Bob’s radio was broken. He bought a new one!

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I’m wearing a green sweater. Do you like it?

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Her parents were

traveling a lot!

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He has never

been to Rome.

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I can’t swim. I’m always with my mother.

When we tell people what somebody said in the past, there is a time difference. For ex. Somebody said something on Monday and I tell you about it on Friday, there

is a time difference and the tenses usually change as described below:

Direct Speech on Monday Tense change

Indirect Speech on Friday

-Ann said that the boys were at home. -She said that her baby wasn’t asleep. -He said that he had a meeting at 6:00 -I heard that they would be late. -He told him he could go out. -I told Tom it didn’t matter. -The timetable showed that the bus left at 2:00. -He said that they all spoke English. -He said he was playing cards.

-He said he had forgotten his car keys.

Am/Is/Are Was/Were Have/Has Had Will Would Can Could Do / Does Did Present Simple Past Simple Pres. Contin. Past Contin. Past Simple Past Perfect

I’m tired.

1

I need a new car!

2

I want to phone Mary!

3

Nobody ever helps me…

4

“You broke my

new watch!!!

He said that I had broken his new watch.

- The boys are at home. - My baby isn’t asleep. - I have a meeting at 6:00 - They will be late. - You can go out. - It doesn’t matter, Tom. - The bus leaves at 2:00. - We all speak English. - He is playing cards. - I forgot my car keys.

A. What did they say? Use Indirect Speech.

We will be in

Paris in July.

1. John said __________________________ ____________________________________ . 2. My sister told me ____________________ ____________________________________ . 3. Tim said __________________________ ____________________________________ . 4. My mother complained that ___________ ____________________________________ . 5. I heard that _______________________ ____________________________________ . 6. They said that _____________________ ____________________________________ . 7. My friend said that _________________ ____________________________________ . He asked ____________________________. 8. The little boy said that ______________ _____________________________________ ____________________________________ . 9. Mary told us that ___________________ _____________________________________. 10. Martin said that ____________________

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B. Look at the picture to see what Mark thought when he was

small. Write his thoughts in Indirect Speech.

C. What did the speakers say? Re-tell the conversation using Indirect Speech.

Animals can talk. Cats have nine lives. My father knows everything.

Spaghetti grows on trees. The teacher lives in the school. I will be a pilot one day. My mother has always

been old.

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Last week we visited Mr. Kathleen Jones, a remarkable actress. Although she is seventy, she is still very active and she is making her forty-fifth film at the moment. Reporter: Why are you still working? Kathleen: It’s not for the money. I like

working.

Reporter: How do you keep so young? What’s the secret? Kathleen: Well, young people spend a lot of time in front of TV these days.

They aren’t so active as we were.

The secret is to keep busy! And I always have a glass of milk before I go to bed. It helps me to sleep. Reporter: Is milk your favorite drink? Kathleen: Yes, but I also like tea. At home, I always have a cup of tea in the afternoon. Reporter: Are you in good health? Kathleen: Oh, yes. I have the normal aches and pains, but I never stop. Last week I had a slight cold, but I went to the studio every day. I’ll

never stop working!

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