Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: (Click here to read the explanations about reported speech) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Past Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in ...
Reported Speech
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
Reported Speech
Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. ( Click here for more about using 'say' and 'tell' .) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
Reported Speech Exercise 1
Reported Statements 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions. 1) "He works in a bank." [ . Check. Show.
Reported Speech in different English tenses
Emma, "I'm sitting on the chair." Emma said (that) she . Nick, "Walter doesn't eat meat." Nick told us (that) Walter . Holly, "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska." Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan . Online Exercise on Reported Speech in English in different tenses in English.
Reported questions, Exercise
Reported questions in English, Questions, Question, Online Exercise. Task No. 2323. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.. Show example
Reported Speech in English Grammar
Introduction. In English grammar, we use reported speech to say what another person has said. We can use their exact words with quotation marks, this is known as direct speech, or we can use indirect speech.In indirect speech, we change the tense and pronouns to show that some time has passed.Indirect speech is often introduced by a reporting verb or phrase such as ones below.
Unit 7
Unit 7 - Exercise 1 - Reported speech. Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.
Reported speech in English, statements with expressions of time. Task No. 2313. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.. Show example
Indirect speech
What is indirect speech or reported speech? When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. To do that, we need to change verb tenses (present, past, etc.) and pronouns (I, you, my, your, etc.) if the time and speaker are different.For example, present tenses become past, I becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc.
Reported Speech
Reported Speech — Present Simple — Exercise 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. 1. Noah, "I go to the gym three times per week.". Noah said (that). 2. Henry, "Emma doesn't learn English.". Henry said (that). 3.
No Change in Verb Tenses in Reported Speech • 7ESL
Contents. No Change in Verb Tenses in Reported Speech. The Introductory Verb is in the Present, Present Perfect or Future. Fact or General Truth. Time Clause. The Second or the Third Conditional. The Subjunctive. "Had Better", "Could", "Would", "Used to", "Should", "Might", "Ought to" and "Mustn't" Remain ...
Reported Speech
reported speech for difficult tenses; exeptions for backshift; requests with must, should, ought to and let's; → more on additional information and exeptions in reported speech. Exercises on Reported Speech Statements in Reported Speech. no backshift - change of pronouns; no backshift - change of pronouns and places; with backshift
ESL Reported Speech Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Forming Sentences, True or False, Guessing - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 40 minutes. In this entertaining reported speech speaking activity, students interview each other giving true or false answers and then use reported speech to compare what the ...
Reported Speech
Reported Speech — Present Continuous — Exercise 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. 1. Justin, "Tom is writing an email to his friend.". Justin said (that). 2. Fred, "Katie is wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.". Fred said (that). 3.
Reported Speech Exercise
Change the sentences into the indirect speech - statements - all tenses.
Tense changes in reported speech
In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question or a command. Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech: She said, "I am tired." = She said that she was tired. Phrase in Direct Speech. Equivalent in Reported Speech.
Reported Speech Exercise 12
This reported speech exercise looks at statements using the present simple tense. Review reported statements here; Download this quiz in PDF here
Exercise on Reported Speech
Reported Speech without backshift - Change of Pronouns and Places. Your friend is an exchange student in the USA at the moment. You are speaking with him on the phone and your friend Sue is standing next to you. She is very excited - you have to repeat every sentence to her. Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift).
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Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: (Click here to read the explanations about reported speech) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Past Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in ...
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. ( Click here for more about using 'say' and 'tell' .) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
Reported Statements 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions. 1) "He works in a bank." [ . Check. Show.
Emma, "I'm sitting on the chair." Emma said (that) she . Nick, "Walter doesn't eat meat." Nick told us (that) Walter . Holly, "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska." Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan . Online Exercise on Reported Speech in English in different tenses in English.
Reported questions in English, Questions, Question, Online Exercise. Task No. 2323. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.. Show example
Introduction. In English grammar, we use reported speech to say what another person has said. We can use their exact words with quotation marks, this is known as direct speech, or we can use indirect speech.In indirect speech, we change the tense and pronouns to show that some time has passed.Indirect speech is often introduced by a reporting verb or phrase such as ones below.
Unit 7 - Exercise 1 - Reported speech. Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.
RS006 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS005 - Reported Speech - Introductory Verbs Advanced. RS004 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS003 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS002 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS001 - Reported Speech Intermediate. Reported Speech - English Grammar Exercises.
Reported speech in English, statements with expressions of time. Task No. 2313. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.. Show example
What is indirect speech or reported speech? When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. To do that, we need to change verb tenses (present, past, etc.) and pronouns (I, you, my, your, etc.) if the time and speaker are different.For example, present tenses become past, I becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc.
Reported Speech — Present Simple — Exercise 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. 1. Noah, "I go to the gym three times per week.". Noah said (that). 2. Henry, "Emma doesn't learn English.". Henry said (that). 3.
Contents. No Change in Verb Tenses in Reported Speech. The Introductory Verb is in the Present, Present Perfect or Future. Fact or General Truth. Time Clause. The Second or the Third Conditional. The Subjunctive. "Had Better", "Could", "Would", "Used to", "Should", "Might", "Ought to" and "Mustn't" Remain ...
reported speech for difficult tenses; exeptions for backshift; requests with must, should, ought to and let's; → more on additional information and exeptions in reported speech. Exercises on Reported Speech Statements in Reported Speech. no backshift - change of pronouns; no backshift - change of pronouns and places; with backshift
Reported speech 2. Reported requests and orders. Reported speech exercise. Reported questions - worksheet. Indirect speech - worksheet. Worksheets pdf - print. Grammar worksheets - handouts. Grammar - lessons. Reported speech - grammar notes.
ESL Reported Speech Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Asking and Answering Questions, Forming Sentences, True or False, Guessing - Group Work - Pre-intermediate (A2) - 40 minutes. In this entertaining reported speech speaking activity, students interview each other giving true or false answers and then use reported speech to compare what the ...
Reported Speech — Present Continuous — Exercise 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. 1. Justin, "Tom is writing an email to his friend.". Justin said (that). 2. Fred, "Katie is wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.". Fred said (that). 3.
Change the sentences into the indirect speech - statements - all tenses.
In indirect speech, the structure of the reported clause depends on whether the speaker is reporting a statement, a question or a command. Normally, the tense in reported speech is one tense back in time from the tense in direct speech: She said, "I am tired." = She said that she was tired. Phrase in Direct Speech. Equivalent in Reported Speech.
This reported speech exercise looks at statements using the present simple tense. Review reported statements here; Download this quiz in PDF here
Reported Speech without backshift - Change of Pronouns and Places. Your friend is an exchange student in the USA at the moment. You are speaking with him on the phone and your friend Sue is standing next to you. She is very excited - you have to repeat every sentence to her. Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift).