Indirect Speech / Reported Speech 9 10

Put into reported speech:

Direct speech:

Sue: “I’m going to the city centre today.”

• Sue is going to the city centre today.

• Sue says that she is going to the city centre today.

• Sue says that she was going to the city centre that day.

Put into reported speech:

Direct speech:

Tina: “There’s no school today, Mark.”

• Tina is not going to school today.

• Tina says that there was no school today.

• Tina told Mark that there was no school that day.

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Tim: “I’m coming at three o’clock.”

Tim said ... ? ... coming at three o’clock.

• he is

• I am

• he was

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Lizzy: “My cat ran away yesterday.”

Reported speech:

Lizzy said that ...?... cat ran away the day before.

• she

• my

• her

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Paul: “My friends and I are going out tonight.”

Reported speech:

Paul said that ...?... were going out that night.

• they and I

• they and Paul

• they

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Teacher: “Peter is my best student.”

Reported speech:

The teacher ...?... them that Peter was his best student.

• says

• said

• told

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Tom: “My dad went to town to pick up my mum.”

Reported speech:

Tom said ...1... dad had gone to town to pick up ...2... mum.

• my / my

• my / his

• his / his

Backshift of tense:

Direct speech: simple present

reported speech: ?

• simple present

• past perfect

• simple past

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Mandy: “I’m going to visit you in June.”

Reported speech:

Mandy said she ...?... going to visit me in June.

• is

• will

• was

Complete the sentence in reported speech:

Direct speech:

Sue: “I had never heard of this before.”

Reported speech:

Sue explained that ...

• her never heard of that before.

• she has never heard of that before.

• she had never heard of that before.