Reporting present simple
What tense do we change the present simple to when reporting speech?
Past simple!
What tense do we change the present continuous to when reporting speech?
Past continuous
What tense do we change the past simple to when reporting speech?
What word do we change can to when reporting speech?
Could!
What is the past tense form of tell?
Told
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ellie: "I love cats"
Ellie said that she loved cats.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ellie: "I am swimming"
Ellie said that she was swimming.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ellie: "I danced"
Ellie said that she had danced
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ellie: "I can dance"
Ellie said that she could dance.
Who are the speakers and listeners in this quote:
Ellie: "Craig, I love dogs"
Speaker: Ellie
Listener: Craig
Write this quote in reported speech:
James: "I live in Spain"
James said that he lived in Spain.
Write this quote in reported speech:
James: "I am going to the supermarket tonight."
James said that he was going to the supermarket tonight.
Write this quote in reported speech:
James: "I bought a new car"
James said that he had bought a new car.
Write this quote in reported speech:
James: "I can't sing"
James said that he couldn't sing.
Write this quote in reported speech using tell:
Ellie: "Craig, I love dogs"
Ellie told Craig that she loved dogs.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Bob: "I go to the mall"
Bob said that he went to the mall.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Bob: "I am handing in my homework on time"
Bob said that he was handing in his homework on time.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Bob: "I wrote a new book and it took me a year to finish."
Bob said that he had written a new book and it had taken him a year to finish.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Bob: "I can speak Spanish and French fluently, but I can only speak a little bit of German."
Bob said that he could speak Spanish and French fluently, but he could only speak a little bit of German.
Write this quote in reported speech using tell:
Bob: "James, I am visiting my sister in Spain next weekend."
Bob told James that he was visiting his sister in Spain next weekend.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ella: "I fall off my bike"
Ella said that she fell off her bike.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Teacher Hania: "I am giving the class a test soon"
Teacher Hania said that she was giving the class a test soon.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ella: "I fell off my bike and broke my leg last week"
Ella said that she had fallen off her bike and broken her leg last week.
Write this quote in reported speech:
Ella: "I can't go to the shops with James but I can meet him for dinner after."
Ella said that she couldn't go to the shops with James but she could meet him for dinner after.
Write this quote in reported speech using tell:
Ella: "Emily, I read the book you suggested and I don't think it is very good."
Ella told Emily that she had read the book she suggested and she didn't think it was very good.