DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Master direct and indirect speech! Practice converting statements, questions, and commands into reported speech with our interactive worksheet.

Do all the actitivies and then click save, hand in and confirm. 1. Match the item on the left with the example on the right. Click on the item on the left and drag the line up to the example on the right. Direct speech He said: " We are nervous." Indirect speech / Reported speech He said that they were nervous. 2. Click on the item on the left and match it to the example on the right. Present tense in the introductory sentence She says: " I love your cake." Past tense in the introductory sentence He said: "We aren't your new neighbours." 3. Think about the changes that happen when a direct speech sentence becomes an indirect speech sentence. Drag the items below to the group they belong to. Tense change Past tense in the introductory sentence No tense change Present tense in the introductory sentence Fact that doesn't change over time Choose the correct answer.4. She told me: " Wash your hands." She told me _ wash my hands to wash my hands to wash your hands 5. She says: "I am watching TV." She says _ she is watching TV she was watching TV she has been watching TV 6. Sarah says: "My brother was ill yesterday." Sarah says _ her brother was ill days before her brother had been ill the day before her brother was ill yesterday. 7. Ian said: "I am finally 15 now." Ian said he_ is finally 15 now was finally 15 then was finally 15 than 8. Thomas said: "I will try to leave before 8 p.m." Thomas said_ he would try to leave before 8 p.m. he would tried to leave before 8 p.m. he will tried to leave before 8 p.m. 9. They said to us: " We must protect you." They said to us _ we must protect them they had to protect them they have to protect us 10. Researchers stated: "Croatia has more sunny days per year than Scotland." Researchers stated _ Croatia has more sunny days per year than Scotland Croatia had more sunny days per year than Scoltalnd Croatia had more sunny days last year than Scotland. 11. Group questions Yes questions Are you ok? Is this your brother? Has he left? Was he singing that song? Wh-questions How old are you? When do you leave? Why is he here? How many candies do you want? 12. He asked: "When is Tom arriving?" He asked _ when is Tom arriving when Tom is arriving when Tom was arriving 13. Sally asked Tim: " How are your parents?" Sally asked Tim _ how are his parents how his parents were how were his parents 14. Jimmy requested: "Can I drive? " Jimmy requested _ if he could drive if he could drived can he drive 15. Kate asked Mike: " May I offer you some bread?" Kate asked Mike _ if she can offer him some bread. if she may offer him some bread if she might offer him some bread. 16. Lisa asked: "When did the concert start? Lisa asked _ if the concert started when the concert had started when did the concert start 17. Peter asked me: " Should we have lunch tomorrow? " Peter asked me_ if we should have lunch the day after should we have lunch the day after if should we have lunch the day after 18. I asked him: "Has she been here before?" I asked him _ she had been there before if she had been there before has she been there before 19. Jenny said: "Don't post those photos." Jenny said _ do not post those photos not to post those photos to not post those photos 20. Julia says: "I am chatting with a friend." Julia says _ if she is chatting with a friend she was chatting with a friend she is chatting with a friend