M3 Reported speech (Statements)

Reported speech

Sequence of tenses:

'I am trying, mum!' Ted said. -

Ted told mum that he was trying.

Multiple Choice

'We are doing everything we can,' the head teacher said. - The head teacher said that they ...

• are doing everything they can.

• were doing everything they can.

• were doing everything they could.

• did everything they could.

Multiple Choice

'I have done everything that is in my power,' the parent said. - The parent said that they ...

• had done everything that is in their power.

• were doing everything that was in their power.

• had done everything that was in their power.

• did everything that was in their power.

Say and tell

• He said that he was scared.

• He said to me that he was scared.

• He told me that he was scared.

Multiple Choice

Which is WRONG?

• He said he loved me.

• He told he loved me.

• He said to me he loved me.

• He told me he loved me.

say / tell / ask

Read WB p 128, the 1st column

Multiple Choice

Why didn't he ..... good morning?

• say

• tell

• ask

Multiple Choice

I can't ....for sure, I'm afraid.

• say

• tell

• ask

Multiple Choice

Could you .... a joke?

• say

• tell

• ask

out-of-date reporting

If the introd. verb is in the past simple (He said...), the tenses change one step towards the past - check it out in the WB - p 128, the 2nd column!

Out-of-date reporting

If the introd. verb is in the past simple (He said...), in addition to the tenses, certain words and time expressions also change - check it out in the WB - p 128, the 2nd column!

Multiple Select

"We met last week." He said that they had met....

• last week

• that week

• the week before

• the previous week

Multiple Select

"It happened yesterday." He said that it had happened ... .

• yesterday

• the day before

• the day after

• the previous day

• last day

Multiple Choice

"It started two months ago." He said that it had started ... .

• two months ago

• two months before

• last two months

• two months after

Multiple Choice

"We have to jump now!" He said we had to jump ...... .

• now

• immediately

• soon

• fast

Multiple Choice

"I live in Estonia." He said that he .....in Estonia.

• live

• lives

• lived

• had lived

Multiple Choice

"Some children are crying." She said that some children ..... .

• are crying

• were crying

• had been crying

• cried

Multiple Choice

"Some have remained on the island." He said that some .... on the island.

• have remained

• remained

• had remained

• has remained

Multiple Choice

"We saw the tsunami!" He told me ......the tsunami.

• we saw

• they saw

• they were seeing

• they had seen

Multiple Choice

"I will do my part!" He said he ....part.

• would do his

• would do my

• will do his

• would have done his