Reported Speech

"Samobody stole my wallet" said James.
James said

• somebody stole my walet
• somebody stole his wallet
• somebody had stolen his wallet

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2C

"The police are appealing for witnesses" she said.

• She said that the Police was appealing for witnesses.
• She said that the police appealed for witnesses.
• She said that the police are appealing for witnesses.

Why don't we go to the cinema?
He ________ to the cinema.

• suggested going
• thanked for going
• promised to go
• warned against going

Watch out! The bull looks dangerous!
They ________ the dangerous bull.

• denied going to
• warned us against
• accused us of coming to
• promised not to come

'I can swim really fast'

• He told me that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He said me that he could swim really fast.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1A

CCSS.L.4.1D

CCSS.L.4.2B

'There was an accident outside the supermarket'

• He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

• He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

Tom said 'I'm going to London tomorrow'

• Tom said he was going to London the following day.

• Tom said he is going to London the following day.

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

“What do you do?” he asked.

• He asked me what I do.

• He asked me what I did.

“How often do you come here?” she asked.

• She asked me how often do I go there.

• She asked me how often I went there.

“How long have you known him?” she asked.

• She asked me how long I had known him.

• She asked me how long had I known him.