Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift).

Note the change • You: She says that

of pronouns and verbs.
Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change
• Helen: I want to tell you something about my holiday in London. of pronouns, places and verbs.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I'm fine.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I went to London in July. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: The weather here is great.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: My parents went with me. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: My host family is very nice.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: We spent three days in London. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I have my own room.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: London is a multicultural place. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: We have a national park here.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I saw people of all colours. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: We went there yesterday.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: Me and my parents visited the Tower. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: It was great.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: One evening we went to see a musical. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I'd love to go there again.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I love London. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: The teachers at my school are very nice.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: The people are so nice there. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: My English has improved.
 • Sue: What does he say? 3. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
• You: He says that → He said
4. You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time 5. She said, "I am not hungry now."
expressions where necessary. → She said
6. They said, "We have never been here before."
1. She said, "I am reading."
→ They said
→ She said that
7. They said, "We were in London last week."
2. They said, "We are busy."
→ They said
→ They said that
8. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
3. He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said
→ He said that
9. He said, "They won't sleep."
4. She said, "I woke up early."
→ He said
→ She said that
10.She said, "It is very quiet here."
5. He said, "I will ring her."
→ She said
→ He said that
6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that
10.He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that
Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in
another place. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns
and expressions of time and place where necessary.
1. They said, "This is our book."
→ They said
2. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said
Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change • You: She says that
of pronouns and verbs.
Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change
• Helen: I want to tell you something about my holiday in London. of pronouns, places and verbs.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I'm fine.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I went to London in July. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: The weather here is great.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: My parents went with me. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: My host family is very nice.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: We spent three days in London. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I have my own room.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: London is a multicultural place. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: We have a national park here.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I saw people of all colours. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: We went there yesterday.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: Me and my parents visited the Tower. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: It was great.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: One evening we went to see a musical. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I'd love to go there again.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I love London. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: The teachers at my school are very nice.
• You: She says that • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: The people are so nice there. • You: He says that
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: My English has improved.
 • Sue: What does he say? 3. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
• You: He says that → He said
4. You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time 5. She said, "I am not hungry now."
expressions where necessary. → She said
6. They said, "We have never been here before."
1. She said, "I am reading."
→ They said
→ She said that
7. They said, "We were in London last week."
2. They said, "We are busy."
→ They said
→ They said that
8. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
3. He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said
→ He said that
9. He said, "They won't sleep."
4. She said, "I woke up early."
→ He said
→ She said that
10.She said, "It is very quiet here."
5. He said, "I will ring her."
→ She said
→ He said that
6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that
10.He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that
Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in
another place. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns
and expressions of time and place where necessary.
1. They said, "This is our book."
→ They said
2. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said
 TEACHER'S NOTES • Helen: The people are so nice there.
Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change • Gareth: What does she say?
of pronouns and verbs. • You: She says that the people are so nice there.
• Helen: I want to tell you something about my holiday in London.
• Gareth: What does she say?
• You: She says that she wants to tell us something about her holiday Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change
in London. of pronouns, places and verbs.
• Helen: I went to London in July.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I'm fine.
• You: She says that she went to London in July. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: My parents went with me. • You: He says that he's fine.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: The weather here is great.
• You: She says that her parents went with her. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: We spent three days in London. • You: He says that the weather there is great.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: My host family is very nice.
• You: She says that they spent three days in London. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: London is a multicultural place. • You: He says that his host family is very nice.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I have my own room.
• You: She says that London is a multicultural place. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I saw people of all colours. • You: He says that he has his own room.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: We have a national park here.
• You: She says that she saw people of all colours. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: Me and my parents visited the Tower. • You: He says that they have a national park there.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: We went there yesterday.
• You: She says that she and her parents visited the Tower. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: One evening we went to see a musical. • You: He says that they went there yesterday.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: It was great.
• You: She says that one evening they went to see a musical. • Sue: What does he say?
• Helen: I love London. • You: He says that it was great.
• Gareth: What does she say? • Tom: I'd love to go there again.
• You: She says that she loves London. • Sue: What does he say?
 • You: He says that he'd love to go there again.
• Tom: The teachers at my school are very nice.
• Sue: What does he say?
• You: He says that the teachers at his school are very nice.
• Tom: My English has improved.
• Sue: What does he say?
• You: He says that his English has improved.
0 out of 10 answers are correct.
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time
expressions where necessary.
1. She said, "I am reading."
→ She said that she was reading.
2. They said, "We are busy."
→ They said that they were busy.
3. He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said that he knew a better restaurant.
4. She said, "I woke up early."
→ She said that she had woken up early.
5. He said, "I will ring her."
→ He said that he would ring her.
6. They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that they had just arrived.
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that he would clean the car.
8. She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that she had not said that.
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that she did not know where her shoes were.
10.He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that he would not tell anyone.
Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in
another place. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns
and expressions of time and place where necessary.
1. They said, "This is our book."
→ They said that was their book.
2. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said that she had gone to the cinema the day before.
3. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
→ He said that he was writing a test the next day.
4. You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said that you would do that for him.
5. She said, "I am not hungry now."
→ She said that she was not hungry then.
6. They said, "We have never been here before."
→ They said that they had never been there before.
7. They said, "We were in London last week."
→ They said that they had been in London the week before.
8. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
→ He said that he would have finished that paper by the next day.
9. He said, "They won't sleep."
→ He said that they wouldn't sleep.
10.She said, "It is very quiet here."
→ She said that it was very quiet there.