B1.5 REPORTED SPEECH

How can we report this sentence? "You must clean the house this week".

• My sister told me I would have to clean the house that week.

• My sister I have to clean the house that week.

• My sister told me I had to clean the house that week.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.8.1C

How do we report this sentence? "I went to Thailand last year".

• He said he has visited Thailand last year.

• He said he had gone to Thailand last year.

• He told me he has to go to Thailand last year.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Report this idea with the best option possible: "I hate it when you use my hairdryer".

• Lisa complained that her sister used her hair dryer.

• Lisa agreed that her sister used her hairdryer.

• Lisa praised her sister for using her hair dryer.

• Lise asked her sister if she had used her hairdryer.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Report this idea using the best option: "Congratulations on your new home. It's very beautiful!"

• My mom embarrassed me for my new house.

• My mom complained i had bought a new house.

• My mom praised me for having bought my new home.

• My mom was ok about me having bought a new home.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

My sister told me she had ______ in love with her boyfriend.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

"The teacher told me he would give me a second chance to present the test". What did the teacher originally say?

• I gave you a second chance to present the test.

• I will give you a second chance to present the test.

• Should I give you a second chance to present the test?

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Reorder the sentence. The subject is "Sarah"

• already

• she had

• about the incident with the pipe

• texted Christopher

• Sarah said

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

In reported speech, simple past backshifts to ​ (a)   and will backshifts to​ (b)  

• past perfect
• would
• could
• present perfect

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

How should we report the following sentence? "I have been to Paris before."

• She said she had been to Paris before.

• She told me she has been to Paris before.

• She said she has been to Paris before.

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

Choose the best option to report the sentence: "I will finish the project by tomorrow."

• He said he would finish the project by the next day.

• He told me he will finish the project by tomorrow.

• He said he will finish the project by tomorrow.