Reported Speech

Look at the picture and write its name.

Make a drawing of a clarinet.

Look at the picture and write its name:

Make a drawing of a harp.

Report the following sentence:

Your dad is working this week. My mom told me.

• My mom told me that my dad was working that week.

• My mom told me that your dad was working that week.

• My mom told me that my dad was working this week.

• My mom told me that my dad is working that week.

Report the following sentence:

Camita gave me a new pair of shoes. My sister told her friend.

• My sister told my friend that Carmita had given her a new pair of shoes.

• My sister told her friend that Carmita gave her a new pair of shoes.

• My sister told her friend that Carmita given her a new pair of shoes.

• My sister told her friend that Carmita had given her a new pair of shoes.

The following sentence is a command. Do you agree?

Open your notebooks and solve the exercises!

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don't.

Answer explanation

The sentence is a command as it start with the accion a person must do. Remember that commands don't have a subject.

Report the following sentence:

Do you want tea or coffee? The man asked.

• The man asked if I want tea or coffee.

• The man asked did I want tea or coffee?

• The man asked if I wanted tea or coffee.

• The man asked to want tea or coffee.

Read the direct speech and choose the correct option to complete the reported one:

Kaleb has invited a girl to go to the cinema. Anne said.

Anne said that Kaleb __________ a girl to go to the cinema.

Report the following sentence:

You should to the dentist.