5153 Reported Speech Step by Step Step 3 Reported Statements in The Present With Key
5153 Reported Speech Step by Step Step 3 Reported Statements in The Present With Key
5153 Reported Speech Step by Step Step 3 Reported Statements in The Present With Key
the present
Task 1 - Complete the table with the
suitable words.
1)
that / those
1)
2)
that night
3)
4)
5)
that (week)
6)
7)
take
ago
8)
come
9)
here
10)
last (month)
11)
next (year)
12)
now
13)
14)
today
15)
yesterday
16)
Direct speech
Reported speech
By Zsuzsapszi
Solution
Task 1
Direct speech
Reported speech
1) this / these
that / those
2) tonight
that night
3) tomorrow
5) this (week)
that (week)
7) bring
take
ago
8) before
come
9) go
here
10) there
last (month)
next (year)
now
13) then
today
yesterday
Task 2
1) Sam says to the officer (that) he has forgotten to pack his passport.
2) Linda says to the writer (that) his / her new novel is her favourite one.
3) The boss says to Mr Grey (that) he doesnt like talking about unnecessary things.
4) Tina says to her mum (that) he explained her the mechanism of her car.
5) Sylvie says to the psychologist (that) she would like to forget that terrible memory.
6) The teacher says to Jack (that) his unbelievable stories are the best in that class.
7) Mike says to Sam (that) his hobbies dont need much energy.
8) Mum says to Paul he broke her beautiful vase when he ran out of the room.
9) The greengrocer says to Mrs Hill (that) those apples are for her grandchildren.
10) Dad says to the children (that) theyll visit their new friends in New Castle the next
day / the following day.
Task 3
5) Grandma says to Sam and Peter (that) their sandwiches are ready.
6) Mrs Farrell says to Mr Kyle (that) his car is standing in front of her garage.
7) Mr Marvel says to Mrs Lodge (that) her son is his best student in this class.
8) Daisy says to Lana (that) she needs her help.
Task 4 - There are more possible solutions to this exercise. But here you can
find an example.
1) Tom says to Peter (that) Marty met Kyra the day before then they went to
the cinema and he added (that) the film was very exciting.
2) Frank says to me (that) Ralph is his friend adding that he is 13 years old and
he likes history.
3) Anne says to me (that) Laura and she are sisters then she added that they live
in Houston and their favourite free time activity is dancing.
4) Donna says to Luke that soup tastes delicious and he has to / must try it
adding that she has never eaten such a good soup before.