Reported Speech

‘We’re feeling nervous about our survival course tomorrow,’ they said.

Indirect speech is also known as what?

• Repeated speech

• Repeated statements

• Reported speech

• Reported statements

Change to reported speech:

We asked them, "Will you go to the movie with us?"

• We asks them whether they will go to the movie with us.

• We asks them whether they would go to the movie with us.

• We asked them whether they would go to the movie with us.

• We asked them whether they will go to the movie with us.

Change to indirect (reported) speech:

'The guided tour to the king's apartments is about to start,' said the tour guide.

• The tour guide announced that the guided tour to the King's apartments was about to start.

• The tour guide announced that the guided tour to the King's apartments is about to start.

Identify which is Reported speech.

• Sana said, "I love buying new clothes."

• Amy said that she had come from Australia.

• Martin said, "I have a meeting this evening."

• Aisha cried, "We are late!"

Complete the sentence in reported speech.

Noora said

• "These shoes don't fit me."

• "These shoes are mine."

• "These shoes are not mine."

• that those shoes did not fit her.

Jocelyn said, "I will read this book next week." Change to reported speech.

• Jocelyn said that she would read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book the week after.

• Jocelyn said that she will read this book next week.

• Jocelyn said that she would read that book next week.

He said, "I like this song."

• He said that I liked this song.

• He said that he likes this song.

• He said that he liked that song.

• He said that he likes that song.

What kind of speech is the following sentence:

Bonnie said that she is one in a million.

• Direct Speech

• Reported Speech

Which is indirect speech?

• Farah said, "I am going to the party."

• "I prefer coffee," Tony said.

• Alex said that his mother came from Dubai the previous day.

• Emily said, "I feel I have fever."