Reported speech

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

• He told that he could swim really fast.

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He said me that he could swim really fast.

Report this sentence correctly.

‘There was an accident outside the supermarket’.

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

• He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

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

Tom said ‘I’m going to London tomorrow.’

Five days later you say...

• Tom said he was going to London tomorrow.

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

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

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• James said he will help me.

• Karen said she was going to be late.

• Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

Which words complete the sentence?

Maria apologised for not coming. She said she had been busy ____.

• the following day

• that day

• previous day

Paul: ‘I won’t be at the meeting tomorrow.’

Paul said that he ______at the meeting the following day.

"James ______ me that you were there."

• told

• said

Which form uses quotation marks?

• direct speech

• reported/indirect speech

If the verb is in present tense in direct speech, then in reported speech it will:

• not change

• change into the future tense

• change into present progressive

• change into past

• change into passive

'I am working today.' ⇒ She told us she _____ that day.