REVISION WORK

REPORTED SPEECH

A. Complete the table.

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

Present simple “I work here.”

“ I don’t work here.”

Past simple He said he __________ there.

He said he _______________ there.

I/you he/she

we/you they

Present continuous

“They are reading”

Past continuous

She told me they ________________.

my his/her

our their

Past simple/Present Perfect “I (have) arrived.”

Past Perfect She said she __________________.

mine his/hers

me him/her

Future “He will arrive soon.”

Conditional She said he________________ soon.

... ...

Imperative “Sing with me!”

“Don’t sing so loud!”

Infinitive He asked me _____________ with him.

He told me ________________ so loud.

DIRECT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

this /these _______/_________

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH here ____________

now at that__________; then; just then,

today/ tonight that ______ / that _________ Attention! Say/Tell

Say – when we don’t mention the person we

are talking to. Tell – when we mention the person we are

talking to.

tomorrow the ________ day; the following day

next week... the next/the following week...

last week... the week before

yesterday the day ___________

A. Put in said, told, asked or answered. 1. That woman ________ me she was a reporter.

2. The journalist ________ a lot of questions but the politician only ___________ one.

3. Ann _______ she didn’t like soap operas.

4. The PE teacher _______ Susan if she was a couch potato.

B. Report the following:

1. “You don’t realize the effects of drugs.” He told Ann.........................................................................

2. “I felt weak yesterday.” Ann said...................................................................................................

3. “I just can’t stop thinking about this.” Sam admitted..........................................................................

4. “I’ll go to another school next year.” She declared ...........................................................................

5. “I don’t smoke and drink since last month.” Tom said ......................................................................

6. “Don’t do stupid things.” She advised me...........................................................................................

7. “I’m going to Spain tomorrow.” Ivy said... ..........................................................................................

8. “Close this window.” Her mother asked her .......................................................................................

9. “Don’t drive so fast.” His wife told him................................................................................................

10. “I’m meeting my friend Lisa at the airport today”

Sam told me.............................................................................................................................................

11. “I’d like to thank everyone I worked with on the movie. They were really fabulous. It was really a

great experience for me.” The actress said that................................................................................

because they............... ........................................................................ She also said

that.............................................................

(don’t do these ones yet)

12. “Where are you going tonight?” She asked

Sam................................................................................

13. “Did you go to the interview yesterday?” He asked me......................................................................

14. “How much did you receive at the end of the week?” She asked Tom..............................................

15. “When do you intend to start looking for a job?” She asked Linda.....................................................

16. “Can you write a love letter?” He asked Lucy.....................................................................................

17. “Do you work hard here?” They asked me.................................................................................

18. “What is Mark doing now?” His mother asked

herself........................................................................

19. “Will you send us a postcard when you get back to your country?”

They askedTom........................................................................................................................................

CORRECTION

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

Present simple “I work here.”

“ I don’t work here.”

Past simple He said he worked there.

He said he didn’t work there.

I/you he/she

we/you they

Present continuous

“They are reading”

Past continuous

She told me they were reading.

my his/her

our their

Past simple/Present Perfect “I (have) arrived.”

Past Perfect She said she had arrived.

mine his/hers

me him/her

Future “He will arrive soon.”

Conditional She said he would arrive soon.

... ...

Imperative “Sing with me!”

“Don’t sing so loud!”

Infinitive He asked me to sing with him.

He told me not to sing so loud.

DIRECT SPEECH

REPORTED SPEECH

this /these that_/those

DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH here there

now at that moment ; then; just then,

today/ tonight that day / that night Attention! Say/Tell

Say – when we don’t mention the person we

are talking to. Tell – when we mention the person we are

talking to.

tomorrow the next day; the following day

next week... the next/the following week...

last week... the week before

yesterday the day before

B. 1. told

2. asked...answered

3.. said

4. asked

C.

1...she didn’t realize...

2....she had felt weak the day before...

3. ...he just couldn’t stop thinking about that...

4.... she would go to another school the following year.

5. ...he didn’t smoke and drink since the month before.

6...not to do ...

7.... she was going to Spain the next/following day.

8. ...to close that window.

9....not to drive...

10. ...he was meeting his friend Lisa at the airport that day.

17....she would like to thank everyone she had worked with in the movie... had been really

fabulous...it had been a great experience for her.

11. ...where he was going that night.

12.... if I had gone to the interview the day before.

13. ...how much he had received...

14. ...when she intended to start...

15.... if she could write...

16.... if I worked hard there.

18. ...what Mark was doing at that time.

19.... if he would send them a postcard when he got back to his country.