Indirect or Reported Speech

Worksheet by Yvette Bowden
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Subjects
English
Grades
5
Language
ENG
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Here is a video to remind you of the rules of indirect / reported speech. Watch the video and enjoy! Change these statements into indirect / reported speech. 1. 'I am not going to go to this café again.'I thought you said that you were not going to that cafe again.2. 'I sent you an email this morning.'Jamie told me thathe had sent me an email that morning..3. 'I hope to see both of you here tomorrow.'Jeremy told me that he hoped to see both of us there the following day..4. I may be able to give both of you a job this summer.She told them that she might be able to give both of them a job that summer.5. We don't want anyone to visit us until we've finished painting our house.They said that they didn't wantanyone to visit them until they had finishedpainting their house. Reported speech expressions. Match the expressions with how they change from direct speech to indirect speech. today that day yesterday the day before / the previous day tomorrow the following day this that these those now then ...days ago ... days before last week the previous week next week the following week here there Complete the reported questions and commands 1. 'Do I have to go on the course next month?' I asked her if I had to go on the course the following month..2. 'Which meetings did I need to attend?' I asked them which meetings I had needed to attend. .3. 'What time does the office usually close?' She asked me what time the office usually closed.4. 'Can I have my degree certificate back, please?' He asked me if he could get his degree certificate back.5. 'How long have you studied English?' She asked me how long I had studied English.6. 'Close the door!' He told me to close the door..7. 'Don't interrupt the class, please' He told me not to interrupt the class.8. 'Be quiet because we are at a library' She told them to be quiet because they were at a library.

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