TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECHPresent simple “He lives in Australia” She said that he lived in Australia Present Continuous “He is working at the hospital” She said that he was work
Trang 1TENSE DIRECT SPEECH INDIRECT SPEECH
Present simple “He lives in Australia” She said that he lived in Australia
Present Continuous “He is working at the hospital” She said that he was working at the hospital Past Simple “He broke his leg” She said that he had broken his leg
Past Continuous “He was playing the flute” She said that he had been playing the flute Present Perfect Simple “He had studied Maths” She said that he had studied Maths
Present Perfect Continuous “He has been working hard” She said that he had been working hard Past Perfect Simple “He had helped his son” She said that he had helped his son
Future Simple “He will sell his car” She said that he would sell his car
Modal : can “He can swim very well” She said that he could swim very well
Modal: must “He must make his bed” She said that he had to make his bed
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1.- “Miriam is looking for a job” Rosina said that Miriam was/were looking for a job
2.- “I moved to a better flat” Robert said that he has /had moved to a better flat
3.- “I haven’t eaten for two days” Elisa said that she didn’t eat /hadn’t eaten for two days
4.-“Barbara got married last month” John said that Barbara had got /has got married the previous month
5.-“Jennifer will miss the train” Lorenzo said that Jennifer would miss/missed the train
6.-“My dog can run very fast” Alice said that her dog ran /could run very fast
7.-“Henry has send the email” Joanna said that Henry had sent/was sending the email
8.-“Mary cooks lunch at home” Steve said that Mary cooked/has cooked lunch at home
Rewrite the following sentences into Reported Speech.
1.- “Julia hates getting up early “ said Margaret
2.- “I don’t know your address” said George
3.- “Patricia is tidying her bedroom” said Julieta
4.-“This soup is too cold” said Daniel
5.-“Martha has fallen from this tree” Louis said
6.-“Our mother is driving the car now” Anne said
Trang 2Rewrite the sentences into Reported Speech
1.-“My father bought a horse yesterday” Robert said
2.-“The baby is sleeping in the bedroom now” Maggie said
3.-“I lost my mobile phone last Tuesday” Anne said
4.-“You didn’t pass the exam” The teacher told me
5.-“We must meet at the bus station” Raphael told Sonia
6.-“I haven’t finish my lunch yet” James said
7.-“My sister goes to the gym twice a week” John said
8.-“George has won the competition” Alain said
9.-“She hates eating in McDonalds” Valerie said
10.-“My uncle is living in New York” Samuel said
11.-“I want to be a firefighter” Oscar said
12.-“My friend left the party at 11,30pm” Therese said
13.- “We are going to the National Theatre next Saturday” said Paul and Simon