5813 reported speech step by step step 6 reported statements in the past with key

Step – Reported statements in the past Task - When the introduction is in past simple we have to go back a tense In the first task you have to identify the tense of the sentence, write it into the correct box, then make a reported statement from it Look at the example Your mother will have been sewing my blanket for 10 hours by p.m I had been waiting for you for hours before the film I like chocolate I was riding a bike at o’clock yesterday You are cleaning your teeth now I will win the election.I have swum miles since o’clock You won the championship yesterday I will have completed the task by p.m I had done the washing-up before it I have been reading this book for hours I will be flying to New York this time tomorrow DIRECT SPEECHINDIRECT SPEECHPresent SimplePast Simplee.g.: I like chocolate.She said to him she liked chocolate.Present ContinuousPast ContinuousShe said to himPresent PerfectPast PerfectShe said to himPresent Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousShe said to himPast SimplePast PerfectShe said to himPast ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousShe said to himPast PerfectPast PerfectShe said to himPast Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousShe said to himFuture Simplewould + V1She said to himFuture Continuouswould + be + V-ingShe said to himFuture Perfectwould + have + V3She said to himFuture Perfect Continuouswould + have + been + V-ingShe said to him Task - Make indirect sentences in the past 1) “My purse was found by the bus driver.” Mary to Peter _ _ 2) “My friend has his suit sewed.” Lily to the girls _ _ 3) “You will win the Nobel Prize.” She to me _ _ 4) “We often go to the cinema on Fridays.” They to Sam _ _ 5) “We’re going to send you an email with the further details.” Mr Barns to Mrs Johnson _ _ 6) “I was studying all day yesterday.” Eva to her mother _ _ 7) “I’ve been washing your dirty clothes all morning.” Tina to Ben _ _ 8) “I would like to organize our wedding reception.” She to me _ _ 9) “This time next week I will be lying on the beach in Costa Rica.” Lily to the girls _ _ 10) “You are reading this book too close.” The teacher to Phil _ _ Task - Make indirect sentences in the past Now the receiver (Y) is given in the direct sentence 1) Mum: “Children, we have been digging the whole garden all afternoon.” 2) Greg: “Mother, I don’t really want to hurt you.” 3) Mrs Drill: “Philip, you have been rather rude to your parents.” 4) Ms Stone: “Margaret, your mother will be proud of you for this composition.” 5) Grandma: “Sam and Peter, the dinner is ready.” 6) Mrs Farrell: “Mr Kyle, my guests arrived an hour ago.” 7) Mr Marvel: “Mrs Lodge, I think your son is going out tonight.” 8) Daisy: “Lana, I am going to lose some weight.” 9) Doug: “Daddy, this Maths homework is too difficult for me.” 10) Tom: “Peggy, I’m leaving you for ever.” Task – Connect the sentences using indirect speech in the past 1) “I’m writing a letter to my grandma now Her birthday is today.” Tom to Peter _ 2) “I have improved my invention The design wasn’t good enough.” Frank to me _ 3) “I have been in this museum twice this month The exhibition is so nice, so I decided to visit it again.” Anne to me _ 4) “My students are going to take an entrance exam this week This will be their biggest challenge.” Donna to Luke _ Task – Make indirect sentences in the past Be careful! There are modal verbs in the sentences 1) “I should give up eating so much fatty food.” Peter to me 2) “You must finish your book.” Mary to Peter 3) “You can survive this nightmare.” They to Sam 4) “I mustn’t play with the matches.” Tim to Amy 5) “I used to play basketball.” Gavin to Bill 6) “We could help you if you needed.” They to Sam 7) “We needn’t hurry, we have plenty of time.” Elise to Mark 8) “I may catch the bus.” Ralph to Mary 9) “You ought to call the police.” Mum to dad 10) “You had better switch off the torch.” Davy to Lilly http://www.phillipmartin.info/clipart/homepage.htm http://www.cutecolors.com/ By Zsuzsapszi Solution Task DIRECT SPEECH • Present Simple e.g.: I like chocolate • Present Continuous You are cleaning your teeth now • I have • I have Present Perfect swum miles since o’clock Present Perfect Continuous been reading this book for hours • Past Simple You won the championship yesterday • Past Continuous I was riding a bike at o’clock yesterday • Past Perfect I had done the washing-up before it • Past Perfect Continuous I had been waiting for you for hours before the film • Future Simple I will win the election • Future Continuous I will be flying to New York this time tomorrow • Future Perfect I will have completed the task by p.m • Future Perfect Continuous Your mother will have been sewing my blanket for 10 hours by p.m Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) INDIRECT SPEECH • Past Simple She said to him she liked chocolate • Past Continuous She said to him he was cleaning his teeth then • Past Perfect She said to him • Past Perfect Continuous She said to him she had been reading that book for hours • Past Perfect She said to him he had won the championship the day before / the previous day • Past Perfect Continuous She said to him she had been riding a bike at o’clock the day before / the previous day • Past Perfect She said to him she had done the washing-up before it • Past Perfect Continuous She said to him she had been waiting for him for hours before the film • would + V1 She said to him she would win the election • would + be + V-ing She said to him she would be flying to New York that time the following day / the next day • would + have + V3 She said to him she would have completed the task by p.m • would + have + been + V-ing She said to him his mother would have been sewing her blanket for 10 hours by p.m Mary said to Peter her purse had been found by the bus driver Lily said to the girls her friend had his suit sewed She said to me I would win the Nobel Prize They said to Sam they often went to the cinema on Fridays Mr Barns said to Mrs Johnson they were going to send her an email with the further details Eva said to her mother she had been studying all day the day before / the previous day Tina said to Ben she had been washing his dirty clothes all morning 8) She said to me she would like to organize their / our wedding reception (‘Our’ remains ‘our’ when ‘she’ will marry ‘me’) 9) Lily said to the girls that time the next /the following week she would be lying on the beach in Costa Rica 10) The teacher said to Phil he was reading that book too close Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Mum said to the children they had been digging the whole garden all afternoon Greg said to his mother he didn’t really want to hurt her Mrs Drill said to Philip he had been rather rude to his parents Ms Stone said to Margaret her mother would be proud of her for that composition Grandma said to Sam and Peter (that) the dinner was ready Mrs Farrell said to Mr Kyle her guests had arrived an hour before Mr Marvel said to Mrs Lodge he thought her son was going out that night Daisy said to Lana she was going to lose some weight Doug said to Daddy that Maths homework was too difficult for him Tom said to Peggy he was leaving her for ever Task - These are only examples There are several possible answers 1) Tom said to Peter he was writing a letter to his grandma then and added that her birthday was that day 2) Frank said to me he had improved his invention and added / because the design hadn’t been good enough 3) Anne said to me she had been in that museum twice that month what’s more the exhibition was so nice, so she decided to visit it again 4) Donna said to Luke her students were going to take an entrance exam that week as well as that would be their biggest challenge Task (The ss can use other introductory verbs as well.) 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) Peter said to me he should give up eating so much fatty food Mary said to Peter he had to finish his book They said to Sam he could survive that nightmare Tim said to Amy he wasn’t to play with the matches Gavin said to Bill he used to play basketball They said to Sam they could help him if he needed Elise said to Mark they didn’t have to hurry, they had plenty of time Ralph said to Mary he might catch the bus Mum said to dad he ought to call the police Davy said to Lily she had better switch off the torch