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Complete 1-5 with the tenses below. Then complete 6-9 with the correct verb forms.

past continuous          past perfect          past perfect

past perfect                      past simple

Direct speech

Reported speech

1. present simple

2. present continuous

3. past simple

4. present perfect

5. past perfect

6. can, can’t

7. will, won’t

8. Might

9. Should

How do these references to time and place change in reported speech?

Direct speech

Reported speech

  1. today 
  2. a week ago 
  3. yesterday 
  4. last year 
  5. tomorrow 
  6. next month 
  7. here 

Complete the text with said or told.

Dan (1)  Bev that he had bought her a new phone. She looked at it and (2)  him that it was too big. He (3)  her that they were all that big nowadays. She (4)  she wanted him to change it. He (5)  that he couldn’t change it and (6)  her that it had cost a lot of money. She (7)  she didn’t care and (8)  him she wouldn’t use it.

Read the reported conversation between two identical twins. Write the direct speech below.

Imo was walking down the road when she slipped and fell. Her twin sister Zoe phoned just afterwards. Zoe told Imo that she had fallen over a few moments before. Imo told her that was an amazing coincidence because she had just done the same! Zoe said her leg was hurting so much that she couldn’t walk. Imo told Zoe that her own leg was OK and that she could easily walk home. But Imo told Zoe that if she couldn’t walk, she should call an ambulance. Zoe said that wouldn’t be necessary and that she could phone their parents.

  1. Zoe: 
  2. Imo: . Because 
  3. Zoe: 
  4. Imo: 
  5. Imo: But 
  6. Zoe: 

Complete the reported speech.

  1. ‘I think my battery has run out.’

Andy said 

  1. ‘We don’t want to go home now.’

We said .

  1. ‘Beth texted me an hour ago.’

Julia told us .

  1. ‘I can’t hear what you’re saying.’

My brother said .

  1. ‘I won’t be going to school tomorrow.’

Peter said .

  1. ‘I didn’t have time to call you.’

My dad said .

  1. ‘I was angry because you’d forgotten my birthday.’

She told him 

  1. ‘I’d like to get a new phone.’

Sue told her parents 

Complete the reported speech with said or told.

  1. I  you I’d be late.
  2. She  it didn’t matter.
  3. They  us they were moving abroad.
  4. He  to me he wasn’t sure.
  5. We  we were very sorry.
  6. You  me we didn’t have an exam.

Complete the conversation between two sisters with said or told. Then rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.

‘I can’t find my hairbrush,’ Gemma (1) 

‘I borrowed it this morning,’ Rosie (2)  her.

‘It isn’t in the bathroom,’ Gemma (3)  to her.

‘I left it on your windowsill,’ Rosie (4) 

‘I don’t like people taking my things,’ Gemma (5)  to her

‘I won’t use your hairbrush again,’ Rosie (6)  her.

  1. Gemma 
  2. Rosie 
  3. Gemma 
  4. Rosie 
  5. Gemma 
  6. Rosie 

George C. Parker was an American conman who sold the Brooklyn Bridge several times to tourists. Read the reported conversation between Parker and a tourist and write the direct speech.

A bridge too far?

Parker told the tourist that the Brooklyn Bridge was his. He told him that the people crossing the bridge paid him a fare. He said that he had made a lot of money that year. He told the tourist that he needed to build some new bridges. He said that he could sell him the bridge. He said that visitors would continue to pay to cross. He told him that he was offering him an incredible bargain. He told him that he would reduce the price, if necessary.

*Answer:

  1. ‘‘

  2. ‘‘

  3. ‘‘

  4. ‘‘

  5. ‘‘

  6. ‘‘

  7. ‘‘

  8. ‘

Read the transcript

  1. Man: Where do you want to go for dinner?

            Woman: I fancy a pizza.

  1. Woman: What time does the Italian restaurant open on Sundays?

            Man: I’m not sure. Six o’clock, I think.

  1. Man: Have you tried the new Chinese restaurant?

           Woman: No, I haven’t. I’m not a big fan of Chinese food.

  1. Woman: Is it still raining heavily?

           Man: No, it isn’t. It’s much lighter now.

  1. Man: Will your brother give us a lift into town?

           Woman: Yes, he might. He usually does.

Complete the reported questions below.

  1. He asked her  for dinner.
  2. She asked him  on Sundays.
  3. He asked her  the new Chinese restaurant.
  4. She asked him  heavily.
  5. He asked her  into town.

Read the dialogue. Then complete the text below with reported statements and questions.

Zac: Do you know Lily’s email address? I want to invite her to my birthday party.

Ellie: It’s in my address book. I’ll look in a minute.

Zac: What are you doing?

Ellie: I’m looking something up on the internet.

