Reported Speech

Reported Speech Here is a video to help you learn how to use reported speech. Match the tenses. I give you the tenses and you need to match the sentences that you would use to report them. Simple Present: 'I love watching movies' Simple Past: Terry said he loved watching movies. Present Continuous: 'Billy is writing a letter' Past Continuous: Jeff said he 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: Benjamin and Kelvin said they had gone to the cinema. Past Perfect: I had eaten an apple that day. Past Perfect: Bosco said he had eaten an apple that day. Modals: 'I can drive a truck' Modals: Bob said he could drive a truck. Modals: 'You must do your homework' Modals: Ms. Chung said we had to do our homework. Modals: 'We will never forget going to Disney' Modals: John and Marcus 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 will not go to this café again.'I thought you said that you would not go to that café again.2. 'I sent you an email this morning.'Joseph told me he had sent me an email that morning.3. 'I hope to see both of you here tomorrow.'Barney told me 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.Calvin told them he 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.Boris and Tako 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 Ben if I had to go on the course the following month.2. 'Which meetings did I need to attend?' I asked Carlo which meetings I had needed to attend.3. 'What time does the office usually close?' Harry asked me what time the office usually closes.4. 'Can I have my degree certificate back, please?' Michael asked me if he could have his degree certificate back.5. 'How long have you studied English?' Raymond asked me how long I had studied English.6. 'Close the door!' Jacky told me to close the door.7. 'Don't interrupt the class, please' Sunny told me not to interrupt the class.8. 'Be quiet because we are at a library' Kyron told them to be quiet because they were at a library.