REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE ANSWERS PRACTICE 1Note: that can be used after the main verb in all these sentences. 1 She said (that) she was very tired. 2 He said (that) he would see them soon. 3 She said (that) she was going to the cinema. 4 He said (that) he saw the children quite often. 5 She said (that) she was having a bath. 6 He said (that) he'd already met their parents. 7 She said (that) she'd stayed in a hotel for a few weeks. 8 He said (that) he had to go home to make the dinner. 9 She said (that) she hadn't been waiting long. 10 He said (that)...
Wednesday, 14 April 2010
REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE
REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICEPractice 1Write these sentences in indirect speech. 1 'I'm very tired,' she said. She said she was very tired.2 'I'll see them soon,' he said. He said he would see them soon. 3 'I'm going to the cinema,' she said.4 'I see the children quite often,' he said. 5 'I'm having a bath,' she said. 6 'I've already met their parents,' he said. 7 'I stayed in a hotel for a few weeks,' she said. 8 'I must go home to make the dinner,' he said. 9 'I haven't been waiting long,' she said. 10 'I'm listening to the radio,' he said. 11 'I'll...
Reported speech
Reported speech1- Reported statementsIn reported speech (also known as indirect speech], the tense used in the speaker'soriginal words is usually (but not always) moved back a tense when the reportingverb (said, told, etc.) is in the past. The tense does not change if the reportingverb is in the present, present perfect or future.Tense changesDirect Speech Reported speechpresent simple past simplepresent continuous past continuouspresent perfect simple past perfect...
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