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Reported speech
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Reported speech: statements

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

Simple present Reported speech: questions

He said, “I’m hungry.”  He said he was hungry. Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

I said, “I’m here.”  I said I was here.

Present continuous
Jill said, “I’m leaving.”  She said she was leaving.
They said, “We’re going.”  They said they were going.
Simple past
He said, “I left an hour ago.”  He said he had left an hour ago.
Maria said, “I ate already.”  She said she had eaten already.
Present perfect
They said, “We’ve been here before.”  They said they had been here before.
I said, “I’ve told him a million times.”  I said I had told him a million times.
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Reported speech: statements

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

Rewrite the present sentences from direct to reported statements. Reported speech: questions

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

He said, “Life is good.” He said life was good.

She said, “I’m sleeping.” She said she was sleeping.

I said, “I’m home.” I said I was home.

They said, “We’re eating.” They said they were eating.

We said, “Kristin is sick.” We said Kristin was sick.

Richard said, “I am leaving.” Richard said he was leaving.

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Reported speech: statements

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

Rewrite the past sentences from direct to reported statements. Reported speech: questions

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

He said, “I’ve had enough.” He said he has had enough.

She said, “I’ve studied it.” She said she had studied it.

I said, “I ate.” I said I had eaten.

They said, “We’ve talked.” They said they had talked.

We said, “We give up.” We said we had given up.

John said, “I messed up.” John said he had messed up.

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Reported speech: statements

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

Simple present Reported speech: questions

He asked, “Do you like me?”  He asked me if I liked him. Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

They asked, “Do you live here?”  They asked if we lived here.
Present continuous
Ann asked, “Are you eating?”  She asked if we were eating.
They asked, “Is he coming?”  They asked if he was coming.
Simple past
She asked, “Did you call?”  She asked if I had called.
Paul asked, “Did she fall asleep?”  He asked if she had fallen asleep.
Present perfect
We asked, “Has she eaten this before?”  We asked if she had eaten this before.
I asked, “Have we met each other before?”  I asked if we had met each other before.
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Reported speech: statements

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

Rewrite the present sentences from direct to reported questions. Reported speech: questions

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

He asked, “Do you like horses?” He asked if I liked horses.

She asked, “Are you coming?” She asked if I was coming.

I asked, “Do you want some?” I asked if you wanted some.

They asked, “Are we fighting?” They asked if they were fighting.

We asked, “Do you eat a lot?” We asked if you ate a lot.

Steve asked, “Is he practicing?” Steve asked if he was practicing.

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Reported speech: statements

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

Rewrite the past sentences from direct to reported questions. Reported speech: questions

Examples Practice 1 Practice 2

He asked, “Did she eat?” He asked if she had eaten.

She asked, “Has he slept?” She asked if he had slept.

I asked, “Did you enjoy it?” I asked if you had enjoyed it.

She asked, “Has Jill told her?” She asked if Jill had told her.

We asked, “Did you walk?” We asked if you had walked.

John asked, “Has it finished?” John asked if it had finished.