Reported Speech

Reported Speech

Affirmative and Negative

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Multiple Choice

They said, "We are busy."

• They said that they were busy.
• They said that they had been busy.

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She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."

• She said that she did not know where her shoes are.

• She said that she did not know where her shoes were.

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"I don't like fast food."

• He said he doesn't like fast food.
• He said he didn't like fast food
• He said he didn't liked fast food

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"I am looking forward to holidays."

• She said she was looking forward to holidays.
• She said she had been looking forward to holidays.
• She said she looked forward to holidays.

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"We have finished it just in time!"

• She said they had finished it just in time.
• She said they finished it just in time.
• She said they had finish it just in time.

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She said, "I woke up early."

• She said that she had woken up early.

• She said that she has woken up early.

• She said that she woke up early.

Multiple Choice

“I was sleeping when Julie called”

• she said she had been sleeping when Julie had called.

• she said that she have been sleeping when Julie had called.

• she said she was sleeping when Julie called.

• she said she had been sleeping when Julie have called.

Multiple Choice

"I didn't go to the hospital" Leo mentioned.

• Leo mentioned that he didn't go to the hospital.

• Leo mentioned that he hadn't gone to the hospital.

• Leo mentioned that he hadn't go to the hospital.

• Leo mentioned that I didn't go to the hospital.

Multiple Choice

Billy and Theo said, "We went to Spain."

• Billy and Theo said they gone to Spain.

• Billy and Theo said they had went to Spain.

• Billy and Theo said that they had gone to Spain.

• Billy and Theo said that they had went to Spain.

Multiple Choice

Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."

• Katie's mum said that Katie had run very quickly.

• Katie's mum said that Katie had ran very quickly.

• Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly.

• Katie's mum said that Katie would have ran very quickly.

Multiple Choice

My father said to me, "You must work hard".

• My father said to me that I must work hard.

• My father said to me that you must work hard.

• My father said to me that you have to work hard.

• My father said tome that I had to work hard.

Multiple Choice

He says, "They will hurt you".

• He said to me that they will hurt me.

• He said to me that he would be hurt me.

• He said to me that they would hurt me.

• He said to me that they would hurt you.

Multiple Choice

"I will call you". I told her that I ________ her.

• will call

• Would call

• would have called

Multiple Choice

"He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ tomorrow.

• is coming

• will come

• would come

Multiple Choice

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He told that he could swim really fast.

• He said me that he could swim really fast.

Multiple Choice

You must use the word THAT (she said that, he told me that) with reported speech.

• True
• False

Reported Speech

• Change in pronouns

• Change in tenses

• Change in time expressions

• Used to report what other person said

• Works similar as in spanish

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Multiple Choice

Change tense, pronoun, time, place

Mrs Ong said, "You can look for me tomorrow at this table."

Mrs Ong said that _____ ______ look for ______ ______ at ______ table.

• I, could, me, the previous day, this

• you, could, me, the next day, this

• I, could, her, the next day, that

• you, can, me, the next day, that

Multiple Choice

Change tense and place

Mr Rahim said, "The cones will be placed here."

Mr Rahim said that the cones _____ be placed ______.

• will, here

• will, then

• would, here

• would, there

Multiple Choice

Change pronoun and time

May said, "We are going to Disneyland next week!"

May said that _________ were going to Disneyland _________.

• we, next week

• they, next week

• they, the following week

• we, the following week

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
He said me that he could help me.

• Correct
• Incorrect

Multiple Choice

I ____ her a lie.

• say

• telling

• saying

• told

Multiple Choice

I ____ them not to do it.

• told

• telling

• said

• saying