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Here's a set of flashcards to present reported speech structures in ESL classes. The whole set is divided into three groups as reporting statements, reporting questions and reporting imperatives , which will help students identify the different structures used with reported speech. The sentences are written in the theme of nature and the environment . The example sentences of reported speech which accompanies the pictures are given below.
The sentences in reported speech are accompanied by descriptive and interesting pictures to attract students interests. Each reported speech AKA indirect speech is first shown indirect speech. The necessary changes are highlighted with different colours indirect speech sentence, which will clarify what is needed to change step by step.
Example Sentences of Reported Speech
Reporting statements.
Tom:″I saw our house on fire in my dream last night.″ >>> Tom said he had seen their house on fire in his dream the previous night.
John:″My sister has sprained her ankle because of her high heels many times. ″ >>> John said his sister had sprained her ankle because of her high heels many times.
My father:″Somebody is going to fall.″ >>> My father warns us that somebody is going to fall.
Eric: ″A lightning strike can cause a fire in a house. ″ >>> Eric tells/told us that a lightning strike can cause a fire in a house.
Reporting Questions
Adam asked the boy:″Why are you crying?″ >>> Adam asked the boy why he was crying.
Adam asked me:″What happened to your brother?″ >>> Adam asked me what had happened to my brother.
Kate:″Have you used a plaster?″ >>> Kate wanted to learn whether I had used a plaster.
Reporting Imperatives
My mother:″Be careful on these stairs!″ >>> My mother told me to be careful on those stairs.
My mother:″Be careful when you walk on these stairs!″ >>> My mother told me to be careful when I walked on those stairs.″
Kid’s mother:″Don't just dance!″ >>> Kid’s mother ordered her kids not to just dance.
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Reported speech.
Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: General English
Tags: reported speech Grammar practice
Publication date: 08/17/2021
This worksheet teaches reported speech . The rules for changing the tense of the verb from direct speech are presented and practised. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and self-study.
Thank you for this lesson. I recently taught my students reported speech, but very briefly. It's a manner of speech that we actually use quite often, from everyday conversations to business communication. I may teach a full lesson about this topic and use this worksheet as a guideline. Thank you again!
I'd like to thank you for the lesson. It is really useful when you teach reported speech in statements. Tenses do not change in reported speech in my mother tongue, so it's important to see what you report and what changes you make when transform direct speech into reported one, and the presentation appeared practical and helpful. I'd probably add an example with the verb in one of the present tenses in the main sentence in direct speech to see how the verb behaves in the reported statements. That's what I did when we were doing the presentation part. My students especially liked a task about Daniella and Martin. That was something from real life and fun.
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This worksheet teaches reported speech . The rules for changing the tense of the verb from direct speech are presented and practiced. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and self-study.
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Reported Speech with Examples and Test (PDF)
Reported speech is used when we want to convey what someone else has said to us or to another person. It involves paraphrasing or summarising what has been said , often changing verb tenses , pronouns and other elements to suit the context of the report.
*doesn’t change
Formula of Reported Speech
The formula for reported speech involves transforming direct speech into an indirect form while maintaining the meaning of the original statement. In general, the formula includes:
- Choosing an appropriate reporting verb (e.g., say, tell, mention, explain).
- Changing pronouns and time expressions if necessary.
- Shifting the tense of the verb back if the reporting verb is in the past tense.
- Using reporting clauses like “that” or appropriate conjunctions.
- Adjusting word order and punctuation to fit the structure of the reported speech.
Here’s a simplified formula:
Reporting Verb + Indirect Object + Conjunction + Reported Clause
For example:
- She said (reporting verb) to me (indirect object) that (conjunction) she liked ice cream (reported clause).
Here’s how we use reported speech:
Reporting Verbs: We use verbs like ‘say’ or ‘tell’ to introduce reported speech. If the reporting verb is in the present tense, the tense of the reported speech generally remains the same.
If the reporting verb is in the past tense , the tense of the reported speech often shifts back in time.
Tense Changes: Tense changes are common in reported speech. For example, present simple may change to past simple, present continuous to past continuous, etc. However, some verbs like ‘would’, ‘could’, ‘should’, ‘might’, ‘must’, and ‘ought to’ generally don’t change.
Reported Questions: When reporting questions, we often change them into statements while preserving the meaning. Question words are retained, and the tense of the verbs may change.
Reported Requests and Orders: Requests and orders are reported similarly to statements. Reported requests often use ‘asked me to’ + infinitive, while reported orders use ‘told me to’ + infinitive.
Time Expressions: Time expressions may need to change depending on when the reported speech occurred in relation to the reporting moment. For instance, ‘today’ may become ‘that day’ or ‘yesterday’, ‘yesterday’ might become ‘the day before’, and so forth.
