REPORTED SPEECH
REWRITE THE SENTENCES
VERB TENSES
PAST PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE
100

"I broke my mobile yesterday", Samuel said 

Samuel said he had  broken his mobile the previous night

100

He gave me flowers this morning. 

I...

I was given flowers this morning

100

Laura ______ reading her book yet. (TO FINISH)

HASN'T FINISHED

100

I _____ terrified because I ______ a horror film.     (TO BE / TO SEE)

WAS / HAD SEEN

200

You can go after you finish doing your homework. Mum said..

Mum said I could go after I finished doing my homework. 

200

Lakes played worse than Bulls last game.

Bulls....

Bulls didn't play as badly as Lakes last game

200

The children _________ to school by Mr. Smith. (TO TAKE) 

WERE TAKEN

200

The teacher _______ the compositions we ____. (TO CORRECT / TO WRITE)

CORRECTED / HAD WRITTEN

300

"Tie your shoelace", My mother said ..... (I)

My mother said to me to tie my shoelace

300

Those chairs are too heavy. She can't carry them. (ENOUGH). 

Those chairs.....


Those chairs aren't light enough for her to carry

300

Please, promise me you _________ anybody about this case. It ________ private. (TO TELL / MUST - TO KEEP)

WON'T TELL / MUST BE KEPT

300

When I ______ the door, I found that someone _____ into the house. (TO OPEN / TO BREAK)

 OPENED / HAD BROKEN

400

"You must tidy your room", Dad told..... (I)

Dad told me I had to tidy my room.

400

Everybody knows Italy as The Country of Pizza.

Italy...

Italy is known as The Country of Pizza

400

The time __________________ to attend the National competition, not simply the local one. (TO TRAIN)

HAS BEEN TRAINED

400

After Greg _______ a shower, he ______ to bed. (TO HAVE / TO GO)

HAD HAD / WENT

500

" Bob Marley wrote these songs in 1979". 

He said these songs......

He said these songs had been written in 1979 (by Bob Marley)

500

1. Sarah may be busy. Perhaps she won't join us. If...

2. There were too many people talking. I couldn't understand what you said. If...

1. If Sarah is busy, she won't join us

2. If there hadn't been so many people talking, I would (could) have understood what you said

500

Lucy ____ book, but now she spends hours ______ it. (NOT - TO USE - TO LIKE - TO READ/ TO DO)

DIDN'T USE TO LIKE READING / DOING

500

When I _________ to home, I realised I __________ my keys. (TO GET / TO LOSE)

GOT / HAD LOST

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