Reported Speech

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.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda

• Frank asked Linda where her house was.
• Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was.
• Frank asked Linda where was her house.
• Frank asked Linda where is her house.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The man asked, "What is your name?"

• The man asked what you name was.
• The man asked what my name was.
• The man asked what my name were.
• The man asked what was my name.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"Run as soon as you can".

• He told me to run as soon as I could.
• He said me to run as soon as I could.
• He told me to run as soon as I can.
• He told me that I must run as soon as I could.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

"When will this exercise end?"

• He asked when that exercise would end.
• He asked when this exercise will end.
• He asked if this exercise would end.
• He asked if this exercise will end.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

I will call you tomorrow.

• He told me that he would call me the following day.

• He told me he will call me tomorrow.

• He told me he would call me tomorrow.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

‘You must bring it back.’

• He said we must have brought it back.

• He said we had to bring it back.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A