Direct Indirect Speech

Reported speech is about ...

• reporting television news.

• reporting second-hand information.

• Mr Porter's speech.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

She said, "He will come tomorrow".

She told me that he ________ the next day.

• is coming

• will come

• would come

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Bryan said, "I bought a car last week."

He said that he had bought a car _____________.

• a week ago

• last week

• the week before

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Sabrina says, "I am happy".

She tells me that she ________ happy.

• is

• was

• had been

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

In reported speech we can change the time expression "today" to:

• that day

• that morning

• the day before

• the next day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"next week" in indirect speech change to:

• a week before

• the following week

• that week

• then

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"now" in reported speech change to:

• that day

• the next day

• a day before

• then

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

• she told the boys to not play on the grass.

• she told the boys to play not on the grass

• She told the boys not to play on the grass.

• she told the boys don't play on the grass.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

The doctor said to me : "You really should stay in bed and not go to work this week."

The doctor __________ me to stay in bed and not go to work that week.

• announced

• advised

• offered

• persuaded

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

"I don't like fast food."

• He said he doesn't like fast food.
• He said he don't like fast food.
• He said he didn't like fast food.
• He said he hadn't liked fast food.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A