reported speech - tenses
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crime vocab
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reporting verbs
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‘Ana can go in my car’, said Claire.
Claire said Ana ___ go in her car.
could
100
I asked her if she was there.
‘Are / were you there?’
Are
100
‘I’ve lost my teddy bear!’
The boy said that he ___ lost his teddy bear.
had
100
This _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is filming the place in the park where a crime happened.
cameraman
100
'I forgot to bring my passport,' Susan screamed / whispered quietly to Paul.
whispered
100
The police ___ asked the child if he had seen the red car going past.
criminal / judge / officer / solve / stolen
officer
200
‘I have to leave’, said Matt.
Matt said he ___ to leave.
had
200
I asked her if she would be there.
‘Will / Would you be there?’
Will
200
‘Where did you see it last?’
The officer asked the boy ___ he had seen it last.
where
200
The job of a police officer is to solve crimes and catch the _ _ _ _ __ _ _.
criminal
200
‘Press the red alarm button under the desk while I get the attention of the criminal’.
‘OK’, replied / asked John.
replied
200
The ___ claimed that he had been asleep in bed at the time of the crime.
criminal / judge / officer / solve / stolen
criminal
300
‘Oliver stole my pen’, said Angela.
Angela said Oliver had ___ her pen.
stolen
300
I asked her if she had been there.
‘Were / Had you there?’
Were
300
‘It was in the café.’
The boy said it had ___ in the café.
been
300
I saw a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the street holding a microphone.
reporter
300
‘Take some apples as well’, she claimed / suggested.
suggested
300
The ___ demanded that everyone in the court room should be silent.
criminal / judge / officer / solve / stolen
judge
400
‘I’ll make a sandwich’, said Tom.
Tom said he ___ make a sandwich.
would
400
I asked her where she would be.
‘Where will / would you be?’
will
400
‘I’ll get it for you!’
The officer said he ___ get it for him.
would
400
This unfortunate grandmother is sitting in a _ _ _ _.
jail
400
'Are you joining a circus?' joked / whispered Anthony, and started laughing.
joked
400
The detectives found the ___ diamond in the man's coat pocket.
criminal / judge / officer / solve / stolen
stolen
500
‘I’m not feeling very well’, said Laura.
Laura said she ___ feeling very well.
wasn't
500
I asked her where she had been.
‘Where are / were you?’
were
500
‘Can you bring an ice-cream too?’
The boy asked the officer if he ___ bring an ice-cream too.
could
500
A _ _ _ _ _ _ in Britain usually wears traditional clothes.
lawyer
500
‘Put your hands up in the air’ shouted / whispered the police officer very loudly.
shouted
500
A detective's job is to ___ crimes.
criminal / judge / officer / solve / stolen
solve