Reported Speech

Direct speech:

• repeats the exact words that somebody said.

• reports what somebody said without repeating the exact words.

Reported speech:

• reports what somebody said without repeating the exact words.

• repeats the exact words that somebody said.

Peter said, “I’m thirsty and hungry”.

• Peter said that he was thirsty and hungry.

• He said he is thirsty and hungry.

• Peter, that he was thirsty and hungry.

Mary "I love chocolate."

Jerry: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate."

• loved

• loves

• loving

Marcos: "I go skiing with my family in winter."

Juan: "Marcos said (that) he ___ skiing with his family in winter."

• gone

• went

• go

Byron: “I can’t swim.”

Byron said _______________.

• he can't to swim

• he had not swim

• he couldn't swim

Travel agent: “I think the train will be on time.”

The travel agent said _______________.

• that she thought the train would be on time

• that she thinks the train to be on time

• that she thinks will be the train on time

Complete the sentence with said or told.
She _________ she didn't want to watch a thriller.

• said
• told

Complete the sentence with said or told.
He __________ that it wasn't an horror film, it was a thriller. 

• said
• told

Complete the sentence with said or told.
He _________ her that thrillers were very exciting.

• said 
• told