Rules
"Do you like pizza?"
In reported speech does the sentence needs ¨If¨ or ¨That¨
He asked me IF I liked pizza.
Change this question to reported speech
*He said he worked at the bank
The man said, the thief robbed the lady and ran down the street.
The man said that the thief had robbed the lady and ran down the street.
Lenildo said, "I´ll never go to the Chiclete show".
He said that he would never go to the Chiclete show.
Thomas said, I´ve never eaten sushi before.
Thomas said that he´d never eaten sushi before.
Use reported speech for answering this question.
Regina: Can you lend me 20 pesos?
Example: Nora told me to be quiet
Regina asked me if I could lend her 20 pesos
¨I didn´t go to the party¨
Change this sentence to reported speech
* She said that she hadn't gone to the party.
Bernardo said, I wasn't any place near the scene of the crime.
Bernardo said that he hadn´t been any place near the scene of the crime.
Roberta asked, Will you take me to the show?
Roberta asked if you would take her to the show?
Sam said, We´ve been at Maikai since midnight.
Sam said that they had been at Maikai since midnight.
What is this sentence missing
The verb, noun, clause, -ing form
She asked ___ they could stop for a rest.
Clause
"I visited my parents at the weekend."
Change this sentence to reported speech
*She said that she had visited her parents at the weekend.
Rodrigo said, we didn't drink anything at the show.
Rodrigo said that they hadn´t drunk anything at the show.
Neto, I am going, I will be there!
Neto said that he was going, he would be there.
Neto said, My brother has just returned from his trip to Rio.
Neto said that his brother had just returned from his trip to Rio.
What is the reported speech formula
verb + indirect object + to-clause
"I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London."
Change this sentence to reported speech
She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
Santiago said, We were at the movies until around 11:00.
Robert said that they had been at the movie until about 11:00.
Jimena said, My brother and I will take the test on Friday.
Jimena said that he and his brother would take the test on Friday.
The students said, We haven´t studied this grammar subject yet.
The students said that they hadn´t studied that grammar subject yet.
TRUE OR FALSE
This sentence is PAST CONTINOUS
She said that she had taken English lessons before.
FALSE
"Would you mind telling me how to get to the art gallery, please?"
Change this sentence to reported speech
She asked me how to get to the art gallery.
Regina said, We didn´t see any cute boys at the party.
Regina said that they hadn´t seen any cute boys at the party.
The students asked, Will we be taking this test in June?
They asked if they would be taking that test in June.
George said, I have already taken this test.
George said that he had already taken that test.