Reported Speech and Embedded Questions

Amy said, "Polly is learning her script upstairs."

• Amy said that Polly is learning her script upstairs.
• Amy said that Polly was learning her script upstairs.
• Amy said Polly learnt her script upstairs.
• Amy said the Polly would learn her script upstairs.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Tina said, "Milly's dad has worked in New York."

• Tina said that Milly's dad had worked in New York.
• Tina said that Milly's dad had had worked in New York.
• Tina said Milly's dad worked in New York.
• Tina said that Milly's dad would have worked in New York.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of London."

• Olly and Max said that they don't know the population of London.
• Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of London.
• Olly and Max said we didn't know the population of London.
• Olly and Max said that they hadn't known the population of London.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."

• Katie's mum said that Katie had run very quickly.
• Katie's mum said that Katie had ran very quickly.
• Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly.
• Katie's mum said that Katie would have ran very quickly.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Billy and Theo said, "We went to Spain."

• Billy and Theo said they gone to Spain.
• Billy and Theo said they had went to Spain.
• Billy and Theo said that they had gone to Spain.
• Billy and Theo said that they had went to Spain.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"

• Rika asked why were they crying.
• Rika asked why we were crying.
• Rika asked why they were crying.
• Rika asked why we are crying.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Zoe asked Gerry, "When can we go to the beach?"

• Zoe asked Gerry when we could went to the beach.
• Zoe asked Gerry when they could go to the beach.
• Zoe asked Gerry when they could have gone to the beach.
• Zoe asked Gerry when could they go to the beach.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

"Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday." Father told me

• father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister yesterday.

• father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister the day before.

• father told me that Tina had played tennis with her sister the day before.

• father told me that Tina had played tennis with my sister the day before.

• father told me that Tina played tennis with her sister yesterday.

Bruce said “My mother doesn’t have any biological children.”

• Bruce said that his mother doesn't have any biological children

• Bruce said that my mother didn't have any biological children

• Bruce said that his mother didn't had any biological children

• Bruce said that his mother didn't have any biological children

• Bruce said that his mother did have any biological children

“Your mother left the party earlier.” Your father said that …

• your mother had left the party earlier

• your mother left the party earlier

• my mother had left the party earlier

• my mother left the party earlier

• his mother had left the party earlier