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Reported Speech Pimp
Reported Speech Pimp
indirect statement:
REPORTING VERBS:
say, mention, claim, asked, add, tell, admire, admit, consider, promise, .
RULES TO FOLLOW
TENSES:
PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
He said, I love her so much.
He said that he loved her so much.
PAST TENSE
WOULD
He said, I will love her so much. He said that he would love her so
much.
IMPERATIVE
NOW
QUESTIONS:
WH/HOW Questions
He
He
He
He
YES/NO - Questions
INFINITIVE
He told her to love him.
THAT DAY
THAT/THOSE
THERE
THEN/AT THAT MOMENT
asked
asked
asked
asked
IF/WHETHER
He asked me, Do you love me?
He asked me if I loved him.
He asked me whether I loved him.
1)
Write what Sarah said, making the
necessary changes:
SHE SAID THAT.
a) Im living in New York.
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b) My mother isnt very well.
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c) Jane and Paul are going to visit Italy next month.
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d) My brother had an accident.
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e) I havent seen Diana last night.
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f) Jack and Jill were waiting for the bus.
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g) I dont drink coffee anymore.
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h) Tom can speak Japanese.
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i) I will go to Annas birthday party.
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j) My purse was stolen this morning.
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k) Kate took my keys.
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l) My husband has just finished reading this interesting book.
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m) Daniel didnt buy the tickets for the theatre yesterday.
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2)
soon.
f) Alice said / told she was sick.
g) Nancy didnt say / tell us anything.
h) You said / told me you were working tonight.
3)
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c) Mary asked if she could come back later.
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d) I said that I had just seen Mark.
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e) Alan told me that Angela was watching TV.
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f) They said that the cat had been sleeping on the sofa.
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g) I said that we were late.
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h) She asked what the boys were doing.
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4)
Questions: Put them into Reported
Speech:
HE ASKED
a) How old are you?
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b) Are you married?
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c) Do you live nearby?
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d) Where have you worked before?
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e) Can you speak German or French?
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f) Do you have a driving license?
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g) How much money do you want?
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h) When can you start?
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2)
a) told
told
b) told
c) said
d) tell
e) said
f) said
g) tell
3)
Write in the DIRECT SPEECH!...
COMMA!!!
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
4)
Questions: Put them into Reported
Speech
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
He
He
He
He
He
He
He
He
asked
asked
asked
asked
asked
asked
asked
asked
h)