Mrs Nga_ Grammar- Reported speech 1_ Subjects and pronouns

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I'm happy.", she said.

=> She said that _____ was happy.

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the peaker (S1) is "she" we change "I" -> she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I can speak English.", he said.

=> He said that _____ could speak. English

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker (S1) is "he" we change "I" -> he

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I' live in the countryside.", you said.

=> You said that _____ lived in the countryside.

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker (S1) is "You" we change "I" -> You

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I will do that.", I told you.

=> I told you that _____ would do that.

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker (S1) is "she" we change "I" -> she

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"You are so strong.", she said to us.

=> She told us that _____ were sso strong.

• I

• we

• they

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the listener is "us" we change "you (S)" -> we

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"We must set off early.", they said.

=> They said that _____ had to set off early.

• I

• we

• they

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker is "they" we change "we " -> they

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I walk to school.", she says to me.

=> She says that she _____ to school.

• walk

• walks

• walked

• would walk

• had walked

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When V1 is in present simple or future, V2 is kept in the same tense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I'm waiting for my friends.", he said.

=> He said that he _____ for my friends.

• waiting

• is waiting

• waited

• was waiting

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When V1 is in past simple, V2 is one tense back

'm waiting -> was waiting

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The sentence is the same meaning as the following:

"I m busy now.", he said:

• He said he is busy now.

• He said he was busy now.

• He said he is busy then.

• He said he was busy then.

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- S1 is "he" => "I" -> he

- V1 is in past simple (said) => V2 (is) needs to be put one tense back (was)

- "now" => "then"

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A