Reported Speech- Present
Which is a reporting verb?
a) tell
b) go
c) be
TELL
Emma: "The train left at eight"
a) Emma said that she left at eight.
b) Emma said that she leave at eight.
c) Emma said that she had left at eight.
EMMA SAID THAT SHE HAD LEFT AT EIGHT.
If I _______ more money, I'd travel more.
a) had
b) would have
c) have
HAD
"I don't have money" I wish...
a) I have money
b) I had money
c) I had had money.
I WISH I HAD MONEY
What does this sentence mean? "You can't eat or drink in the laboratory."
a) Permission
b) prohibition
c) Obligation
PROHIBITION
"He said that it was cold outside." Which word is optional?
a) said
b) that
c) was
THAT?
"Dan forgot his keys." She said that...
a) Dan forgot his keys.
b) Dan had forgotten his keys
c) Dan forgets his keys
DAN HAD FORGOTTEN HIS KEYS.
What would you do if you _______ a lot of money in the street?
a) found
b) 'd find
c) find
FOUND
"I work very hard." I wish...
a) I worked very hard.
b) I didn't worked very hard.
c) I didn't work very hard.
I DIDN'T WORK VERY HARD.
What of these words is dor obligation?
a) Could
b) weren't allowed to
c) had to
HAD TO
Where is it? said Mary. She...
a) said where it is.
b) asked where it was.
c) asked if it was there.
SHE ASKED WHERE IT WAS
"William repaired the printer."
Mum remarked that...
WILLIAM HAD REPAIRED THE PRINTER.
A lot of health problems could be prevented if people _______ better.
a) would eat
b) ate
c) eat
ATE
"I'm sleeping badly these days"
I wish...
I WASN'T SLEEPING BADLY THESE DAYS.
Replace "can". You can park your car here for up to half an hour.
a) May
b) Are supposed to
c) Are allowed to
ARE ALLOWED TO
I drink red wine. Change this sentence to reported speech.
She said...
SHE DRANK RED WINE.
"I walked to the museum"
Hannah told me that ...
SHE HAD WALKED TO THE MUSEUM.
If I had her number, I _______ her; but I don't have it.
a) called
b) call
c) 'd call
'D CALL
"I can't take time off"
I wish...
I COULD TAKE TIME OFF.
Tell a word for prohibition in the present tense.
may not,
aren't allowed to,
aren't supposed to.
I can swim really fast. Change this sentence to reported speech.
She said...
SHE COULD SWIM REALLY FAST.
Nick: "She went home late."
NICK SAID THAT SHE HAD GONE HOME LATE.
I wouldn't drink that milk if I _______ you
a) 'd be
b) was
c) were
WERE
"I didn't work on my project."
I WISH I HAD WORKED ON MY PROJECT.
Complete with a modal in the past tense.
"When I was in high school, I _______play video games on school nights before I did my homework."
COULDN'T
WASN'T ALLOWED TO