REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

Direct Speech:

"She is busy!", said Mirna.

• Mirna said that she was busy.

• Mirna was saying she was busy.

Direct Speech:

"She felt sad about her grade", said Marcus

• Marcus told me about her sadness

• He said that he had felt sad about her grade.

Direct Speech:

"We are going to the cinema", said Mom

• Mom said they were going to the cinema.

• Mom said they are going to the cinema.

Direct Speech:

"She has played that game lots of times", said her dad.

• Her dad said that she had played that game lots of times.

• Dad said that she has been playing

Direct Speech:

"We will visit her next week", said Dad.

• Dad said that we'll visit her next week.

• Dad said that we would visit her next week.

Direct Speech:

"I am going to read a new book", said Paul.

• Paul said that he was going to read a new book.

• Paul said he was reading a new book.

Direct Speech:

"Could you stand up, please?", asked Mr. Martínez.

• Mr. Martínez asked me to stand up.

• Mr. Martínez told me if I would stand up.

Direct Speech:

"Do you like Mr. Morín's class?, asked Robert.

• Robert asked me if I liked Mr. Morín's class.

• He asked me about Mr. Morin's class.

Direct Speech:

"Do you like Susan?", asked Trevor.

• Robert asked me if I liked Mr. Morín's class.

• Trevor asked me whether I liked Susan.

Direct Speech: SIMPLE PRESENT

Indirect Speech:....

• SIMPLE PAST

• PAST CONTINUOUS

• PAST PERFECT

• WOULD

• WERE, WAS GOING TO