Reported Speech

Choose the correct option:
Adam: ‘I have an old rocking chair in my bedroom.’ 

• Adam said he had an old rocking chair in his bedroom.
• Adam said he had an old rocking chair in my bedroom.
• Adam said he has an old rocking chair in his bedroom.

Choose the correct option:
Petra: ‘I won’t tell you what happened until tomorrow.’ 

• Petra said she wouldn’t tell me what had happened until the next day.
• Petra said she wouldn’t tell me what had happened until tomorrow.
• Petra said she won’t tell me what had happened until the next day.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option:
Lola: ‘We want to see the Eiffel Tower today.’ 

• Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day.
• Lola said they wanted to see the Eiffel Tower this day.
• Lola said they have wanted to see the Eiffel Tower that day.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option:
Reporter: ‘The police are questioning the suspect this morning.’ 

• The reporter said  the police were questioning the suspect that morning.
• The reporter said  the police questioned the suspect that morning.
• The reporter said  the police had questioned the suspect that morning.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the correct option:
Teacher: ‘It has rained a lot today, so the children can’t go out.’ 

• The teacher said it had rained a lot that day, so the children couldn’t go out.
• The teacher said it rained a lot that day, so the children couldn’t go out.
• The teacher said it rained a lot that day, so the children can’t go out.
• The teacher said it had rained a lot this day, so the children couldn’t go out.

Change the reported speech to direct speech: 
I said that I wouldn’t go swimming that day.

• ‘I won’t go swimming today.’
• ‘I won’t go swimming this day.’
• ‘I won’t swim today.’

Change the reported speech to direct speech:
Lily told him that she hoped they would get married the following year.

• ‘I hope we’ll get married next year.’
• 'I hoped we’ll get married next year.’
• 'I hope they’ll get married next year.’

Turn into reported speech: Where is he?

• He asked where is he

• He asked me where he was

• he asked where is he

• He said where he was

'I left my homework at home' said Diego.

• He said that he had left my homework at home.
• Diego said that he left his homework at home.
• Diego said that he had left his homework at home.
• He said that he has left his homework at home.

Past simple changes to

• Doesn’t change

• Present perfect simple

• Past continuous

• Past perfect simple