Reported Speech

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

^{Helen: "I speak English and Spanish."}

^{Helen said (that) she ______ English and Spanish.}

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

_{Jackson and Leo: "We visited Aunt Elisabeth."}

_{Jackson and Leo said (that) they ______ Aunt Elisabeth.}

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

^{Jacob: "Riley is checking the computer."}

^{Jacob said (that) Riley _______ the computer.}

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

^{Jack and Nick: " We have cleaned the kitchen"}

^{Jack and Nick said (that) they ______ the kitchen.}

CHANGE TO REPORTED SPEECH

Sally: " I will be late"

Sally said (that) she _______ late.

SAY OR TELL?

Ella: "I have taken great photos."

Ella _____ me (that) she had taken great photos.

SAY OR TELL?

Ken: "Joy often reads comics."

Ken _____ (that) Joy often read comics.

SAY OR TELL?

^{Harry and Marie: "We go swimming in the lake."}

^{Harry and Marie ______ me (that) they went swimming in the lake.}

REPORTED SPEECH - TIME EXPRESSIONS

^{Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."}

^{Helen told me (that) she had been writing a letter ______.}

REPORTED SPEECH - TIME EXPRESSIONS

^{Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."}

^{Lisa said (that) Tim had gone to the stadium _______ .}