Zac: What do you need to find out?

Ellie: It’s a secret.

Zac: Can you give me a clue?

Ellie: I don’t want to spoil the surprise!

Zac asked Ellie if (1)  address. He said that he (2)  to his birthday party. Ellie said (3)  address book. She said (4)  in a minute. Zac asked Ellie (5) . Ellie said that (6)  on the internet. Zac asked her (7) . Ellie said that (8) . Zac asked Ellie (9)  a clue. Ellie said that (10)  the surprise.

Complete the reported questions.

  1. ‘Do you have a signal?’

My friend asked .

  1. ‘How much credit would you like?’

The assistant asked her .

  1. ‘Have you switched off your phones?’

The examiner asked us .

  1. ‘Did you have a good time yesterday?’

My mum asked .

  1. ‘Where did you leave my tablet?’

Kate asked me .

  1. ‘When will you have finished the book?’

I asked Jack .

  1. ‘What are you doing tonight?’

Amy asked Mark .

  1. ‘Can I call you back this evening?’

Holly’s boyfriend asked 

Complete the reported questions with the correct pronouns.

  1. He asked her if  could call him back.
  2. Sally asked us if  could send her an email.
  3. They asked  where I had seen their dog.
  4. The teacher asked him if  would help her.
  5. She asked  if I would go with  to the police.
  6. I asked you what time  were picking me up.
  7. We asked  when they would pay .
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Complete 1-5 with the tenses below. Then complete 6-9 with the correct verb forms.

past continuous          past perfect          past perfect

past perfect                      past simple

Direct speech

Reported speech

1. present simple

past simple

2. present continuous

past continuous

3. past simple

past perfect

4. present perfect

past perfect

5. past perfect

past perfect

6. can, can’t

could, couldn’t

7. will, won’t

would, wouldn’t

8. Might

might

9. Should

How do these references to time and place change in reported speech?

Direct speech

Reported speech

  1. today that day
  2. a week ago a week earlier
  3. yesterday the day before
  4. last year the year before
  5. tomorrow the next day
  6. next month the following month
  7. here there

Complete the text with said or told.

Dan (1) told Bev that he had bought her a new phone. She looked at it and (2) told him that it was too big. He (3) told her that they were all that big nowadays. She (4) said she wanted him to change it. He (5) said that he couldn’t change it and (6) told her that it had cost a lot of money. She (7) said she didn’t care and (8) told him she wouldn’t use it.

Read the reported conversation between two identical twins. Write the direct speech below.

Imo was walking down the road when she slipped and fell. Her twin sister Zoe phoned just afterwards. Zoe told Imo that she had fallen over a few moments before. Imo told her that was an amazing coincidence because she had just done the same! Zoe said her leg was hurting so much that she couldn’t walk. Imo told Zoe that her own leg was OK and that she could easily walk home. But Imo told Zoe that if she couldn’t walk, she should call an ambulance. Zoe said that wouldn’t be necessary and that she could phone their parents.

  1. Zoe: I fell over a few moments ago.
  2. Imo: That’s an amazing coincidence. Because I have just done the same.
  3. Zoe: My leg is hurting so much that I can’t walk.
  4. Imo: My leg is OK and I can easily walk home.
  5. Imo: But if you can’t walk, you should call an ambulance.
  6. Zoe: That won’t be necessary. I can phone our parents.

Complete the reported speech.

  1. ‘I think my battery has run out.’

Andy said (that) he thought (that) his battery had run out.

  1. ‘We don’t want to go home now.’

We said (that) we /didn’t/did not/ want to go home /then/at that moment/.

  1. ‘Beth texted me an hour ago.’

Julia told us (that) Beth had texted her an hour earlier.

  1. ‘I can’t hear what you’re saying.’

My brother said (that) he /couldn’t/could not/ hear what I was saying.

  1. ‘I won’t be going to school tomorrow.’

Peter said (that) he /wouldn’t/would not/ be going to school the following day.

  1. ‘I didn’t have time to call you.’

My dad said (that) he /hadn’t/had not/ had time to call me.

  1. ‘I was angry because you’d forgotten my birthday.’

She told him (that) she/’d/ had/ been angry because he had forgotten her birthday.

  1. ‘I’d like to get a new phone.’

Sue told her parents (that) she /would/’d/ like to get a new phone.

Complete the reported speech with said or told.

  1. I told you I’d be late.
  2. She said it didn’t matter.
  3. They told us they were moving abroad.
  4. He said to me he wasn’t sure.
  5. We said we were very sorry.
  6. You told me we didn’t have an exam.

Complete the conversation between two sisters with said or told. Then rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.

‘I can’t find my hairbrush,’ Gemma (1) said

‘I borrowed it this morning,’ Rosie (2) told her.

