Reported speech
Match the direct and indirect (reported) speech forms.
A. Present simple
B. Present continuous
C. Past simple
D. will
E. can
F. tomorrow
A. Past Simple
B. Past Continuous
C. Past perfect
D. Would
E. Could
F. The following/The next day
1. Rewrite the sentence in the passive voice:
A. The teacher explains the lesson every day.
Answer:
A. The lesson is explained by the teacher every day.
1. Turn the sentences you heard in a meeting into reported speech.
A. I will finish the project tomorrow.
B. We are planning a team outing next week.
C. Did you complete the assignment on time?
D. She doesn't know the answer to this question.
E. Why are they leaving so early?
Answers:
A. He/She said that he/she would finish the project the next day.
B. They said that they were planning a team outing the following week.
C. He/She asked if I had completed the assignment on time.
D. He/She said that she didn't know the answer to that question.
E. He/She asked why they were leaving so early.
2. Transform the sentence into the passive voice, using the appropriate verb tense:
A. They are building a new bridge near the park.
Answer:
A. A new bridge is being built near the park.
3. Correct all the mistakes that you identify in the sentences ahead.
A. He said her that he loved her.
B. She said she knows the answer.
C. Ryan said had bought the tickets.
D. She told me don't speak in the library.
E. She asked me where was my sister
A. He said to her that he loved her.
B. She said she knew the answer.
C. Ryan said that he had bought the tickets.
D. She told me not to speak in the library.
E. She asked me where my sister was.
Read the sentence and identify whether it is in the active or passive voice. If it is in the active voice, rewrite it in the passive voice.
A. Scientists have discovered a new planet.
Answer:
A. A new planet had been discovered by scientists.
Choose the correct answer to each of the sentences below.
1. "I need to finish this project by tomorrow," she said.
a) She said that she needed to finish this project by tomorrow.
b) She said that she needed to finish that project by the next day.
c) She said that she needs to finish that project by tomorrow.
2. "Where did you find this book?" he asked.
a) He asked where did I find this book.
b) He asked where I had found that book.
c) He asked where I found that book.
Answers:
1. B
2. B
Read the sentences below and identify the errors in the passive voice. Then correct them.
A. The report was write by the manager last week
B. The cake is eaten by she every morning.
C. The project will be finished by tomorrow if we had more time.
D. The letter were sent yesterday by the secretary.
Answers:
A. The report was written by the manager last week
B. The cake is eaten by her every morning.
C. The project will be finished tomorrow if we have time.
D. The letter was sent yesterday by the secretary.
5. Transforme as frases em reported speech com base no contexto de cada situação.
A. Maria disse a João: "I’ve been working on this project for two weeks, and I still haven’t finished it.
B. O técnico disse aos jogadores: If we win this match, we’ll qualify for the finals
Answers:
A. Maria told João that she had been working on that project for two weeks and still hadn't finished it
B. The coach told the players that if they won that match, they would qualify for the finals.
Rewrite the sentences into the passive voice and explain each transformations.
A. The company has been offering online courses for years.
B. The scientists discovered a cure for the disease.
Answers:
A. Online courses had been offered for years by the company.
B. A cure for the disease had been discovered by the scientists.