Reported Speech FCE (Revision)

Present Tenses change to ____ in Reported Speech.

• Future tenses

• Past tenses

• No changes

"We want more homework!"

(Out-of-date reporting)

• All the students say they want more homework.

• All the students said they want more homework.

• All the students said they wanted more homework.

• All the students said they will want more homework

"I am craving for fast food now."

Chi Hong ____ that he ____ for fast food ____.

• told; was craving; then

• said; is craving; now

• told; is craving; now

• said; was craving; at that time

"I was watching movie last week."

• Jervis said that he was watching movie last week.

• Jervis said that he was watching movie the previous week.

• Jervis said that he is watching movie last week.

"I bought a pair of new shoes last week."

• Keith said that he bought a pair of new shoes the week before.

• Keith said that he buys a pair of new shoes last week.

• Keith said that he bought a pair of new shoes last week.

• Keith said that he had bought a pair of new shoes the previous week.

"Brandon is a wonderful person," Ian says.

• Ian says Brandon was a wonderful person.

• Ian says Brandon is a wonderful person.

• Ian says that Brandon has been a wonderful person

"Teacher Janna is the best teacher ever," Chi Hong tells Keith.

Chi Hong tells Keith that _________________.

"I will be late tonight," Brandon said.

Brandon said that ______________.

"I have been working out for two years," Bryan told Hong Yu.

• Bryan tell Hong Yu that he has been working out for 2 years.

• Bryan told Hong Yu that he had been working out for 2 years.

• Bryan tells Hong Yu that he has been working out for 2 years.

• Bryan says Hong Yu that he has been working out for 2 years.

"If I had a lot of money, I would buy everyone here a phone."

Ching Yu said (that) _______________________.