Focus 3 - 7.2 Reported Speech [A]

1. Hannah: "They live in Boston."
   Hannah said (that) _____

Answer explanation

➪ Present Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past simple (reported speech).

1. Tyler, "Ian doesn't invite girls to his parties."
   Tyler told me (that) Ian _____ girls to his parties.

Answer explanation

➪ Present Simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Simple (reported speech).

1. Jenny, "I'm coming down."
   Jenny said (that) _____

Answer explanation

➪ Present Continuous (direct speech) ⇒ Past Continuous (reported speech).

1. Tim, "Jack is having breakfast."
   Tim said (that) _____ breakfast.

Answer explanation

➪ Present Continuous (direct speech) ⇒ Past Continuous (reported speech).

1. Grandma, "Dad has made breakfast."
   Grandma said (that) _____ breakfast.

Answer explanation

➪ Present Perfect (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech).

1. Mia and Zoe, "We have cleaned the kitchen."
   Mia and Zoe said (that) _____ the kitchen.

Answer explanation

➪ Present Perfect (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech).

1. Lucy, "The train didn't arrive on time."
   Lucy said to Gerry (that) _____ on time.

Answer explanation

➪ Past simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech).

1. John: "I was at the doctor all morning".

2. John told me that he _____ at the doctor all morning.

Answer explanation

➪ Past simple (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech).

1. Kendall: "I had just finished my homework."

2. Kendall told me that she _____ her homework.

Answer explanation

➪ Past Perfect (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech).

➪ you can't go further back in time. Therefore the tense remains the same.

1. James: "I arrived late because I had lost the address".

2. James said (that) he had arrived late because he _____ the address.

Answer explanation

➪ Past Perfect (direct speech) ⇒ Past Perfect (reported speech).

➪ you can't go further back in time. Therefore the tense remains the same.