REPORTED SPEECH

Statement

Direct speech

Reported speech

Present simple She said, "It's cold." Present continuous She said, "I'm teaching English online." Present perfect simple She said, "I've been on the web since 1999." Present perfect continuous She said, "I've been teaching English for seven years." Past simple She said, "I taught online yesterday." Past continuous She said, "I was teaching earlier." Past perfect She said, "The lesson had already started when he arrived." Past perfect continuous She said, "I'd already been teaching for five minutes."

Past simple She said it was cold. Past continuous She said she was teaching English online. Past perfect simple She said she had been on the web since 1999. Past perfect continuous She said she had been teaching English for seven years. Past perfect She said she had taught online yesterday. Past perfect continuous She said she had been teaching earlier. Past perfect NO CHANGE - She said the lesson had already started when he arrived. Past perfect continuous NO CHANGE - She said she'd already been teaching for five minutes.

Request

Direct speech	Reported speech
He told Carol “Carol, speak English.“ “Carol, don’t speak English.“	He told Carol to speak English. He asked Carol to speak English. He asked Carol not to speak English.

Question

Direct speech	Reported speech
“Why don’t you speak English?” “Do you speak English?”	He asked me why I didn’t speak English. He asked me whether / if I spoke English.

Answer these qustion!

1.      I asked to Andi, “When will you get back from the trip?”

2.       The boy said, “I’m only eight years old”

3.       Brooke asked me, “Why I came late”

4.       “I can meet them later”, Henry said

5.       The doctor said, “Come back again tomorrow”

6.       Richard said, “I saw that movie last week”

7.      She said to me, “Don’t wait for me”

8.      I asked me, “How are you today?”

9.      I said to him, “Don’t call me anymore”

10.  Then he asked, “Does it take longer to go by bus or by train?”

11.  I said to the boy, “Put the package inside the door”

12.  He asked me, “How long have you studied English?”

13.  I said to her, “Don’t ever try that medicine”

14.  Mr. Carter asked me, “Where are you going?”

15.   Father asked me,”How do you speak English well?”

Choose a,b or c !

·  Mary "I love chocolate."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ chocolate."
a. loved
b. loves
c. loving

·  Mary: "I went skiing."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ skiing."
a. went
b. had gone
c. have gone

·  Mary: "I will eat steak for dinner."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ eat steak for dinner."
a. willing
b. will
c. would

·  Mary: "I have been to Sydney."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ to Sydney."
a. had been
b. has been
c. was being

·  Mary: "I have had three cars."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ three cars.
a. has
b. has had
c. had had

·  Mary: "I'm going to go to Long Beach."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ going to go to Long Beach."
a. is
b. was
c. went

·  Mary: "I don't like spinach."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ like spinach."

a. doesn't
b. don't
c. didn't

·  Mary: "I have never been to London."
Jill: "Mary said (that) she ___ never been to London."
a. had
b. has
c. have

·  Mary: "I was swimming."
Jill: "Mary said (t