Category 1
Reported speech is also known as...
Indirect speech
Name two reporting verbs that are commonly used
Say, tell
When reporting a speech, changes need to be made to the tenses, pronouns and ......
time expressions
He said, "I'm so happy to be here with you".
Is this a reported speech?
No. The sentence is a direct speech.
She told that she was sick.
Is this reported speech correct? If yes/no, why?
No, it's not correct because there's no object following 'told'.
They said she is going shopping later.
Identify the error in this reported speech sentence and correct it.
Error: is
They said she was going shopping later.
Ray told me to he likes Bollywood movies.
Identify the error in the reported speech sentence above and correct it.
Error: to, likes
Ray told me that he liked Bollywood movie.
We heard him say he can went to the store.
Identify the error in the reported speech sentence above and correct it.
Error: say, can went
We heard him said he went to the store.
Wong told he was a fan of Big Bang.
Identify the error in the reported speech sentence above and correct it.
Error: told he
Wong told me that he was a fan of Big Bang.
Liza had acted in several films before Derrick told.
Identify the error in the reported speech sentence above and correct it.
Error: Derrick told
Derrick told me that Liza had acted in several films before.
"I met Jay at the gym yesterday", said Ningning.
Convert this direct speech into reported speech.
Ningning said that she had met Jay at the gym the day before.
'I watched a Korean drama for the first time today', said Dad.
Convert the direct speech into reported speech.
Dad said that he had watched a Korean drama for the first time that day.
'The Weeknd's new song was released yesterday', said the reporter.
Convert this direct speech into reported speech.
The reporter said that The Weeknd's new song had been released the day before.
'Taylor Swift is going to hold a fan meeting event,' said my sister.
Convert this direct speech into reported speech.
My sister said that Taylor Swift was going to hold a fan meeting.
'I have been playing the guitar for many years', Bernaid said.
Convert this direct speech into reported speech.
Bernaid said that he had been playing the guitar for many years.
'You are going to visit Istana Budaya', Mrs Chia told us.
Convert the direct speech sentence into reported speech.
Mrs Chia told us that we were going to visit Istana Budaya.
'Sue Yen is a talented ballerina', Mother told me.
Convert this direct speech sentence into reported speech.
Mother told me that Sui Yen was a talented ballerina.
'Adam memorised the lyrics before the performance', Adam's manager told us.
Convert this direct speech sentence into reported speech.
Adam's manager told us that Adam had memorised the lyrics before the performance.
'My family have bought the tickets to see the show', Jay told me.
Convert this direct speech sentence into reported speech.
Jay told me that his family had bought the tickets to see the show.
'The students are dancing and singing when I entered the classroom', Mr Ali told Mr Gang.
Convert this direct speech statement into a reported speech.
Mr Ali told Mr Gang that the students were dancing and singing when he entered the classroom.
Report a rumour that you have heard about a celebrity.
Example: We heard that Ariana Grande had cheated on her boyfriend.
Report something your friend said about yesterday.
Example: Najmi said that he had played the piano the day before.
Report what you heard from a reporter on the news channel last night.
Example: The reporter on the news channel said that Blackpink and BTS were coming to Malaysia.
Report what your teacher told you about his/her hobby.
Example: My teacher told us that her hobby was singing in the bathroom.
Report about what your parents told you about house chores.
Example: My parents told me that I needed to clean the house yesterday.