The document provides examples of direct speech and how to rewrite them in reported speech by changing pronouns and time expressions. It includes 10 examples of direct speech rewritten in reported speech and 10 examples of questions rewritten in reported speech format.
The document provides examples of direct speech and how to rewrite them in reported speech by changing pronouns and time expressions. It includes 10 examples of direct speech rewritten in reported speech and 10 examples of questions rewritten in reported speech format.
The document provides examples of direct speech and how to rewrite them in reported speech by changing pronouns and time expressions. It includes 10 examples of direct speech rewritten in reported speech and 10 examples of questions rewritten in reported speech format.
The document provides examples of direct speech and how to rewrite them in reported speech by changing pronouns and time expressions. It includes 10 examples of direct speech rewritten in reported speech and 10 examples of questions rewritten in reported speech format.
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Reported speech activity
Catalina Narvaez 10°
Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary. 1. She said, "I am reading." She said that she was reading
2. They said, "We are busy."
They said that they were busy
3. He said, "I know a better restaurant."
He said that he knew a better restaurant
4. She said, "I woke up early."
She said that she had woken up early
5. He said, "I will ring her."
He said that he would ring her
6. They said, "We have just arrived."
They said that they had just arrived
7. He said, "I will clean the car."
He said that he would clean the car
8. She said, "I did not say that."
She said that she hadn’t said that
9. She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
She said that she didn’t know where her shoes were
10.He said: "I won't tell anyone."
He said that he wouldn’t tell anyone REPORTING QUESTIONS 1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked. She asked where her umbrella was
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
Martin asked us how we were
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
He asked if he had to do it
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
The mother asked her daughter where she had been
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
She asked her boyfriend which dress he liked best
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
She wanted to know what they were doing
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
He wanted to know if I was going to the cinema
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
The teacher wanted to know who spoke english
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
She asked me how I knew that
10."Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.