‘It isn’t in the bathroom,’ Gemma (3) said to her.

‘I left it on your windowsill,’ Rosie (4) said

‘I don’t like people taking my things,’ Gemma (5) said to her

‘I won’t use your hairbrush again,’ Rosie (6) told her.

  1. Gemma said that she /couldn’t/ could not/ find her hairbrush.
  2. Rosie told her that she /had/’d/ borrowed it that morning.
  3. Gemma said that it /wasn’t/ was not/ in the bathroom.
  4. Rosie said that she /had/’d/ left it on her windowsill.
  5. Gemma said that she /didn’t/ did not/ like people taking her things.
  6. Rosie told her that she /wouldn’t/ would not/ use her hairbrush again.

George C. Parker was an American conman who sold the Brooklyn Bridge several times to tourists. Read the reported conversation between Parker and a tourist and write the direct speech.

A bridge too far?

Parker told the tourist that the Brooklyn Bridge was his. He told him that the people crossing the bridge paid him a fare. He said that he had made a lot of money that year. He told the tourist that he needed to build some new bridges. He said that he could sell him the bridge. He said that visitors would continue to pay to cross. He told him that he was offering him an incredible bargain. He told him that he would reduce the price, if necessary.

*Answer:

  1. ‘The Brooklyn Bridge is mine.‘

  2. ‘The people crossing the bridge pay me a fare.‘

  3. ‘I/’ve / have/ made a lot of money this year.‘

  4. ‘I need to build some new bridges.‘

  5. ‘I can sell you the bridge.‘

  6. ‘Visitors will continue to pay to cross.‘

  7. ‘I/’m / am/ offering you an incredible bargain.‘

  8. ‘I/’ll / will/ reduce the price, if necessary.‘

Read the transcript

  1. Man: Where do you want to go for dinner?

            Woman: I fancy a pizza.

  1. Woman: What time does the Italian restaurant open on Sundays?

            Man: I’m not sure. Six o’clock, I think.

  1. Man: Have you tried the new Chinese restaurant?

           Woman: No, I haven’t. I’m not a big fan of Chinese food.

  1. Woman: Is it still raining heavily?

           Man: No, it isn’t. It’s much lighter now.

  1. Man: Will your brother give us a lift into town?

           Woman: Yes, he might. He usually does.

Complete the reported questions below.

  1. He asked her where she wanted to go for dinner.
  2. She asked him what time the Italian restaurant opened on Sundays.
  3. He asked her if she had tried the new Chinese restaurant.
  4. She asked him if it was still raining heavily.
  5. He asked her if her brother would give them a lift into town.

Read the dialogue. Then complete the text below with reported statements and questions.

Zac: Do you know Lily’s email address? I want to invite her to my birthday party.

Ellie: It’s in my address book. I’ll look in a minute.

Zac: What are you doing?

Ellie: I’m looking something up on the internet.

Zac: What do you need to find out?

Ellie: It’s a secret.

Zac: Can you give me a clue?

Ellie: I don’t want to spoil the surprise!

Zac asked Ellie if (1) she knew Lily’s email address. He said that he (2) wanted to invite her to his birthday party. Ellie said (3) (that) it was in her address book. She said (4) (that) she /would/’d/ look in a minute. Zac asked Ellie (5) what she was doing. Ellie said that (6) she was looking something up on the internet. Zac asked her (7) what she needed to find out. Ellie said that (8) it was a secret. Zac asked Ellie (9) if she could give him a clue. Ellie said that (10) she /didn’t/ did not/ want to spoil the surprise.

Complete the reported questions.

  1. ‘Do you have a signal?’

My friend asked (me) if I had a signal.

  1. ‘How much credit would you like?’

The assistant asked her how much credit she would like.

  1. ‘Have you switched off your phones?’

The examiner asked us if we had switched off our phones.

  1. ‘Did you have a good time yesterday?’

My mum asked (me) if I /had/’d/ had a good time /the day before/the previous day/.

  1. ‘Where did you leave my tablet?’

Kate asked me where I /had/’d/ left her tablet.

  1. ‘When will you have finished the book?’

I asked Jack when he /would/’d/ have finished the book.

  1. ‘What are you doing tonight?’

Amy asked Mark what he was doing that night.

  1. ‘Can I call you back this evening?’

Holly’s boyfriend asked (her) if he could call her back that evening.

Complete the reported questions with the correct pronouns.

  1. He asked her if she could call him back.
  2. Sally asked us if we could send her an email.
  3. They asked me where I had seen their dog.
  4. The teacher asked him if he would help her.
  5. She asked me if I would go with her to the police.
  6. I asked you what time you were picking me up.
  7. We asked them when they would pay us.

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