Direct to Reported Speech
She said that Jill met her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night.
He said he was listening to his new CD.
"I'm listening to my new CD."
Alex and Mia: We will get married
Alex and Mia said that they would get married
Sarah: I will go to the beach
She said she would go to the beach
"My sister doesn't like mushrooms."
She said her sister didn't like mushrooms.
"We ate Chinese food and then we walked home."
He said they had eaten Chinese food and then they had walked home.
He said he would visit his grandma that summer.
"I'll visit my grandma this summer."
Gabi: I'm learning a lot at school
She said she was learning a lot at school
Students: We will be the best students ever!
They said they would be the best students ever!
Change the sentence from indirect to direct speech:
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.
Sue: Mary's boyfriend lives in Paris
She said he hadn't been to school that week.
She said she didn't go to the gym very often.
"I don't go to the gym very often."
Sophia: I was at school yesterday
She said she had been at school then
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT TENSE" TO...
past simple
Change the sentence from indirect to direct speech:
HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"Do your homework on time if you want to get a good grade"
"We aren't visiting Paris during our trip."
He said that they weren't visiting Paris during their trip.
"We went to Paris at the weekend."
Students: We can study every day
They said they could study every day
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PRESENT PERFECT" TO...
past perfect
Change the sentence from indirect to direct speech:
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"We have been shopping this afternoon"
"I can't help your brother tomorrow but I can help him next week."
She said she couldn't help my brother the following day but she could help him the following week.
She said she had visited Paris three times.
"I have visited Paris three times."
Robert: I will watch a game on TV
He said he would watch a game on TV
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "PAST SIMPLE" TO...
past perfect
TRUE OR FALSE?
IN REPORTED SPEECH WE OFTEN USE THE VERBS "SAY" AND "TELL". WE USE "TELL" WHEN THERE IS NO INDIRECT OBJECT. WE USE "SAY" WHEN YOU SAY WHO WAS BEING SPOKEN TO.
FALSE