Reported Speech

Reported speech: tenses and adverbs

Maria said, “……”

Direct speech	Reported speech
1.here	1. there
2. now	2. then
3. yesterday	3. the day before
4. tomorrow	4. the next day
5. this	5. that
6. these	6. those
7. today	7. that day
8. tonight	8. that night
9. last week	9. the week before
10. next week	10. the next week
11. ago	11. before
12. soon	12. later
13. works	13. worked
14. wrote	14. had written
15. am going	15. was going
16. has seen	16. had seen
17. were writing	17. had been writing
18. don’t like	18. didn't like
19. didn’t prefer	19. hadn't prefered
20. will	20. would
21. have to	21. had to
22. can	22. could

Task 2: TEST                                             max     16p

1) Pam said to Alex, "My brother flew to Dublin yesterday."

2) Simon said, "I'm very happy about my English test."

3) Laura said, "I don't like pizza."

4) Mum said, "Jill, please help me."

5) Liz said to the boys, "Take off your boots!"

6) She said to the boys, "You don't have to take off your shoes."

7) Paul said to Mary, "Is your mum a nurse?"

8) Jane said to Tom, "I'm looking forward to our holiday."