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REWRITE THIS REQUEST AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Can you recommend a restaurant in this area?" (she)
She asked me to recommend a restaurant in that/the area
REWRITE THIS REQUEST AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Can you give me some help?" (he)
He asked me to give him some help OR he asked me to help him
REWRITE THIS COMMAND AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Clean your room" (my father)
My father told me to clean my room
REWRITE THIS COMMAND AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Stop using your phone!" (The teacher)
The teacher told me to stop using my phone
REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "How do you spell your name?" Lisa asked Laura
Lisa asked Laura how she spelled her name
REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "What's your name?" the teacher asked him
The teacher asked him what his name was
REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Do you want a coffee?" my mother asked my aunt
My mother asked my aunt if/whether she wanted a coffee
REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Do you like football?" he asked the new student
He asked the new student if/whether he liked football
REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Why are you studying English?" the teacher asked her
The teacher asked her why she was studying English
REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Excuse me, where is Chester Academy?" the man asked me
The man asked me where Chester Academy was
A COMMAND is to instruct someone to do something using the imperative - CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
CORRECT
A REQUEST is to politely ask for something - CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
CORRECT
What do we need to include when we report YES/NO questions?
if/whether
When we report a question, do we use STATEMENT SENTENCE ORDER or QUESTION ORDER?
STATEMENT SENTENCE ORDER
Do we use auxiliary verbs like didn't/do/did etc. in reported QUESTIONS?
NO
Is this correct? She said me that she had been to Ireland
NO - we don't use an object after said. We can say "she said something TO me" but not "said me"
REWRITE THIS STATEMENT AS REPORTED SPEECH: "I've been to Italy" she said. _____________________________________
She said (that) she had been to Italy
REWRITE THIS STATEMENT AS REPORTED SPEECH: "We're exhausted" _____________________________________
They said (that) they were exhausted
REWRITE THIS STATEMENT AS REPORTED SPEECH: "I don't have breakfast every day" she said. _____________________________________
She said (that) she didn't have breakfast every day
REWRITE THIS STATEMENT AS REPORTED SPEECH: "I'll do it next monday" Darren said . _____________________________________
Darrens said (that) he would do it the following Monday
REWRITE THIS STATEMENT AS REPORTED SPEECH: "I've been here before" she said. _____________________________________
She said (that) she had been there before
In reported speech THE PRESENT PERFECT changes to ____________
THE PAST PERFECT
In reported speech THE PAST SIMPLE changes to ____________
THE PAST PERFECT
In reported speech PRESENT CONTINUOUS changes to ____________
PAST CONTINUOUS
In reported speech CAN changes to ____________
COULD
In reported speech WILL changes to ____________
WOULD
In reported speech THE PRESENT SIMPLE changes to ____________
THE PAST SIMPLE
In reported speech NEXT MONDAY changes to ____________
THE FOLLOWING MONDAY
In reported speech THIS MORNING changes to ____________
THAT MORNING
In reported speech YESTERDAY changes to ____________
THE DAY BEFORE
In reported speech, TOMORROW changes to __________
THE NEXT DAY