.

7. "He's studying for an exam now.' she said. - She said that he was studying for an exam that time.

8. 'Leaves fall from the trees in autumn,' he said. - He said that leaves fall from the trees in autumn.

9. 'We visited the circus last weekend,' they said. - They said that they had visited the circus previous weekend.

10. 'She dropped the vase on the floor,' Tony said. - Tony said that she had dropped the vase on the floor.

11. 'He took the money to the bank this morning.' she said. - She said that he had taken the money to the bank that morning.

12. 'The Earth moves round the sun.' the teacher said. - The teacher said that the Earth moves round the sun.