Mrs Nga_ Grammar- Reported speech 1_ Subjects and pronouns

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I'm happy.", she said.

=> She said that _____ was happy.

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the peaker (S1) is "she" we change "I" -> she

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I can speak English.", he said.

=> He said that _____ could speak. English

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker (S1) is "he" we change "I" -> he

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I' live in the countryside.", you said.

=> You said that _____ lived in the countryside.

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker (S1) is "You" we change "I" -> You

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I will do that.", I told you.

=> I told you that _____ would do that.

• I

• he

• she

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker (S1) is "she" we change "I" -> she

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"You are so strong.", she said to us.

=> She told us that _____ were sso strong.

• I

• we

• they

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the listener is "us" we change "you (S)" -> we

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"We must set off early.", they said.

=> They said that _____ had to set off early.

• I

• we

• they

• you

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When the speaker is "they" we change "we " -> they

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I walk to school.", she says to me.

=> She says that she _____ to school.

• walk

• walks

• walked

• would walk

• had walked

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When V1 is in present simple or future, V2 is kept in the same tense

Choose the correct option to compplete the reported sentence for the following:

"I'm waiting for my friends.", he said.

=> He said that he _____ for my friends.

• waiting

• is waiting

• waited

• was waiting

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- When V1 is in past simple, V2 is one tense back

'm waiting -> was waiting

The sentence is the same meaning as the following:

"I m busy now.", he said:

• He said he is busy now.

• He said he was busy now.

• He said he is busy then.

• He said he was busy then.

Answer explanation

In reported speech:

- S1 is "he" => "I" -> he

- V1 is in past simple (said) => V2 (is) needs to be put one tense back (was)

- "now" => "then"