Past Perfect
Reported Speech
Reported Questions
Reported Commands/Requests
Wish & Question Tags
BONUS: Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
100
Fill in the blanks.
We _____ _____ (not go) to the park today because it _____ _______ (rain) this morning.
didn't go; had rained
We didn't go to the park today because it had rained this morning.
100
What do we change each tense below to if we are going from direct speech to reported speech?
100
What is the new rule we use for reported questions?
For question words: where, why, what, when...we change the word order.
100
Turn this direct command into reported command.
"Pay attention in class." The teacher said to us.
The teacher told us to pay attention in class.
100
Turn this fact into a wish someone might have.
It was raining the entire weekend.
I wish it wasn’t raining all weekend. (similar answers are acceptable)
100
Which phrasal verb fits this definition: to forget to take someone/something with you.
(Extra points if you make an example!)
A. leave behind
B. bring behind
C. do without
D. put away
A. leave behind!
200
Make a sentence using the words below in the past perfect.
not dance / Jamie / before
Jamie hadn't dance before.
200
Why do we use reported speech?
To tell somebody what someone else said.
200
What verb do we use instead of "said" or "told"?
asked
200
Turn this direct request into reported request.
"Can you shut the door?" Mayra asked me.
Mayra asked me to shut the door.
200
How would you finish this question with a question tag?
The meeting will finish by 5, ___________?
won't it; The meeting will finish by 5, won’t it?
200
Which idiom fits in the blank below? (Extra points if you explain what it means!)
It’s time to _________________. We have to build a new bookshelf.
A. dress to the nines
B. roll up your sleeves
C. thinking cap
B. roll up your sleeves
300
Fill in the blanks.
______ you _______ (eat) breakfast this morning?
Had; eaten
Had you eaten breakfast this morning?
300
How do we change the time references from direct speech into reported speech?
300
Choose the best reported question option.
A. I asked my sister when will she arrive.
B. I asked my sister when she would arrive.
B. I asked my sister when she would arrive.
300
For a reported command we use _________ and for a reported request we use __________.
told; asked
300
Why do we use "wish"?
We use wish to express we want a situation in the present, or future, to be different. (similar answers are acceptable.)
300
Based on the example below, what does "believe in" mean?
Some people believe in a monster that lives in Loch Ness.
A. To wish that something was real even though it isn't.
B. To feel sure that someone/something exists.
B. To feel sure that someone/something exists.
400
What is past perfect used for?
To talk about something that happened earlier in the past.
400
Name 2 rules we follow when using reported speech.
1) We use said & told. Told is followed by a name or object pronoun. 2) We go back in time and change the verb tense. 3) We can change pronouns, possessive adjectives, and time references.
(Bonus points if they name all 3 rules!)
400
Turn the direct question into the reported question.
"Where is the sunblock?" Dana asked.
Dana asked where the sunblock was.
400
Turn this reported request into the direct request.
My sister asked me to hand her the remote.
"Can you hand me the remote?" My sister asked me.
400
What are the 2 patterns we can use for "wish" statements?
400
Which idiom belongs in the blank below and what does it mean?
Do you live ___________? People don’t use digital cameras anymore.
A. Live under a rock; To be oblivious to what’s going on in the world.
B. Be in the dark; To be uninformed about someone.
C. Live under a rock; To live in a place that's older and not as modern.
A. Live under a rock; To be oblivious to what’s going on in the world.
500
Make a sentence using the past perfect.
Various answers are acceptable.
500
Turn this direct statement into a reported statement.
“We can go on vacation.” Our parents said.
Our parents said we could go on vacation.
500
Change the sentence below into direct question.
Rosie asked her friends where they were going on holiday.
“Where are we going on holiday?” Rosie asked her friends.
500
Turn this reported command into a direct command.
Zoey told us not to use the toaster. It's broken.
"Don't use the toaster. It's broken." Zoey told us.
500
If you have an affirmative sentence, you add a ________ question tag and if you have a negative sentence, you add an ___________ question tag.
Please make an example with a question tag.
negative; affirmative; various answers are acceptable. (ex. You didn’t take out the trash, did you?)
500
What does the idiom "actions speak louder than words" mean?
What people do says more about them than what they say. (similar answers are acceptable!)