REPORTED SPEECH
Maria said, "I'm in a hurry."
Maria said (that) she was in a hurry.
People have downloaded the app one million times.
The app has been downloaded one million times.
Complete: "If I ___ ___ up on time, I wouldn't have missed the bus." (wake)
had woken
A: Did you like reading when you were a kid?
B: Yeah, I ___ love it. I read every night before bed.
used to / would
I saved the photo in a ___ called 'Vacation 2024'.
folder
Tom said, "I speak Spanish."
Tom said (that) he spoke Spanish.
Someone built the museum in the 1980s.
The museum was built in the 1980s.
Complete: "We would have left early if we ___ ___ about the traffic." (know)
'd known / had known
A: Was your grandfather strict?
B: He ___ very strict, actually — but now he let us do pretty much anything.
was/used to be
Don't talk loudly in the library — if you want to say something, just ___.
whisper
Anna said, "I've just broken my phone."
Anna said (that) she had just broken her phone.
Shakespeare wrote the play in 1609.
The play was written by Shakespeare in 1609.
Say this with less certainty: "We would have won if we'd played better."
We could have won if we'd played better. (or: might have won)
A: Tell me about your childhood in Spain.
B: We ___ _____ ___ to the beach every summer. (go/always)
would always go
Let's ___ the pros and cons together before we decide.
talk over
An interviewer asked, "Do you speak English?"
The interviewer asked if/whether I spoke English.
Change to passive using "get":
"The police stopped me last night!"
I got stopped by the police last night!
Kayla ate too much and feels sick now. What does she say, using "shouldn't have"?
I shouldn't have eaten so much.
A: When you lived in New Zealand, how did you feel?
B: Honestly, I ___ so isolated from my family.
used to feel / felt
Let me ___ this idea ___ into three simple steps.
break ... down
Our teacher said, "There are over 7,000 languages in the world." This is still true. Report it using "tells."
Our teacher tells us (that) there are over 7,000 languages in the world.
Complete this sentence with the correct word order: "My train ___ ___ ___ cancelled." (use: just / been / has)
has just been
A: Why didn't you call me back?
B: If I'd had signal, I ___ ___ ___ you back straight away. (call)
would have called
A: Did your dad read to you a lot?
B: Yeah, my dad ___ ____ to me every night. (give two possible answers)
would read / read
Marine biology is her ___ of expertise.
field