direct/ Reported speech Review

“I want to buy a car”, Samy said.

• She said that she wanted to buy a car.

• He said that he wants to buy a car.

• He said that he wanted to buy a car.

“My parents are fine” Noha said.

• Noha said that her parents were fine.

• Noha said that her parents are fine.

• Noha said that his parents are fine.

”I will come at 12 o’clock”, Salma said.

• She said that she will come at 12 o’clock.

• She said that she would come at 12 o’clock.

• she said that he would come at 12 o’clock.

“Penguins can’t fly”, The teacher said.

• She said that they can’t fly.

• She said that they couldn’t fly.

• She said that they couldn’t flew.

“I don’t like mushrooms”, Laila said.

• She said that she don’t like mushrooms.

• She said that she didn’t liked mushrooms.

• She said that she didn’t like mushrooms.

"I broke your phone," my sister told me.

My sister told me that ___ broke my phone.

"I found your phone," my father said.

My father said that he found _____.

"You can have my car," my mother said.

My mother said that I could have ____ car.

"It's ten o'clock."

Ali said that _____ ten o'clock.

• it was

• the time

• was it

When dialogue is written in the past tense with no speech marks, this is called (2 answers):

• Reported speech

• Indirect speech

• Direct speech