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: He 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 car 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 will not go to this café again.'I thought you said that you would not go to that cafe again.2. 'I sent an email this morning.'Jamie told me that he had sent an email that morning.3. 'We listen to music everyday.'He said that we listened to music everyday. 4. 'I have never been in London'.Alice said that she had never been in London. 5. 'My mother is swimming.'He said that his mother was swimming.