REPORTED SPEECH rv Unit 12

REPORTED SPEECH rv Unit 12 ​

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1 To report we use these verbs

TELL // SAY

SAY something / TELL someone 👨​ sth

• Ken: "I can't hear you" --> He said he couldn't hear me.

• Kelly: "I feel tired." --> She told me she felt tired.

LET'S CHECK say or tell ​​🧗‍♀️

Choose the correct ✔️sentece.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• He said me he was a lawyer.

• He told me he was a lawyer.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is correct?

• The doctor told them he couldn't cure the illness.

• The doctor said them he couldn't cure the illness.

2 To report we change THE VERBS

To the ⬅️PAST VERSION

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT VERB FORM.

• "I can dance" Nick said.

  ---> He said he ______ "

• CORRECT ANSWER:

  could dance

Fill in the Blanks

Mel: "I am watching a movie"

-> She said she

a movie.

Fill in the Blanks

Lizz: "I see Lucy"

-> She said she

Lucy.

Fill in the Blanks

Tina:"I will travel soon"

-> She said she

soon.

3 We sometimes change the SUBJECT

check the SUBJECT

THE CHANGES

• SUBJECTS replace SUBJECTS

• OBJECTS replace OBJECTS

CHOOSE THE CORRECT SUBJECT or OBJECT to complete the sentences.

• SUBJECT PRONOUNS are different from

• OBJECT PRONOUNS

Multiple Choice

Nick: "I am French"

-> He said ___ was French.

• I

• he

• him

Multiple Choice

Jane: "I don't know him"

-> She said she didn't know ___

• him

• he

• his

Multiple Choice

Teresa: "My dog is the best"

-> She said ____ dog is the best.

• her

• she

• his

4 Remember the details

change:

TIME EXPRESSIONS

/ PLACE /

DEMONSTRATIVES

when necessary

PROGRESS CHECK​​​👦​👧​​🧑​👩​

Choose the correct ✔️answer.

Multiple Choice

"Yeah, I' went to Greece."

My friend told me that he ________ to Greece.

• has been

• had been

• was

Multiple Choice

"I love him very much".

My sister told me that she ________ him very much.

• was loving

• loved

• would love

Multiple Choice

"I am flying to India tomorrow".

He told me that he ________ the next day.

• is flying

• was flying

• will fly

Multiple Choice

María: "We will go to the store"

María said that ______ would go to the store

• She

• they

• our

Multiple Choice

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema _____

• tonight

• that day.

• the day before.