Reported Speech (statements and questions)

Reported Speech

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.

Verbs changes while reporting

• Verbs in the present simple, change to the past simple

• the present continuous changes to the past continuous

• present perfect changes to the past perfect

• can changes to could; will changes to would; etc.

And, do you know that....

 Apart from changing the tense of the verb, you also have to think about changing other things, like pronouns and adverbs of time and place.

For example:

'We went yesterday.' > She said they had been the day before.

'I’ll come tomorrow.' > He said he’d come the next day.

What about reporting questions?

We often use ask + if/whether, then change the tenses as with statements. In reported questions we don’t use question forms after the reporting verb.

'Do you have any experience working with people?'

They asked if I had any experience working with people.

'What acting have you done?'

They asked me what acting I had done.

Are there any more reporting verbs?

• promise

• remind

• warn

• advise

• recommend

• encourage

• which you can choose, depending on the situation. But say, tell and ask are the most common.

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'I'll send you a postcard,' Tom said.

He told us that ......

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She asked me____

• if I spoke

• Whether I spoke

• if I speak

• Whether I speak

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'We've bought a new car," John and Mary said.

They told me that ...

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'I don't speak German,' she said.

She said that ...

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'You failed your art exam,' the teacher said to Helen.

She said to Helen that ...

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'I can't drive," Frank confessed.

He said that ...

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'You look nice,' John told me.

He told me that ...

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'We're going ice-skating," they said.

They said that ...

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'My students aren't listening to me,' Miss Julie said.

The teacher said ...

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'Have you met Angela?'

She asked us ...

• if we had met Angela

• if had we met Angela

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'Did Mark pass all his exams?'

He asked if Mark ...

• has passed all his exams.

• had passed all his exams.

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'Are you excited about Christmas?'

He asked the children ...

• if were they excited about Christmas.

• if they were excited about Christmas.

• if they have been excited about Christmas.

• that they were excited about Christmas.

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'Have you read this book?'

He asked ...

• that if I had read that book.

• if I have read that book.

• if I had read that book.

• if I read that book.

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'What time will the plane arrive?'

They asked ...

• if the plane would arrive.

• what time the plane would arrived.

• what time would the plane arrive.

• what time the plane would arrive.

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'Can Melanie drive?'

She asked...

• if Melanie could drive.

• if could Melanie drive.

• if Melanie could drove

• if could drive Melanie.

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'How much did the concert tickets cost?'

She asked how much ...

• did the concert tickets cost.

• the concert tickets did cost.

• the concert tickets had cost.

• had the concert tickets cost.

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'Are you going to the party?'

John asked me ...

• if I went to the party.

• if I were going to the party.

• if I was going to the party

• if were I going to the party.

Multiple Choice

Report this sentence correctly.Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’ Five days later you say...

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

• Tom said he was going to London the following day.

• Tom said he is going to London the following day.

• Tom said he would have been in London the following day.

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Which sentence is NOT correct?

• James said he will help me.

• Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

• Karen said she was going to be late.

• Melanie said she should write a letter.

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Report this sentence correctly.‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there have had an accident outside the supermarket.

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Report this sentence correctly.‘I can swim really fast"

• He told that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he could have been swimming really fast

• He said that he could have swam really fast.

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Which words complete the sentence? Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

• the following day

• the previous day

• that day

• the next day

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Report this: She said, "he had already left"

• She said that he was already leaving.

• She said that he had already left.

• She said that he has already left.

• She said that he had had already left.

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He said, "I must go"

• He said that he must go.

• He said that he had to go.

• He said that he must have gone.

• He said that he should go.

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Report this question "Do they live here?"

• You asked me if they lived here.

• You asked me if they used to live here.

• You asked me if they do live here.

• You asked me if they have lived here.

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Report this imperative form: "Call me back later"

• You told me to call you back later.

• You said that I call you back later.

• You said me to call you back later.

• You told me to have called you back later.

Multiple Choice

Report this imperative form: "Don't do that"

• She told us not to do that.

• She told us not doing that.

• She told us not to have done that.

• She said us not to do that.

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To report this request: "Will you have a seat?"

• He asked me to have a seat.

• He asked me to have had a seat.

• He asked me whether to have a seat or not.

• He asked me have a seat.

Multiple Choice

"Do you love pets, Jenny? "

What did the teacher ask Jenny?

• The teacher asked Jenny if she loves pets

• The teacher asked Jenny if she loved pets

• The teacher asked Jenny that she loved pets

• The teacher asked Jenny, Do you love pets, jenny?

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Heidi : "I want to eat a hamburguer"

What did Heidi said?

• Heidi said that she wants to eat a hamburguer

• Heidi said that she wanted to eat a hamburguer

• Heidi says that she wanted to eat a hamburguer

• Heidi says that she wants to eats a hamburguer

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Diego : I am sick.

• He said that He was sick.
• He said that He is sick.
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• -

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Diego : I speak 4 languages.

• He said that He spoke 4 languages..
• He said that He speaked 4 languages.
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• -

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Diego : Julio is a good student.

• He said that He were a good student.
• He said that He was a good student.
• -
• -

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She said, 'I went to the cinema yesterday'

• She said that she was at the cinema yesterday.

• She said that she had gone to the cinema the day before.

• She said that she has gone to the cinema that day.

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You said, 'I will do this for him'

• You said that you would do that for him.

• You said that you wil do that for her.

