3F - Reported/indirect speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Are the following sentences 

direct speech or reported speech?

Sara: "My head is aching"

1. Direct speech
2. Reported speech

"I have walked to school every day this week"

1. Direct speech
2. Reported speech

Paul said that he hadn't brushed his teeth.

1. Direct speech
2. Reported speech

"You are late again", said the man

1. Direct speech
2. Reported speech

The man told me I was late again.

1. Direct speech
2. Reported speech

What is the correct direct speech form?

The teacher announced that he was going to give them a lot of homework.

1. Teacher: "I would give you a lot of homework"
2. Teacher: "I am going to give you a lot of homework"
3. Teacher: "I was going to give you a lot of homework"

The actress told us she was enjoying her job.

1. Actress: "I am enjoying my job."
2. Actress: "I was enjoying my job."
3. Actress: "I enjoyed my job"

The policeman insisted we had broken the law

1. Policeman: "You broke the law"
2. Policeman: "You have broken the law"
3. Policeman: "You had broken the law"

The student explained that he only studied in the weekend.

1. Student: I only study in the weekend.
2. Student: I only studied in the weekend.
3. Student: I have only studied in the weekend.

What is the correct reported speech form?

"I don't like your long hair"

1. He told me he doesn't like my long hair
2. He told me he didn't like my long hair
3. He told me he's not liking my long hair.

"I have had problems"

1. He said he had problems
2. He said he is having problems.
3. He said he has had problems.

"We went to the house" said Anna and Rick

1. They said they went to the house
2. They said they had gone to the house
3. They said they were going to the house

Dad: "We are taking a taxi after dinner!"

1. Dad told us that we are taking a taxi after dinner
2. Dad told us that we were taking a taxi after dinner
3. Dad told us that we are going to take a taxi after dinner