Reported Speech!!!

What is reported speech?

• When we tell someone what another person said.

• When we tell someone what we said.

• When we tell someone what we will say.

• When we tell someone what they should say.

Which of the following is an example of direct speech?

• She said that she loved the Toy Story movies.

• He said that he had worked as a waiter before becoming a chef.

• Daniel said that he worked at a bank.

• She said that she had hurt her leg.

What tense is often used in indirect speech when backshifting from the present simple?

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect simple

• Past perfect continuous

Which of the following does not change when going back from the present simple?

• Pronouns

• Demonstratives

• Adverbs of time and place

• Verb tense

When reverting from the simple past, which verb tense is generally used in indirect speech?

• Simple past

• Past continuous

• Past perfect simple

• Past perfect continuous

Which of the following is an example of no backtracking?

• Jenny told me she goes to the gym next to my house.

• He told me he is working in Italy for the next six months.

• She said she had broken her arm, so she won't be at work this week.

• Bob said he enjoyed working in his garden.

What changes when going back from the present perfect?

• Pronouns

• Demonstratives

• Adverbs of time and place

• Verb tense

What is the change to 'before' when going back?

• These

• Now

• Yesterday

• Ago