DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.
TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...
PAST TENSE
She asked me if he flew to Paris every year.
"Does he fly to Paris every year?", SHE SAID.
WE USE DIRECT SPEECH WHEN WE WANT TO REPRODUCE WHAT SOMEBODY SAYS OR SAID.
FALSE.
We REPORT something that another person said, not reproduce.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
THAT DAY
"I REALLY LIKE PIZZA" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE REALLY LIKED PIZZA.
WE USUALLY USE THREE VERBS FOR REPORTED SPEECH. WHICH ONES?
TELL - TOLD, SAY - SAID, ASK - ASKED.
She asked me if I wanted to dance.
"Do you want to dance?", MY FRIEND ASKED.
WHEN WE REPORT WHAT SOMEBODY SAID IN THE PAST WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE TENSE WE USE IN REPORTED SPEECH.
TRUE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
"DON'T CLOSE THE DOOR" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME NOT TO CLOSE THE DOOR.
WHICH VERB DO WE USUALLY USE FOR COMMANDS?:
ASKED OR SAID OR TOLD
TOLD
She asked me if John was at home.
"Is John at home?", SHE ASKED.
IN DIRECT SPEECH THE TENSES USUALLY GO ONE STEP BACK INTO THE PAST.
FALSE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
"WHAT DO YOU STUDY" HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE STUDIED.
WHEN DO WE USE THE REPORTED SPEECH?
When we want to report something that another person said.
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS. (The situation is still true)
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.
PERSONAL PRONOUNS CHANGE TO THE THIRD PERSON SINGULAR OR PLURAL, EXCEPT WHEN THE SPEAKER REPORTS HIS OWN WORDS.
TRUE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TOMORROW" TO...
THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY
"DON'T SMOKE HERE" I TOLD ANN.
I TOLD ANN NOT TO SMOKE THERE.
WHICH VERB DO WE USUALLY USE FOR QUESTIONS?:
ASKED OR SAID OR TOLD
ASKED
She told me not to play football in the garden.
"Don't play football in the garden.", HIS TEACHER TOLD.
IN REPORTED SPEECH WE ONLY USE THE VERB "SAY".
FALSE
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THREE DAYS AGO" TO...
THREE DAYS BEFORE