Change the Sentence
Ana: “I like chocolate.”
Ana said she liked chocolate.
She said she likes tacos.
❌ Error: “likes”
✅ Correct: She said she liked tacos.
“_____ said she lived in Oaxaca.”
a) Jorge
b) Pedro & Carla
c) María
c) María
✅ María said she lived in Oaxaca.
Ella dijo que hablaba náhuatl.
She said she spoke Náhuatl.
Carlos: “My house is very old.”
🟢 Reported Speech:
Carlos said that ___ house was very old.
a) her
b) his
c) my
b) his
✅ Carlos said that his house was very old.
Luis: “I study English every day.”
Luis said he studied English every day.
He said he don’t understand English.
❌ Error: “don’t”
✅ Correct: He said he didn’t understand English.
“_____ said he was learning Zapotec.”
a) Miguel
b) Claudia
c) Lucía
a) Miguel
✅ Miguel said he was learning Zapotec.
Mis amigos dijeron que no iban a venir.
My friends said they weren’t going to come.
María: “My dog sleeps inside the house.”
🟢 Reported Speech:
María said that ___ dog slept inside the house.
a) her
b) his
c) our
a) her
✅ María said that her dog slept inside the house.
My mom: “I cook tamales every weekend.”
My mom said she cooked tamales every weekend.
They said they are tired.
❌ Error: “are”
✅ Correct: They said they were tired.
“_____ said they didn’t speak Maya.”
a) Ana and Laura
b) Carlos
c) Brenda
a) Ana and Laura
✅ Ana and Laura said they didn’t speak Maya.
Él dijo que aprendía maya en casa.
He said he learned Maya at home. (o) He said he was learning Maya at home.
Pedro and I: “Our teacher is absent.”
🟢 Reported Speech:
Pedro and I said that ___ teacher was absent.
a) his
b) our
c) their
b) our
✅ Pedro and I said that our teacher was absent.
Pedro: “I speak Purépecha at home.”
Pedro said he spoke Purépecha at home.
Ana said she was speaks Totonac.
❌ Error: “was speaks”
✅ Correct: Ana said she spoke Totonac.
“_____ said they cooked together every Sunday.”
a) Pedro and Miguel
b) Juana
c) Ana
a) Pedro and Miguel
✅ Pedro and Miguel said they cooked together every Sunday.
Mi abuela dijo que cocinaba cada domingo.
My grandmother said she cooked every Sunday.
The students: “Our parents speak Totonac.”
🟢 Reported Speech:
The students said that ___ parents spoke Totonac.
a) her
b) their
c) my
b) their
✅ The students said that their parents spoke Totonac.
María and I: “We learn Otomí in school.”
María and I said we learned Otomí in school.
My teacher said he teaches yesterday.
❌ Error: “teaches yesterday”
✅ Correct: My teacher said he taught yesterday.
“_____ said he grew up in a Huichol community.”
a) Miguel
b) Claudia
c) Rosa & Peter
a) Miguel
✅ Miguel said he grew up in a Huichol community.
Carlos dijo que su hermana escribía cuentos en purépecha.
Carlos said his sister wrote stories in Purépecha.
Juana and Luisa: “Our grandmother teaches us Purépecha.”
🟢 Reported Speech:
Juana and Luisa said that ___ grandmother taught them Purépecha.
a) our
b) their
c) her
b) their
✅ Juana and Luisa said that their grandmother taught them Purépecha.