Reported Speech

Choose the reported speech: John "I am going"

• John said (that) he is goes

• John said (that) he was going

• 'John sais (that) he goes

Sally: 'I always do my homework.'

• Sally said that she always does her homework.'

• Sally says that he always do his homework.'

• Sally said that she always did her homework.

Homer: 'He has caught a cold.'

• Homer said that he had caught a cold.

• Homer sais that she has caught a cold.

• Homer said that he had a cold.

Marie: 'I want a fruit salad.'

• Marie say that he wantes a fruit salad.’

• Marie said that she wants a fruit salad.’

• Marie said that she wanted a fruit salad.’

Holly: 'I will come here again.'

• Holly said that she would come here again.'

• Holly said that she could come here again.'

• Holly sais that she will came here again.'

Arthur: "I can play the piano"

• Arthur said that He can played the piano"

• Arthur said that He can't play the piano"

• Arthur said that He could play the piano"

Paul: "I have houseguests for the weekend"

• Paul said He has houseguests for the weekend

• Paul said He had houseguests for the weekend

• Paul said He hasn't houseguests for the weekend

We use reported speech when _______________

• when the focus is on the action

• we want to repeat what someone had previously said

• describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths and fixed arragements.

We use reported speech to:

• talk about spontaneous situations.

• talk about something that someone has already told us.

• talk about actions in progress at a certain time in the future

We don´t change verb tenses in reported speech when:

• The fact being reported is a general truth.

• Reporting something a person has just said

• Reporting something that still is true

• Reporting imperatives statements,

• All options are correct