Reported Speech to Direct Speech

Reported Speech to Direct Speech

by Rhoda Zapico-Realda

​Let's answer the questions from your book.

Multiple Choice

Direct speech: "I went to Big C yesterday".

Reported speech : She told me she had gone to Big C ____________.

• yesterday

• the previous day

• the next day

• tomorrow

Multiple Select

Direct speech: "I will visit him tomorrow."

Reported speech : He told me that he would visit  ____________.

• yesterday

• the previous day

• the next day

• the following day

Multiple Select

Direct speech: "She's going to the cinema tonight."

Reported speech : He told me that she was going to the cinema  ____________.

• last night

• the previous night

• that night

• the following night

​Let's do the opposite: (Reported speech to direct speech)

​She said she was tired.

​"I am tired," he said.

Reported Speech

Direct Speech:

Multiple Choice

Reported speech: She said that she was going to the cinema that night.

Direct Speech: "I ____going to the cinema tonight."

• is

• am

• are

• had been

Multiple Choice

Reported speech:  He said he lived in the city centre.

Direct Speech: "I _____in the city centre," he said.

• lives

• live

• lived

• "had lived

Multiple Choice

Reported speech:  Ana said she had to go.

Direct Speech: "I ________go," Ana said.

• has to

• must

• will

• should

Fill in the Blank

Reported Speech: She said she could swim.

Direct speech : _______________, she said.

Fill in the Blank

Reported Speech: He said he was going out.

Direct speech : _______________, he said.

Fill in the Blank

Reported Speech: He said he had been studying for 3 hours.

Direct speech : _______________, he said.

Fill in the Blank

Reported Speech: He said he would be there by 2pm.

Direct speech : _______________, he said.

​What are the actual messages that callers left on people's answering machine or voice mail.

Reported speech: Zach told Will that he ​had free tickets for the basketball game.

​Actual Message: "Will,this is Zach. I have free tickets for the basketball game."

​Ok, let's start.

Open Ended

Reported Speech:  Daniel told his wife, Abby, he had to work late at the office that night.

Open Ended

Reported Speech:  Sam said he would pick up Julia at 8 o'clock.

Open Ended

Reported Speech:  Pam told Elaine that she couldn't play bridge the next day.

Open Ended

Reported Speech :  Ben said he was going to come by to show David his new motorcycle that night.

Open Ended

Reported Speech :  The auto repair shop called to say that the car was ready.