Write down the correct form of the words in brackets.

He said that he
(return) by the weekend.

He says that he
(forget) to water the flowers.

She says that she
(go) to the picnic with her family.

She said that she
(enjoy) the party.

Joan says that she
(sail) a boat one day.

Peter said that he
(return) the books the day before.

Kate says that she
(visit) the British Museum on Sunday.

They say that they
(go) hiking.

She said that she
(miss) her flight the day before.

He said that he would return by the weekend.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the verb in the reported clause. In this case, the speaker originally said "I will return by the weekend," so when reporting it, we change "will" to "would" to indicate the past tense.

He says that he forgot to water the flowers.
Explanation: "Forgot" is the past tense of "forget." Since the speaker is reporting what someone else said, we keep the past tense in the reported clause.

She says that she is going to the picnic with her family.
Explanation: In reported speech, we often change the tenses of verbs to reflect that the reported event is taking place in the future. In this case, the speaker originally said "I am going to the picnic," so when reporting it, we keep the present continuous tense.

She said that she enjoyed the party.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the verb in the reported clause. In this case, the speaker originally said "I enjoyed the party," so when reporting it, we keep the past tense.

Joan says that she will sail a boat one day.
Explanation: The speaker is expressing a future possibility, so we keep the future tense in the reported clause.

Peter said that he returned the books the day before.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the verb in the reported clause. In this case, the speaker originally said "I returned the books," so when reporting it, we change the past tense to past perfect tense to indicate the action happened before the time of reporting.

Kate says that she will visit the British Museum on Sunday.
Explanation: In reported speech, we often change the tenses of verbs to reflect that the reported event is taking place in the future. In this case, the speaker originally said "I will visit the British Museum," so when reporting it, we keep the future tense.

They say that they are going hiking.
Explanation: In reported speech, we often change the tenses of verbs to reflect that the reported event is taking place in the future. In this case, the speaker originally said "We are going hiking," so when reporting it, we keep the present continuous tense.

She said that she had missed her flight the day before.
Explanation: In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the verb in the reported clause. In this case, the speaker originally said "I missed my flight," so when reporting it, we change the past tense to past perfect tense to indicate the action happened before the time of reporting.