Reported Speech

‘The actors played their parts very well.’

She said the actors__________their parts very well.

• have played

• plays

• had played

‘The sitcom had started when I turned the TV on.’

She told me ________________

• the sitcom had started when I had turned the TV on.

• the sitcom had started when she turned the TV on.

• the sitcom had started when she had turned the TV on.

‘Don’t interrupt me.’

Greg ordered Diane ____________________

• not to interrupt me.

• to interrupt him not.

• not to interrupt him.

Claudia to Charles:" Don't eat chocolate!"

• Claudia told Charles to not eat chocolate.

• Claudia told Charles not eat chocolate.

• Claudia told Charles not to eat chocolate.

Alice to Jim:"What are you cooking?"

• Alice asked Jim what he was cooking.

• Alice asked Jim if he was cooking.

• Alice asked Jim what were you cooking.

Mary:"I didn't watch any episodes of my favourite TV series yesterday."

• Mary said she didn't watch any episodes of her favourite TV series the day before.

• Mary said she hadn't watch any episodes of her favourite TV series the day before.

• Mary said she haven't watch any episodes of his favourite TV series the day before.

Lisa:" I'm enjoying the last days of summer."

• Lisa said she was enjoying the last days of summer.

• Lisa ordered she was enjoying the last days of summer.

• Lisa asked she was enjoying the last days of summer.

"Shut the door, please"

• She told to me to shut the door.

• She said me to shut the door.

• She told me to shut the door.

Which of the following verbs are used to report question?

• explain

• ask

• suggest

• say

When you are reporting someting, you must change the _______

• pronouns and the verb tenses

• verb tenses.

• verbs tenses, some other words and the pronouns.