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Direct Speech to Reported Speech
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Direct and Indirect Speech_Complete Guide
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funny direct speech
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Logic In Gossip - Reported Speech Logic Game (5pgs inc. cards and solution)
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intermediate
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Direct & reported speech rephrasing (+ key)
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2 PAGES REPORTED SPEECH
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intermediate
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REPORTED SPEECH - STATEMENTS
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elementary
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8-17
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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...
.