Reported Speech

When is reported speech used?

• Used when telling what someone else said.

• Used when speaking in front of an audience.

• Used when talking about events in the past that are still happening in the present.

• Used when practicing for a speech.

Answer explanation

Used when reporting what someone else said about a certain topic.

ex. He said he'd finish his homework by 6 p.m.

Is the following a direct or indirect reported speech sentence?

The employee said, "Sorry, we just sold the last donut to that kid over there..."

• Direct

• Indirect

Select the sentences that use direct reported speech.

• Mike said he wanted a new videogame console for his birthday.

• She said she had not watched the new t.v. series yet.

• The sat said, "Meow."

• Mike said, "I want a new videogame console for my birthday."

Answer explanation

TIP:

Sentences using the direct reported speech have the reported clause in quotation marks ("").

Select the sentences that use the indirect reported speech.

• The customers said they wanted a large pepperoni pizza.

• Eating pizza everyday is bad for your health.

• The student asked, "Can you move the due date to friday?"

• The ad said they would be closed on monday.

Rewrite the following using the direct speech.

He said he was Italian.

Rewrite the following using the indirect speech.

"I'm allergic," Tom said.

When going from direct to indirect speech:

What do you do if the verb in your reported speech is in the Present Form?

ex. "I am hungry."

• You change to the Past Form.

• You change it to the Progressive Form.

• You do nothing.

Answer explanation

ex.He said he was hungry.

Fill in the blanks:

Mario: “I want to go to cycling.”

Mario said that he ________________ to go cycling.

How would you report the following sentence using the indirect speech?:

They said, "We didn't study for the math test."

• They said that they did not study for the math test.

• They said , "They didn't study for the math test."

• They said that they do not study for math tests.

• They said they have nt studied for the math test.

Fill in the blank:

"Have you ever been to New York?"

She asked me _______.

• if I had ever been to New York.

• if I'm traveling to New York soon.

• if had she had ever been to New York.