Reported Speech

They said, "We are busy."

• They said that they were busy.
• They said that they had been busy.

She said, "They were living in Chicago when their son was born.”

• She said that they were living in Chicago when their son was born.

• She said that they have been living in chicago when their son was born.

• She said that they had been living in Chicago when their son was born.

Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?

• She asked if I am busy tonight.

• She asked if I was busy that night.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

He asked, "Did you break the glass?"

• He asked if I broke the glass.

• He asked if I had broken the glass.

They said, "We loved the concert."

• They said that we loved the concert.

• They said that we had loved the concert.

• They said that they had loved the concert.

Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."

Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train....

• wasn't arrived on time

• hadn't arrived on time

• hasn't arrived on time

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

“ Glen is introducing the contestant now”, said Tim.

Tim announced that ...

• Glen introduces the contestant now

• Glen was introducing the contestant now

• Glen introduces the contestant then

• Glen was introducing the contestant then

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

“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.

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.6.3A

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C