B1 - reported speech statements

match

• reported speech

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• when retelling someone's words

• direct speech

• when a person is speaking

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) direct speech

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(b) reported speech

• Paola is arranging her stamps.

• The reporters told the us that we had to step back a little.

• They said that it was a lie.

• Sasha said that he was going to convince Mary to join us.

• People say a lot of lies.

• My attitude to cleaning is changing.

in the reported speech we...

• add 'be' in the correct form

• change the tense

match the form of the verb in the direct speech to the form in the reported speech

• could

• present simple

• past simple

• present perfect

• past continuous

• will

• would

• can

• past perfect

• present continuous

‘I love making cookies,’ said Samir.

‘That’s really kind’, said Ed.

Marie Alejandra said, ‘I’ll email you later.’

Jerry said, ‘I’m finishing a new project.’

‘I can’t come to the party,’ Piotr told Adam.

‘The train will arrive soon,’ Jamie told Dan.