Mastering Reported Speech

Convert to reported speech: She said, 'I am going to the store.'

• She said that she was going to the store.

• She said that she will go to the store.

• She said that she is going to the store.

• She said that she was going to the market.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Convert to reported speech: He said, 'I will finish my homework later.'

• He said that he would finish his homework yesterday.

• He said that he would finish his homework later.

• He said that he had finished his homework later.

• He said that he will finish his homework later.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Convert to reported speech: They said, 'We have seen that movie before.'

• They said that they will see that movie before.

• They said that they had seen that movie before.

• They said that they have seen that movie before.

• They said they saw that movie before.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Convert to reported speech: The teacher said, 'You must submit your assignments on time.'

• The teacher said, 'You must submit your assignments late.'

• The teacher said that I must submit my assignments on time.

• The teacher said that we had to submit our assignments on time.

• The teacher said that we should submit our assignments on time.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

Change the verb tense: He says, 'I play football every weekend.'

• He said, 'I am playing football every weekend.'

• He says, 'I played football every weekend.'

• He said, 'I played football every weekend.'

• He said, 'I play football every weekend.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Change the verb tense: She said, 'I was studying all night.'

• She said that she had been studying all night.

• She said that she will study all night.

• She says that she had studied all night.

• She said that she is studying all night.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Change the verb tense: They will say, 'We are traveling to Paris next month.'

• They said, 'We are traveling to Paris next month.'

• They are saying, 'We travel to Paris next month.'

• They say, 'We travel to Paris next month.'

• They will say, 'We are traveling to Paris next month.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Change the verb tense: I told him, 'I have completed the project.'

• I told him, 'I complete the project.'

• I told him, 'I had completed the project.'

• I told him, 'I will complete the project.'

• I told him, 'I had been completing the project.'

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Convert to reported speech: She asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'

• She asked if I was coming to the party.

• She asked if I was going to the party.

• She asked whether I will come to the party.

• She asked if I am coming to the party.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Convert to reported speech: He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'

• He exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.

• He shouted that it was a nice day.

• He remarked that it is a beautiful day.

• He said it was a lovely day.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A