Reported speech

Report this sentence correctly.

‘I can swim really fast.’

• He said that he could swim really fast.

• He told 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.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which sentence is NOT correct?

• Karen said she was going to be late.

• James said he will help me.

• Lisa said she didn’t have a map.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Which words complete the sentence?

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

• the following day.

• that day.

• previous day.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

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

Paul said that he ________________ at the meeting the following day.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Me: "I am studying English"

I told you that I _______________ English.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Danny: "I’m going to be late".

Danny told me that he _______________ to be late.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

George: “I can’t chat because I’m working”.

George said that he _______________ because he was working.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

'This' and 'These' become .... in Reported Speech

• Thats and Theses

• That and Thesis

• That and This

• That and Those

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

'It is cold outside,' Helen said. 
Helen said it _____________ cold outside.

• was cold
• is cold

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A