Indirect Speech Tense Changes

Indirect Speech Tense Changes

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

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The video tutorial explains the differences between direct and indirect speech, focusing on how to report speech accurately. It covers the necessary changes in tense when converting direct speech to indirect speech, providing examples for clarity. The tutorial also discusses the use of reporting verbs and the adjustments needed for time and place references in reported speech.

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main purpose of using indirect speech?

To use more words than necessary

To make the statement more complex

To report what someone else said while keeping the original meaning

To change the meaning of the original statement

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the tense change when converting 'I love parrots' to indirect speech?

It changes to past continuous

It remains the same

It changes to past simple

It changes to future simple

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you report 'I want to eat pizza today' in indirect speech?

He said he will eat pizza today

He said he wanted to eat pizza that day

He said he had eaten pizza that day

He said he wants to eat pizza today

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the indirect speech form of 'I am making the toy now'?

He said he had made the toy then

He said he will make the toy now

He said he was making the toy then

He said he is making the toy now

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the indirect speech form of 'I have done it'?

He said he had done it

He said he has done it

He said he did it

He said he will do it

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In indirect speech, how does 'will' change?

It changes to 'shall'

It changes to 'would'

It remains 'will'

It changes to 'can'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a correct transformation for indirect speech?

Past simple becomes present simple

Future simple becomes past perfect

Present perfect becomes past simple

Present continuous becomes past continuous

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