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Reported Speech: practicing verb tense changes

Authored by Myriam El Hahaoui

English

3rd - 12th Grade

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Reported Speech: practicing verb tense changes
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1.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

I know quite a lot of people here,’ Robert said. (Present Simple)

He said that  he ......................

quite a lot of people there. (Simple Past)

2.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

'John is feeling much better,‘ Paul said. (Present Continuous)

He said that John ...............

............. much better. (Past Continuous)

3.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

' I enjoyed my holiday in the States,’ David said. (Simple Past)

He said that he ...................... his holiday in the States. (Past Perfect)

4.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

'Jackie wasn´t feeling very well,‘ the teacher said. (Past Continuous)

He said that Jackie…………… ................................very well. (Past Perfect Continous)

5.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

' They‘ve seen the Eiffel Tower,‘ John said. (Present Perfect)

He said that they …….........

.................. the Eiffel Tower. (Past Perfect)

6.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

' I have been waiting for ages, ‘ my father said. (Present Perfect Continous)

He said that he ......................

…………...for ages. (Past Perf. Cont.)

7.

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1 min • 1 pt

Change the verb tense to fit the Reported Speech.

' Nobody had warned them about the storm,‘ he said. (Past Perfect)

He said that nobody .................... about the storm. (Past Perfect)

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