• You said that you should do that for him.

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They said, 'We have never been here before'

• They said that we had never been here before.

• They said that they have been there before.

• They said that they had never been there before.

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'Where is my umbrella?' she asked

• She asked where her umbrella was.

• She asked where was her umbrella.

• She asked where is her umbrella

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'Which dress do you like best?' she asked

• She asked which did she like.

• She asked him which dress he liked best.

• She asked him which did he like best.

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'Has Caron talk to Kevin?' my friend asked me.

• My friend asked me if Caron did talk to me.

• My friend asked me if Caron had talked to Kevin.

• My friend asked me if had Caron talked to Kevin,

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'Stop talking, Joe' The teacher said.

• The teacher said Joe stop talking.

• The teacher told Joe stopping talking.

• The teacher told Joe to stop talking.

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'Don't forget your bag' she told me.

• She told me not to forget my bag.

• She told me to not forget my bag.

• She told me not forget her bag.

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'Don't talk to me like that' he said.

• He said to not talk like that.

• He told her to not talk to him like that.

• He told her not to talk to him like that.

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When is your brithday, Darwin?

What did she ask Darwin?

• She asked Darwin when his birthday was

• She asks Darwin when is his birthday?

• She asked Darwin when his birthday is

• She asks Darwin when his birthday was

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How did it go, Maria?

What did the teacher ask Maria?

• She askes Maria how it went

• She asked Maria how it went

• She asks Maria how it went

• She asked Maria how did it went

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written using the reported Speech?

• She is a storyteller.

• I am going to the store.

• She is going to the store.

• She said that she was going to the store.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is written using the direct Speech?

• She is a teacher.

• He said that he is a teacher.

• She is going to the park.

• He said, 'I am a teacher.'

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence that corresponds to the Reported Speech of the following one:

Mary: I went to a party last night.

• She said that she had gone to a party the night before.

• He said that he will go to the party last night.

• She goes to the party every weekend.

• He said, 'I went to a party last night.'

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentences that use reported Speech correctly.

• She said, 'I am happy.'

• He said that 'I am happy.'

• She said that she is happy.

• He said, 'She is happy.'

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

“It was Monday, February 10th, 2002, Andreia said that the following day, Peter got up, said good morning to her, got dressed and left the house, never to be seen again.”

When was the last time Andreia saw Peter?

• Monday, February 10th, 2002

• Tuesday, February 11th, 2002

• Wednesday, February 12th, 2002

• Tuesday, February 11th, 2022

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Transform the following sentence into the Reported Speech:

John: Could I have the menu, please?

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence using reported Speech:

John said, “I will go to the beach tomorrow.”

• John said that he would go to the beach the next day.
• John said that he goes to the beach the next day.
• John said that he will go to the beach the next day.
• John said that he going to the beach the next day.

Reorder

Reorder the following words to form a sentence in the Reported Speech:

• Aysha

• Questioned

• Her father

• If he had ever regretted

• Having only one daughter

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

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Report the following order to your classmates:

Ms Magano: “Bring your laptops to class, tomorrow!”

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What is the most common introductory verb of a statement in Reported Speech? ​ ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

To say/said

To speak/spoke

To tell/told

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Which of the following sentences is written using the reported Speech?

• She is a teacher.

• He said that he was a teacher.

• She is going to the park.

• She said that she is a teacher.

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence:

“It was Friday, March 5th, 2021, Sarah mentioned that the next day, Tom went to the beach, enjoyed the sun, and returned home in the evening.”

When did Tom go to the beach?

• Friday, March 5th, 2021

• Saturday, March 6th, 2021

• Sunday, March 7th, 2021

• Saturday, March 6th, 2022

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that correctly uses reported Speech:

Linda said, “I have finished my homework.”

• Linda said that she finished her homework.

• Linda said that she finishes her homework.

• Linda said that she has finished her homework.

• Linda said that she had finished her homework.

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence that corresponds to the Reported Speech of the following one:

David: I will visit my grandparents next weekend.

• David said that he would visit his grandparents the following weekend.

• David said that he visited his grandparents last weekend.

• David says that he will visit his grandparents next weekend.

• David said, 'I will visit my grandparents next weekend.'

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Choose the sentence that correctly uses reported Speech:

Emily said, “I have read that book before.”

• Emily said that she read that book before.

• Emily said that she reads that book before.

• Emily said that she has read that book before.

• Emily said that she had read that book before.

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Identify the sentence that corresponds to the Reported Speech of the following one:

Susan: “I have completed my project work.”

• Susan said that she had completed her project work.

• Susan says that she completed her project work.

• Susan said that she completes her work.

• Susan said she will have completed her work.

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Identify the speaker of this Reported Speech sentence. Who said it?

Have you heard what Anthony has said about Mr. Carlisle? John was asking all around the school.

Reorder

Reorder the following sentence in the Reported Speech:

• John said

• That Mr Jameson

• Had said

• That everyone would fail his class

• If they didn’t finish their projects in a timely manner

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence using reported Speech:

Lisa said, “I am going to visit my parents next week.”

• Lisa said that she visits her parents next week.

• Lisa said that she is going to visit her parents the following week.

• Lisa said that she will visit her parents next week.

• Lisa said that she was going to visit her parents the following week.

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Rachel ​

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Jane if she ​

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help her with ​

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English task that night.​

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

asked

could

their

told

his

wanted

offered