Change the sentence
"I am hungry," said Ben.
Ben said (that) he was hungry.
"I like pizza" becomes: He said he ____ pizza.
He said he liked pizza. (Change: like - liked)
"I forgot my bag," said Sarah.
Sarah said she had forgotten her bag.
"I'm busy today"
Change "today" into reported speech.
He said he was busy that day.
The teacher wrote:
John said that he seen the accident yesterday.
Fix the sentence correctly.
John said that he had seen the accident the day before.
"We are playing," they said.
They said (that) they were playing.
"I will help," she said. What does "will" change to?
She said she would help. (Change: will - would)
"We are lost," the boys said.
The boys said they were lost.
"I'll go tomorrow"
Change "tomorrow" into reported speech.
She said she would go the next day (or the following day).
"She asked me where was I." (Fix the order!)
She asked me where I was. (Mistake: using question order "was I" instead of statement order).
"I watched a movie," he said.
He said (that) he had watched a movie.
"I have finished," he said. What does "have" change to?
He said he had finished. (Change: have - had)
"You must help me," the teacher told us.
The teacher told us (that) we must help her/him.
"We met last week"
Change "last week" into reported speech.
They said they had met the week before (or the previous week).
"They said they will come the next day." (Fix the tense!)
They said they would come the next day. (Mistake: using "will" instead of the past form).
"Can you swim?" she asked me.
She asked me if I could swim.
If the direct speech is Past Simple, what is the reported tense?
The sentence changes to the Past Perfect. (Example: "I ate" - "He said he had eaten.")
"Bring your books," the coach told the players.
The coach told the players to bring their books.
"I left two days ago"
Change "two days ago" into reported speech.
He said he had left two days before.
"He told that he was happy." (Fix the reporting verb!)
He told me he was happy. (Mistake: using "told" without a person/object).
"Don't shout!" the teacher said.
The teacher told us not to shout.
If the reporting verb is in the Present (e.g., He says), do we change the tense?
It is not mandatory to do the backshift
"This is our house," they told me.
They told me (that) it was their house.
"I'm leaving next month"
Change "next month" into reported speech.
She said she was leaving the following month.
"She asked me if did I like cake." (Fix the question!)
She asked me if I liked cake. (Mistake: using "did" in a reported question).