If the sentence contains an expression of time, you must change it as well.

Ali: "I worked in the garden yesterday."
Ali said that he had worked in the garden the day before.

shifting of expressions of time
this (evening)	that (evening)
today/this day	that day
these (days)	those (days)
now	then
(a week) ago	(a week) before
last weekend	the weekend before / the previous weekend
here	there
next (week)	the following (week)
tomorrow	the next/following day

Practice

Finish the sentences using Reported Speech. Always change the tense and the time expressions, although it is sometimes not necessary.

Example:

Sami: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
Sami told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.

1.   Emily: "My teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow.
  Emily said that

  2. Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
  Helen told me that

3. Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
  Robert said that

  4. Michael: "I'm going to read a book this week."
  Michael told me that

  5. Jason: "I'll do my best in the exams tomorrow."
  Jason told me that

  6. Andrew: "We have just eaten fish ."
  Andrew said to me that

  7. Alice: "I spent all my pocket money last Monday."
  Alice complained that.

  8. David: "John went at six.
  David said that

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