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Reported Speech

Reported Speech

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English

7th - 12th Grade

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Claudia Peña

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8 Slides • 15 Questions

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Reported Speech

By Claudia Peña

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We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech.

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'I travel a lot in my job.'

  • Jamila said that she travelled a lot in her job.

When we report the present simple changes to past simple

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'We lived in China for five years.'

  • She told me they had lived in China for five years.

When we report the past simple usually changes to past perfect simple

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​PAST PERFECT

​had

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Choose if the following sentences are written in direct speech or reported speech

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I live with my sister and my cat

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Direct Speech

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Reported Speech

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Multiple Choice

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Mary told me that she lived with her sister and cat

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Direct Speech

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Reported Speech

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Multiple Choice

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He asked me if I had turned off the lights

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Direct Speech

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Reported Speech

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Multiple Choice

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John went to Brazil last year

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Direct Speech

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Reported Speech

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Multiple Choice

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The teacher asked me if I had done my homework

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Direct Speech

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Reported Speech

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Choose the correct form of the sentences in reported speech form.

Present Simple to Past Simple

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Multiple Choice

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Jane works as an architect.

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He said that Jane worked as an architect

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He said that Jane working as an architect

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Multiple Choice

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The dog eats too much food

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They said the dog was eating too much food

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They said the dog ate too much food

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Multiple Choice

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Benjamín is a very good student

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The teacher said that Benjamín had been a very good student

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The teacher said that Benjamín was a very good student

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Multiple Choice

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The students are on a field trip.

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The principal asked if the students were on a field trip

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The principal asked if the students was on a field trip

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Multiple Choice

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José reads 3 books a month

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He said José read 3 books a month

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He said José reading 3 books a month

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Choose the correct form of the sentences in reported speech form.

​Past Simple to Past Perfect

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Multiple Choice

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I was at school yesterday

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He said that I had being at school yesterday

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He said that I had been at school yesterday

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My boss spoke to him

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He said my boss had spoken to him

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He said my boss was speaking to him

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Multiple Choice

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They were best friends

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She said they had been best friends

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She said they had being best friends

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Multiple Choice

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I lived in Mexico for 3 years

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I said that I has living in Mexico for 3 years

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I said that I had lived in Mexico for 3 years

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Multiple Choice

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The dog slept on the couch

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My mom said that the dog was sleeping on the couch

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My mom said that the dog had slept on the couch

Reported Speech

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