Reported speech

"We will arrest them for illegal entry in the country", the policeman said.

• The policeman said that they would arrest them for illegal entry in the country

• The policeman said that they would be arrested them for illegal entry in the country

• The policeman said that they will arrest them for illegal entry in the country

• The policeman said that they would not arrest them for illegal entry in the country

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

We use the reported speech...

• to report what another person said before.

• to repeat the exact words that somebody said.

• to say the exact words that somebody said.

• to tell the exact words that somebody said before.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

The reported speech is usually one tense back into the past:

Pablo, "I like oranges". Pablo said that he liked oranges.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

• Noelia said she can't go out to the cinema today.

• Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.

• Noelia said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.

• She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

" I bought a new camera yesterday" Karol said

• Karol said she bought a new camera the day before

• Karol said she had bought a new camera the previous day

• Karol said she buyed a camera yesterday

• Karol said she bought a new camera the previous day

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

" I'll go shopping tomorrow" Paul said

• Paul said he would go shopping the next day

• Paul said he will go shopping the next day

• Paul said he would go shopping tomorrow

• Paul said he would go shopping the following week

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

" I don't go to the cinema on Saturdays" Sarah said

• Sarah said that she went to the cinema on Saturdays

• Sarah said that she don't go to the cinema on Saturdays

• Sarah said that she didn't go to the cinema on Saturdays

• Sarah said that she didn't went to the cinema on Saturdays

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"This is my favorite film" Jhon said

• Jhon said that is his favorite film

• Jhon said that was his favorite film

• Jhon said that be his favorite film

• Jhon said that was my favorite film

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"We enjoy our classes" They said

• They said they enjoyed their classes

• They said we enjoyed their classes

• They said they enjoy their classes

• They said they enjoyed our classes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

" David is riding his new bike" Marcela said

• Marcela said David is riding her new bike

• Marcela said David wasn't riding his new bike

• Marcela said David isn't riding her new bike

• Marcela said David was riding his new bike

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A