Reported Speech

Reported Speech Here is a video to remind you of reported speech. Match the tenses. I give you the tenses and you need to match the sentences that you would use to report them. They have examples as well. Simple Present: 'I love watching movies' Simple Past: She said she loved watching movies. Present Continuous: 'Julia is writing a letter' Past Continuous: She said she was writing a letter. Present Perfect: 'I have had my phone for 3 years' Past Perfect: Samuel said he had had his phone for 3 years. Simple Past: 'We went to the cinema' Past Perfect: They said they had gone to the cinema Past Perfect: I had eaten and apple that day. Past Perfect: He said he had eaten an apple that day Modals: 'I can drive a truck' Modals: She said she could drive a truck Modals: 'You must do your homework' Modals: The teacher said we had to do our homework. Modals: 'We will never forget going to Disney' Modals: They said they would never forget going to Disney Reported speech expressions. Match the expressions from indirect speech to reported 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 Change these statements into 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 he had sent me an email that morning.3. 'I hope to see both of you here tomorrow.'Jenny told me she 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 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 they didn't wantanyone to visit them until they had finishedpainting their house. 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 degreedegree 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.