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Interactive 3 Reported Speech

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  • In reported speech THE PRESENT SIMPLE changes to ____________
    THE PAST SIMPLE
  • 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
  • In reported speech PRESENT CONTINUOUS changes to ____________
    PAST CONTINUOUS
  • REWRITE THIS COMMAND AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Clean your room" (my father)
    My father told me to clean my room
  • 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: "I don't have breakfast every day" she said. _____________________________________
    She said (that) she didn't have breakfast every day
  • 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
  • In reported speech THIS MORNING changes to ____________
    THAT MORNING
  • Do we use auxiliary verbs like didn't/do/did etc. in reported QUESTIONS?
    NO
  • In reported speech, TOMORROW changes to __________
    THE NEXT DAY
  • In reported speech THE PAST SIMPLE changes to ____________
    THE PAST PERFECT
  • REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Excuse me, where is Chester Academy?" the man asked me
    The man asked me where Chester Academy was
  • 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"
  • What do we need to include when we report YES/NO questions?
    if/whether
  • In reported speech CAN changes to ____________
    COULD
  • 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
  • When we report a question, do we use STATEMENT SENTENCE ORDER or QUESTION ORDER?
    STATEMENT SENTENCE ORDER
  • REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Why are you studying English?" the teacher asked her
    The teacher asked her why she was studying English
  • A COMMAND is to instruct someone to do something using the imperative - CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
    CORRECT
  • In reported speech THE PRESENT PERFECT changes to ____________
    THE PAST PERFECT
  • REWRITE THIS COMMAND AS REPORTED SPEECH: "Stop using your phone!" (The teacher)
    The teacher told me to stop using my phone
  • In reported speech NEXT MONDAY changes to ____________
    THE FOLLOWING MONDAY
  • REWRITE THIS STATEMENT AS REPORTED SPEECH: "We're exhausted" _____________________________________
    They said (that) they were exhausted
  • REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "What's your name?" the teacher asked him
    The teacher asked him what his name was
  • 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 YESTERDAY changes to ____________
    THE DAY BEFORE
  • 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
  • In reported speech WILL changes to ____________
    WOULD
  • A REQUEST is to politely ask for something - CORRECT OR INCORRECT?
    CORRECT
  • REWRITE THIS QUESTION AS REPORTED SPEECH: "How do you spell your name?" Lisa asked Laura
    Lisa asked Laura how she spelled her name