Reported Speech

“He works in a bank,” said Sean.

• Sean said that he works in a bank.

• Sean said that he worked in a bank.

• Sean said that he had worked in a bank.

• Sean said that he work in a bank.

The children told their mom, “We went out last night.”

• They went out last night.

• We went out last night.

• They had gone out the night before.

• We had gone out the night before.

“I am waiting for the bus now,” said Tim.

• He had waited for the bus then.

• He was waiting for the bus then.

• He is waiting for the bus then.

• He waited for the bus then.

“What is your favourite food?” asked the teacher.

• The teacher asked what was my favourite food.

• The teacher asked that my favourite food was.

• The teacher asked what my favourite food was.

• The teacher asked if my favourite food was.

He said, “I’ve never been there before.”

• He said that he has never been there before.

• He said that he had never been there before.

• He said if he had never been there before.

• He said if he has never been there before.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.3

“I didn’t go to the party,” said Thomas.

• He hadn't gone to the party.

• Thomas said that he didn't go to the party.

• Thomas said that he wasn't gone to the party.

• Thomas said if he hadn't gone to the party.

“Have you gone to Italy before?” asked the boy proudly to his friends.

• He proudly asked whether had they gone to Italy before.

• He proudly asked whether they had gone to Italy before.

• He proudly asked whether had we gone to Italy before.

• He proudly asked whether we had gone to Italy before.

“Lucy will come later,” he told his dad.

• She comes later.

• He told his dad that Lucy could come later.

• She would come later.

• He told his dad whether Lucy would come later.

“Do you know the answer?” James asked me.

• James asked me if I knew the answer.

• James asked me whether I known the answer.

• James asked me that I know the answer.

• James asked me whether did I know the answer.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.1

CCSS.L.11-12.2

“Where did you put the book?” asked my sister.

• My sister asked if I had put the book

• My sister asked whether I had put the book

• My sister asked where I had put the book.

• No correct answer