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Downloadable worksheets: Direct and Indirect Speech_Complete Guide Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 999   funny direct speech Level: advanced Age: 12-17 Downloads: 532   Logic In Gossip - Reported Speech Logic Game (5pgs inc. cards and solution) Level: intermediate Age: 13-17 Downloads: 536   Direct & reported speech rephrasing (+ key) Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 559   2 PAGES REPORTED SPEECH Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 462   REPORTED SPEECH - STATEMENTS Level: elementary Age: 8-17 Downloads: 438

Direct Speech to Reported Speech   A. Report these statements. The verbs you need to change are in the Present Simple.       Remember:     When the verbs are in the Present Simple they change into the Past Simple - but only the 1st word!!          1. "I am the best student in my class," said Tânia.           Tânia said that... .        2. "We like our school," the students told me.          The students told me that... .        3. "I write a composition every Friday and give it to my teacher," said James.           James said that... .         4. "We don't lie to our parents," the girls said.           The girls said that... .        5. "Pedro doesn't study very hard," said the teacher.           The teacher said that... .        6. "My brother has experimented with drugs," she told me.           She told me that... .       B. Report these statements. The verbs you need to change are in the Past Simple.       Remember:     When the verbs are in the Past Simple they change into the Past Perfect - change the two words ONLY if it's negative.                                                                                     (had + past participle)        1. "I was at school all morning," said Robert.          Robert said that... .        2. "I finished work at 5 o'clock," the lady told me.          The lady told me that... .        3. "I wrote an email on Sunday and sent it to my employer," said the woman.           The woman said that... .        4. "We didn't do anything wrong," the boys said.          The boys said that... .        5. "Maria didn't clean her bedroom," said the mother.          The mother said that... .        6. "My daughter had a problem with drugs," the father told me.          The father told me that... .