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- Reported Speech
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Reported Speech – Free Exercise
Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place.
- Two weeks ago, he said, “I visited this museum last week.” → Two weeks ago, he said that . I → he simple past → past perfect this → that last …→ the … before
- She claimed, “I am the best for this job.” → She claimed that . I → she simple present→ simple past this→ that
- Last year, the minister said, “The crisis will be overcome next year.” → Last year, the minister said that . will → would next …→ the following …
- My riding teacher said, “Nobody has ever fallen off a horse here.” → My riding teacher said that . present perfect → past perfect here→ there
- Last month, the boss explained, “None of my co-workers has to work overtime now.” → Last month, the boss explained that . my → his/her simple present→ simple past now→ then
Rewrite the question sentences in indirect speech.
- She asked, “What did he say?” → She asked . The subject comes directly after the question word. simple past → past perfect
- He asked her, “Do you want to dance?” → He asked her . The subject comes directly after whether/if you → she simple present → simple past
- I asked him, “How old are you?” → I asked him . The subject comes directly after the question word + the corresponding adjective (how old) you→ he simple present → simple past
- The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?” → The tourists asked me . The subject comes directly after whether/if you→ I us→ them
- The shop assistant asked the woman, “Which jacket have you already tried on?” → The shop assistant asked the woman . The subject comes directly after the question word you→ she present perfect → past perfect
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech.
- The passenger requested the taxi driver, “Stop the car.” → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech
- The mother told her son, “Don’t be so loud.” → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The policeman told us, “Please keep moving.” → The policeman told us . to + same wording as in direct speech ( please can be left off)
- She told me, “Don’t worry.” → She told me . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The zookeeper told the children, “Don’t feed the animals.” → The zookeeper told the children . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
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Reported Speech 1
- "She lives alone," he said.
- "She is living alone," he said.
- "She has lived/lived alone," he said.
- "She was living/has been living ," he said.
- "She will live alone," he said.
- "She will be living alone," he said.
- "She can live alone," he said.
- "She may live alone," he said.
- "She must live alone," he said.
- "She will have lived alone," he said.
- He said that she had been living alone.
- He said that she could live alone.
- He said that she must/had to live alone.
- He said that she had lived alone.
- He said that she would have lived alone.
- He said that she lived alone.
- He said that she might live alone.
- He said that she would live alone.
- He said that she was living alone.
- He said that she would be living alone.
| DIRECT SPEECH | REPORTED SPEECH |
| Present Simple (I go) | Past Simple (I went) |
| Present Continuous (I am going) | Past Continuous (I was going) |
| Past Simple (I went) | Past Perfect (I had gone) |
| Present Perfect (I have gone) | Past Perfect (I had gone) |
| Past Continuous (I was going) | Past Perfect Continuous (I had been going) |
| Present Perfect Continuous (I have been going) | Past Perfect Continuous (I had been going) |
| Future Simple (I will go) | Future Simple in the Past (I would go) |
| Future Perfect (I will have gone) | Future Perfect in the Past (I would have gone) |
| can/may/must | could/might/must/had to |
| Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous, should, ought to | remain the same |
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Exercises: indirect speech
- Reported speech - present
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- Reported questions - write
- Reported speech - imperatives
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- Indirect speech - tenses 1
- Indirect speech - tenses 2
- Indirect speech - write 1
- Indirect speech - write 2
- Indirect speech - quiz
- Reported speech - tenses
- Indirect speech – reported speech
- Reported speech – indirect speech
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Grammar videos: Reported speech exercisesGramm. r videos: Reported speech - exercises Watch the video on our website and read. he conversation between Sophie and David. Then do these exercises to ch. ck. your understanding of reported. speech.1. Check your grammar: matching Draw a line to match the di. Direct speech.
Grammar videos: Reported speech We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech. Exactly. Verbs in the present simple change to the past simple; the present (Direct speech: '
Stage 3: Use the grammar. a. Change it. Write up some sentences either in direct speech or reported speech and get the learners to write how they were said / reported. She said she would be late. ("I will be late.") Florence: "I'll talk to the teacher." (Florence said she would talk to the teacher.") Vincent said they would leave soon.
Write up some half sentences on the board and say: "Match the correct ending to the correct sentence start.". 1. He saida) me he was sorry. 2. He told b) he was sorry. 3. She saida) to me that she had finished her homework. 4. She toldb) me that she had finished her homework.
RS007 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS006 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS005 - Reported Speech - Introductory Verbs Advanced. RS004 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS003 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS002 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS001 - Reported Speech Intermediate. Reported Speech - English Grammar Exercises.
Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: (Click here to read the explanations about reported speech) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Past Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in ...
Reported speech. Daisy has just had an interview for a summer job. Instructions. As you watch the video, look at the examples of reported speech. ... Then read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, reported speech correctly. Transcript. Sophie: Mmm, it's so nice to be ...
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
Exercises: 1 2 3. Indirect speech - reported speech. Exercise 1. Choose the correct form to complete the sentences below. 1 'I work in a bank.' ⇒ He said that he in a bank. 2 'I am working today.' ⇒ She told us she that day. 3 'I've been ill for a couple of weeks.' ⇒ He told me he for a couple of weeks.
We can call this an 'order' in English, when someone tells you very directly to do something. For example: Direct speech: Sit down! In fact, we make this into reported speech in the same way as a request. We just use 'tell' instead of 'ask': Reported speech: She told me to sit down.
Reported Speech 1. Match the sentences (direct speech) on the left with the sentences (reported speech) on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS. "She lives alone," he said. "She is living alone," he said.
Exercises: indirect speech. Reported speech - present. Reported speech - past. Reported speech - questions. Reported questions - write. Reported speech - imperatives. Reported speech - modals. Indirect speech - tenses 1. Indirect speech - tenses 2.
Say and Tell Exercise 1. 1) Julie that she would join us after work. [ . 2) She me that she was going running this evening. [ . 3) John us that he couldn't come to the party. [ . 4) John that he had been to the cinema at the weekend. [ .
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Grammar videos: Reported speech - answers Answers to Reported speech - exercises 1. Check your grammar: matching 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. f 5. d 6. e 2. Check your ...
The videos show the grammar being used in natural conversations. Decide which area of grammar you need help with today and choose a video to watch. Then read an explanation of the grammar point and do the exercises to check that you can use the language correctly. Practising little and often is the best way to improve your grammar, so come back ...
Grammar videos: Reported speech We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech. Exactly. Verbs in the present simple change to the past simple; the present (Direct speech: '