Reported Speech

Amy said, "Polly is learning her script upstairs."

• Amy said that Polly is learning her script upstairs.
• Amy said that Polly was learning her script upstairs.
• Amy said Polly learnt her script upstairs.
• Amy said the Polly would learn her script upstairs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Tina said, "Milly's dad has worked in New York."

• Tina said that Milly's dad had worked in New York.
• Tina said that Milly's dad had had worked in New York.
• Tina said Milly's dad worked in New York.
• Tina said that Milly's dad would have worked in New York.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Olly and Max said, "We don't know the population of London."

• Olly and Max said that they don't know the population of London.
• Olly and Max said that they didn't know the population of London.
• Olly and Max said we didn't know the population of London.
• Olly and Max said that they hadn't known the population of London.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."

• Katie's mum said that Katie had run very quickly.
• Katie's mum said that Katie had ran very quickly.
• Katie's mum said Katie ran very quickly.
• Katie's mum said that Katie would have ran very quickly.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Billy and Theo said, "We went to Spain."

• Billy and Theo said they gone to Spain.
• Billy and Theo said they had went to Spain.
• Billy and Theo said that they had gone to Spain.
• Billy and Theo said that they had went to Spain.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"Where is your house?" Frank asked Linda

• Frank asked Linda where her house was.
• Frank asked Linda where Frank's house was.
• Frank asked Linda where was her house.
• Frank asked Linda where is her house.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Rika asked, "Why are they crying?"

• Rika asked why were they crying.
• Rika asked why we were crying.
• Rika asked why they were crying.
• Rika asked why we are crying.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Zoe asked Gerry, "When can we go to the beach?"

• Zoe asked Gerry when we could went to the beach.
• Zoe asked Gerry when they could go to the beach.
• Zoe asked Gerry when they could have gone to the beach.
• Zoe asked Gerry when could they go to the beach.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The man asked, "What is your name?"

• The man asked what you name was.
• The man asked what my name was.
• The man asked what my name were.
• The man asked what was my name.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"Don't worry about it"

• He told me to worry not.
• He told me to not worry about it.
• He told me not to worry about that.
• He told me not to worry.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C