Direct and Indirect Speech

Front

Convert the sentence: He said, "I like this song."

Back

He said that he liked that song.

Front

Khurt: "I was writing a letter yesterday."

Back

Khurt said that he had been writing a letter before that day.

Front

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week."

Back

Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

Front

Sandra said that she could play guitar.

Back

Sandra said, "I can play guitar."

Front

Benedict said that he had studied since 2000.

Back

Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000."

Front

Falisha said that I had given a quiz before their long test.

Back

Falisha said, "You had given a quiz before our long test."

Front

Kevin asked, "Who went here to open the gate?"

Back

Kevin asked who had gone there to open the gate.

Front

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

Back

The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

Front

In transforming direct to indirect speech, simple past tense goes to _______________________ tense.

Back

past perfect

Front

All present tenses (simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive) go to ____________________________ tenses in transforming direct to indirect speech.

Back

past