Reported Speech
Past Tenses
Use of English
100

"He is ill" she said.

She said he was ill.

100
  • I (wake up) at 6 o’clock this morning and (start) my simple work day.

I woke up at 6 o’clock this morning and started my simple work day.

100

Last spring my best friend Isabelle and I booked a holiday in Venice. We rented a small apartment for a week with a __________________ view of the town. At the last moment another friend, Linda, asked if she could come with us.

WONDER

wonderful

200

"We went out last night" Alice told me.

Alice told me that they had gone out the night before.
200
  • I couldn’t find my keys because I (leave) them at home.

I couldn’t find my keys because I had left them at home.

200

She was a __________________, cheerful girl and we were glad to have her join us. 

FRIEND

FRIENDLY

300

"Where is he?" she asked me.

She asked me where he was.

300
  • Yesterday I (walk) to work, and I (arrive) on time even though I stopped for a while.

Yesterday I walked to work, and I arrived on time even though I stopped for a while.

300

It was late at night but the light was on in Ted’s room. When I __________________ in, he didn’t even turn to me.

COME

CAME

400

"Who was that beautiful woman?" she asked.

She asked me who that beautiful woman was (had been)

400
  • By the time we got to the concert, the band already (start to play).

By the time we got to the concert, the band had already started to play.

400

I looked at his monitor and realized that he __________________ the Internet for job vacancies.

SURF

WAS SURFING

500

"Don't do that!" he said

He told me not to do that.

500
  • He never (taste) sushi before he (go) to Japan, but now he loves it.

He had never tasted sushi before he went to Japan, but now he loves it.

500

“Why do you need a job?” I asked. “You __________________ by Mr. Green only a week ago as far as I remember.” 

EMPLOY

WERE EMPLOYED

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