REPORTED SPEECH

Reported speech is refers a man/ woman says what other person said.
FOUR WAYS

1) How would you start a sentence: Sub+ Verb

2) Verbs in present simple: Verb in past simple
3) Pronouns I…… He/ She
You---- I. she, He, We
We----- They
4) Complement: Here… There
Today… That day
Now… At that time
Tomorrow… The Next day
This Week….. Last Week
Example

 I HAVE TO WORK TOMORROW , SARA SAID

SARA TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD TO WORK THE NEXT DAY
WE DONT GO TO THE SCHOOL TODAY . PEDRO SAID
( )
 WE ARE DOING OUR HOMEWORK. THE STUDENTS SAID
THE STUDENTS TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE DOING THEIR HOMEWORK
NINETH STUDENTS’ ARE PAYING ATTENTION IN ENGLISH LESSON NOW . EIGHT STUDENTS’
SAID
( )
REPORTED SPEECH MULTIPLE CHOICES
QUESTIONS

1. "I am hungry," she said. How would you report this?

a. She said she is hungry.
b. She said she was hungry.
c. She said she has been hungry.
d. She said she will be hungry.

2. "We will go to the beach tomorrow," they announced. How would you report
this?
a. They announced that they would go to the beach tomorrow.
b. They announced that they are going to the beach tomorrow.
c. They announced that they will go to the beach tomorrow.
d. They announced that they went to the beach tomorrow.
3. "I can speak French," he boasted. How would you report this?

a. He boasted that he could speak French.

b. He boasted that he can speak French.
c. He boasted that he will speak French.
d. He boasted that he would speak French.

4. “We were watching TV," they said. How would you report this?

a. They said that they watch TV.

b. They said that they were watching TV.
c. They said that they had been watching TV.
d. They said that they are watching TV.
5. "I have completed the project," she mentioned. How would
you report this?

a. She mentioned that she completes the project.

b. She mentioned that she had completed the project.
c. She mentioned that she was completing the project.
d. She mentioned that she will complete the project.
Dialogue Example

I watch the Colombia’s match against panama, and I’m watching it close to my
relatives today. I also watched a difficult soccer match in the field , nevertheless I
have watched a pleasant soccer match. If God wants, I think that Colombia may win
the next game and I will watch with my Friends.