Simple Past or Past Perfect?
Last September, our teacher _____on vacation to Marrakech (Go)
went
Rayan : (Speaking to the teacher). I haven't done my homework.
Ryan told the teacher/said to the teacher that he hadn't done his homework.
Jane ______ to the Thor that he was her favorite Avenger
said
Yahya: Hey, don't take that pencil! It ______ to me!
belongs
My cat was screaming at me because:
A. I forgot the vegetables
B. I had been gone all day
C. I ate three pomegranites.
_______ you ever _____ Vietnamese coffee? (Try)
Have you ever tried Vietnamese coffee?
Mr Driouach: You are all very good students and I love you.
Mr Driouach said that we were all very good students and (that) he loved us.
I ______ you that you have a quiz today! If you didn't study, that seems like a "you" problem.
told
Teacher said a bad word when she left her house because she _____ that she had left her keys inside, and the door locked automatically!
realized
I broke my leg
A. after the car ran me over
B. after the car had run me over
C. after the shark had bitten me
When we _____ home, we ______ that the cat ______ all the Pringles! (get, discover, eat)
got, discovered, had eaten
Use reported speech and the word "told" to put this statement into reported speech. I'm telling you all, so make sure that you report it using the correct pronoun!
Teacher: "Do NOT speak Arabic!"
The teacher told us not to speak Arabic.
If you hurt someone's feelings, you need to _____ sorry!
say
Kidnapper: Hey, _____ this car so we can steal you!
Yahya: No! *beats up the kidnappers and delivers them to the police*
By the time the late student arrived at the American Language center
A. The exam had already finished
B. The exam was finished
C. The teacher had fallen asleep at her desk
My mother _____ me if I ______ the chicken out of the freezer, and I _____ because I ______ that I _____ it!
(ask, take, panic, not do)
asked, had taken, panicked, realized, had not done!
Mariam: (Speaking to you) My teacher said that I'm smarter than her cat.
Mariam said/ told me that her teacher had said that she was smarter than her (teacher's) cat.
Jacob _____ that Annie _____ him that Jane ____ that Thor was her favorite superhero.
said, told, said.
If you want to go to Tangier, take the train to Kinitra, ____ the first train, then ____ the bullet train to Tangier.
get off, get on
Before she went to sleep
A. she had been quite tired all day
B. she drank three pots of coffee
C. she quoted Shakespeare at a potted plant in a sleep-deprived mania.
A man ______ to go to the hospital because he _______ that his nail gun _______ a nail right into his brain! Luckily, he _____ a full recovery (go, realize, shoot, make)
Report this whole coversation. (hint: you will need to use the word "because" during your reported sentence).
Anas: Tasnim, will you marry me?
Tasnim: No, I will not! You gave my cat away!
Teacher ____ Yahya that she was sad because Ilias didn't ______ hello to her. Then Yahya ______ that he was also sad because someone at school ______ something really mean about his mom, so he had to fight him. Then, the principal called Yahya to his office and _____ him that he was suspended for a week. Then the teacher _____ that it sounded like Yahya had bigger problems than she did, and she didn't feel so sad about her smaller problem anymore.
told, say, said, said, told, said
Teacher ______ her cat with a pet-sitter when she went to visit her friend for the weekend.
left
Mr Driouch asked the students
A: if they'd done their homework
B. if they had been ready for the exam
C. if the dog got out