Reported Speech Practice

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📚 Part 1: Tense Backshifting

Instructions: Choose the correct reported speech form for each direct speech sentence.

1. Direct speech: Maria says, "I like chocolate."

Maria said that she likes chocolate.

Maria said that she liked chocolate.

Maria says that she liked chocolate.

2. Direct speech: Tom said, "I am studying English."

Tom said that he is studying English.

Tom said that he was studying English.

Tom said that he studies English.

3. Direct speech: Sarah said, "I watched a movie yesterday."

Sarah said that she watched a movie yesterday.

Sarah said that she had watched a movie the day before.

Sarah said that she watches a movie yesterday.

4. Direct speech: John says, "I will call you later."

John said that he will call me later.

John said that he would call me later.

John says that he would call me later.

✏️ Part 2: Transform the Sentences

Instructions: Rewrite each direct speech sentence as reported speech. Pay attention to tense changes, pronouns, and time expressions.

5. Lisa said, "I am reading a good book."

Lisa said that ________________________________________________.

6. The teacher told us, "You need to study harder."

The teacher told us that _____________________________________.

7. My brother said, "I can't find my keys."

My brother said that ________________________________________.

8. Emma said, "I visited my grandmother last week."

Emma said that _____________________________________________.

🎯 Part 3: Real-Life Application

Instructions: Write your own examples and practice reported speech.

9. Think of something a friend or family member said to you recently. Write it in direct speech, then convert it to reported speech.

Direct speech: ___________________________________________

Reported speech: _______________________________________

10. Complete the dialogue report. Yesterday, your classmate said three things to you. Report what they said:

a) My classmate said that ____________________________________.

b) He/She also told me that __________________________________.

c) Finally, he/she mentioned that _____________________________.

Reported Speech Practice

Reported Speech Practice

📚 Part 1: Tense Backshifting

✏️ Part 2: Transform the Sentences

🎯 Part 3: Real-Life Application

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