Revision Reported speech

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Reported Speech

Reported speech

To report what someone has said.

Change of: 

• Tense
• Personal pronouns + possesive adjectives
• Time indicators (today/ the day before)

When do we use reported speech?

1. When telling someone what was said in your own words.
2. When we are literally quoting someone.

For reported speech, if the original sentence is in the present simple, you use ___________ in reported speech.

1. Present simple
2. Past simple
3. Past continuous
4. Past perfect

Reported speech: Original sentence in the past simple, reported _________.

1. past simple
2. past perfect
3. past continuous

Rewrite in reported speech:
"I have a toothache."

1. He said that I had a toothache.
2. He said that he has a toothache.
3. He said that he had a toothache.
4. he said that you have a toothache

Turn into reported speech:
Nelly: '' My brother is cleaning his room''

1. Nelly said her brother is cleaning his room.
2. Nelly said her brother was cleaning his room.
3. Nelly said her brother had cleaned his room.
4. Nelly said her brother cleaned his room.

Turn into reported speech:
Julie: "I wanted to go out."

1. Julie said that she has wanted to go out
2. Julie said that she wants to go out.
3. Julie said that she wanted to go out.
4. Julie said that she had wanted to go out.

Turn into reported speech:
Max: ''My friend has fixed my car''

1. Max said that his friend fixed his car.
2. Max said that his friend has fixed his car.
3. Max said that his friend had fixed his car.
4. Max said that his friend has fixed his car.

Turn into reported speech:
James: ''Anna can't bake a cake''

1. James said that Anna can't bake a cake
2. James said that Anna can't baked a cake.
3. James said that Anna could bake a cake.
4. James said that Anna couldn't bake a cake.

Turn into reported speech:
Jordy: ''The teacher won't be happy about it''

1. Jordy said the teacher wasn't happy about it.
2. Jordy said that the teacher won't be happy about it.
3. Jordy said that the teacher wouldn't be happy about it.

Direct: ''Someone has stolen my car''
Reported: She said someone had stolen _____car.

Direct: ''My mum cooked pizza last week''
Reported speech: She said her mum had cooked pizza______

Turn into reported speech:
''I will pass my English test this month'', Nina said.
Nina said (that)

reported speech

Change the sentence from direct speech into reported speech

Tim: "She works in an office."
Tim said ...

Tim said (that) she worked in an office.

Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."
Jessica told me ...

Jessica told me (that) she was going to clean the room.

Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."
Kathy told us ...

Kathy told us (that) he could speak Spanish.

Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska." Holly remarked ...

Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan would travel to Alaska.

Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."
Ian and Marvin remark ...

Ian and Marvin remark (that) they need new shoes.

Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."
Nick told us ...

Nick told us (that) Walter didn't eat meat.

Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."
Lucy said to Gerry ...

Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train hadn't arrived on time.

Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Paris." The teacher said ...

The teacher said (that) Rachel had never been to Paris.

Boss: "Don't take another sick day! The boss warned ...

My boss warned me not to take another sick day.