Make it Indirect
Make it Indirect (2)
Name the Tense
Name the Pronoun
Make it Direct
100

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"I am hungry." Sarah said.

Sarah said that she was hungry.

100

Rewrite to sentence into indirect speech.


"Sarah is hungry." Tom said.

Tom said that Sarah was hungry.


Tom said that Sarah is hungry.

100

What tense should you change the verb to?


"I am tired." Bill said.

Past simple.


Bill said that he was tired.

100

What pronoun will you use while writing indirect speech?


Tom said, "I am hungry."

"he"


Tom said that he was hungry.

100

Rewrite the sentence into direct speech.


Bob said that he was sad.

"I am sad." Bob said.
200

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"I am going to tuition class." Mary said.

Mary said that she was going to tuition class.

200

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"Matt left already." Stacy said.

Stacy said that Matt had left already.


Stacy said that Matt left already.

200

What tense should you change the verb to?


"I played football today." Lucy said.

Past perfect.


Lucy said that she had played football today.

200

What pronoun will you use while writing indirect speech?


Sally said, "I love dogs."

"she"


Sally said that she loves dogs.

200

Rewrite the sentence into direct speech.


Sally said she was going to the store today.

"I am going to the store today." Sally said.


"Today, I am going to the store." Sally said.

300

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"I ate dinner already." Jason said.

Jason said that he had eaten dinner already.

300
Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"Bob was tired earlier." Amy said.

Amy said that Bob was tired earlier.


Amy said that Bob had been tired earlier.

300

What tense should you change the verb to?


"I am going to school." Tom said.

Past continuous.


Tom said that he was going to school.

300

What pronoun will you use while writing indirect speech?


"I'll come home late today." I said.

"I"

I said that I would come home late today.

300

Rewrite the sentence into direct speech.


Dave said that he had studied earlier today.

"I studied earlier today." Dave said.


"Earlier today, I studied. " Dave said.

400

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"I ran a race last week." Paul said.

Paul said that he had run a race last week.

400

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"Anna is coming to work now." Lucy said.

Lucy said that Anna is coming to work now.

400

What tense should you change the verb to?


"I was studying homework last night." Mary said.

Past perfect continuous.


Mary said that she had been studying homework last night.

400

What pronoun will you use while writing indirect speech?


"We are so happy!" Harry and Sally said.

"they"

Harry and Sally said that they were so happy.

400

Rewrite the sentence into direct speech.


Tom said that he had been studying English last night.

"I was studying English last night." Tom said.


"Last night, I was studying English." Tom said.
500

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"Yesterday, I had cleaned the dishes before dinner." Sam said.

Sam said that he had cleaned the dishes before dinner yesterday.

OR

Sam said that, yesterday, he had cleaned the dishes before dinner.
500

Rewrite the sentence into indirect speech.


"Bill had completed his work by 2pm yesterday." Matt said.

Matt said that Bill had completed his work by 2pm yesterday.


Matt said that, yesterday, Bill had completed his work by 2pm.

500

What tense should you change the verb to?


"I had gone to school earlier." Jeff said.

Past perfect.


Jeff said that he had gone to school earlier.

500

What pronoun will you use while writing indirect speech?


"You should be here at dinner time." George told Mary.

"she"


George told Mary that she should be there at dinner time.

500

Rewrite the sentence into direct speech.


Jill said she was going home.

"I am going home." Jill said.