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Dave: “I have found an old Roman coin in the garden and I am going to take it to the museum"

Dave said that he had found an old Roman coin in the garden and he was going to take it to the museum.

Dave:” I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the room.” (Dave said that …)

Dave said that he had been outside the classroom during the break but he had seen a group of his colleagues inside the room

Kevin: "If I know the answer I will tell you"

Kevin said that if he knew the answer he would tell me

Bob: "I was driving my car and I suddenly felt very tired"

Bob said that he had been driving his car and he had suddenly felt tired

Mr Jones: "I am warning you, you need to study for the test otherwise you will fail"

Mr Jones said that he was warning us (and/that) we needed to study for the test otherwise we would fail

Sally: "I have already read that book 4 times, it is boring, however the book I am reading now is great, I will leave it here for you.""

Sally said that she had already read that book 4 times and it was boring, however the book she was reading then was great and she would leave it there for me.

Mr Jones: "I don't have any books left but I will look and if I find any I will tell you."

Mr Jones said that he didn't have any books left but he would look and if he found any he would tell us.

Mr Jones: "Please make sure you have your books ready when the bell goes"

Mr Jones asked us to make sure we had our books ready when the bell went

What things must you change when you put direct speech into reported speech? (name 2 of the 3 things you must do)

1. Change pronouns. 2. Change verbs into past. 3. Put the he/she said at the beginning. 4.time and place words

Mr Jones: "i think the exam is very easy and you will have no problems."

Mr Jones said that he thought the exam was very easy and we would have no problems.

Dave: "I want to eat something but there is nothing in my fridge."

Dave said he wanted to eat something but there was nothing in his fridge.

Dave: "I have found a job in the music business, I start straight away and will earn millions!"

Dave said he had found a new job in the music business, he started straight away and that he would earn millions of dollars

Jane: "I am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for the weekend.”

Jane said she was sorry but she couldn't come to my birthday party because she was going away for the weekend

Mary: "I will play cards with you tomorrow" (Mary informed me...)

Mary informed me that she would play cards with me/us the following day

Mr Jones: "next week we will start the new book."

Mr Jones said that next week we would start the new book

Bob: "you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. Will you marry me?"

Bob said I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and would I marry him?

He said:” Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)

He said that the next day at five o'clock he would be sitting on a train to Glasgow

Sally: "I have two tickets for the movie, you will come, won't you?"

Sally said she had two tickets for the movie and that I/we would come, wouldn't I/we.

Mr Jones: "Give me a cookie or you will get a zero!"

Mr Jones told (me/us) to give him a cookie or (I/we) would get a zero

Mr Jones: "Technology drives me crazy and i hate it!"

Mr Jones said that technology drove him crazy and (that) he hated it.

What does "have" and "will" change to in reported speech?

had and would

Rupert: "I’ve been in London for a month but I haven’t had time to visit the Tower."

Rupert said that he had been in London for a month but he hadn’t had time to visit the Tower

Mr Jones: "I have been a vegetarian for five years."

Mr Jones said that he had been a vegetarian for five years