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Reported Speech Quiz
Test your understanding of Reported Speech in English with this Reported Speech Quiz. Reported Speech, also known as indirect speech, is used to convey what someone else said without quoting their exact words. It often involves changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions to suit the reporting context. For example, direct speech: “ I am learning English, ” becomes in reported speech: “ She said she was learning English. ” This quiz has 15 questions and each question will ask you to change the direct speech into reported speech. Take The Quiz Below!
Direct: "I am watching a movie." Reported: She said that she __________ a movie.
Direct: "I will go to the store." Reported: He said that he __________ to the store.
Direct: "We have finished our homework." Reported: They said that they __________ their homework.
Direct: "I can play the piano." Reported: She said that she __________ the piano.
Direct: "I am going to watch a movie tonight." Reported: He said that he __________ a movie that night.
Direct: "We are meeting our friends tomorrow." Reported: They said that they __________ their friends the next day.
Direct: "I have been reading a book." Reported: She said that she __________ a book.
Direct: "I ate pizza last night." Reported: He said that he __________ pizza the night before.
Direct: "We will finish the project by tomorrow." Reported: They said that they __________ the project by the next day.
Direct: "I saw him yesterday." Reported: She said that she __________ him the day before.
Direct: "I must leave now." Reported: He said that he __________ right away.
Direct: "We can't come to the party." Reported: They said that they __________ to the party.
Direct: "I did not see him at the event." Reported: She said that she __________ him at the event.
Direct: "I have been feeling unwell." Reported: He said that he __________ unwell.
Direct: "We were planning to visit you." Reported: They said that they __________ to visit you.
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3. Here's a set of flashcards to present reported speech structures in ESL classes. The whole set is divided into three groups as reporting statements, reporting questions and reporting imperatives, which will help students identify the different structures used with reported speech. The sentences are written in the theme of nature and the ...
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1. say can introduce a statement or follow it. Tom said, "I've just heard the news". or "I've just heard the news",Tom said. Inversion of say and noun subject is possible when say follows the statement. "I've just heard the news", said Tom.
REPORTED SPEECH 'l can swim. He said that he could swim. 'l will be at home. 'We may go by train. > should She said that she would be at home. They told me they might go by train. The past modals could, would, should and might do not change in reported speech. 'You could be right. 'You should see the film. I said you could be right.
Reported Speech. Greg: "I am cooking dinner Maya.". Maya: "Greg said he was cooking dinner.". So most often, the reported speech is going to be in the past tense, because the original statement, will now be in the past! *We will learn about reporting verbs in part 2 of this lesson, but for now we will just use said/told.
Reported speech Reported statements If we want to report what other people said, thought or felt, we can use the direct or indirect (reported) speech. The direct speech: "I like it," he said. "Irene is late," he thought. "I will pass the exam," she hoped. The indirect (reported) speech: He said he liked it. He thought that Irene was late.
B1 Reported Commands RS009 Make reported commands from the sentences below! 1. The teacher said, "You can't leave the room!" The teacher ordered us _____ . 2. Mom told me, "Don't spend too much money on clothes".
RS008 - Reported Questions. RS007 - Reported Speech. RS006 - Reported Speech. RS005 - Reported Speech. RS004 - Reported Speech. RS003 - Reported Speech. RS002 - Reported Speech - Mixed Exercises. RS001 - Reported Speech - Mixed Exercises. Adjective and Adverbs - Downloadable PDF Worksheets for English Language Learners - Intermediate Level (B1)
Take note: All of the above listed reporting verbs can also fit into structure 1: rep. verb (+that) + clause Billy denied (that) he had stolen the bag. She admitted (that) she had left the freezer door open. 4B. Reporting verbs followed by a gerund: rep. verb + preposition + verb+ing. Reported Speech.
Grammar videos: Reported speech We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of what was actually said in direct speech. Exactly. Verbs in the present simple change to the past simple; the present (Direct speech: '
Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) Type of English: General English. Tags: reported speech Grammar practice. Publication date: 08/17/2021. This worksheet teaches reported speech. The rules for changing the tense of the verb from direct speech are presented and practised. The worksheet is suitable for both classroom practice and self-study.
Reported Speech. We use reported speech when we wish to report what someone else has said without using a direct quote. This can be useful when reporting on research or telling a story. When we report what someone else has said we are shifting our perspective of that speech. Therefore, our language must reflect that shift in perspective.
1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Reporting verbs with no object + gerund 4 Rewrite the text in reported speech using the verbs given. apologise for deny insist on recommend suggest 'Why don't we go to the park?' asked Joanne. 'Shouldn't we all revise for the exams today?' I said. 'No! I want to go out!' she shouted.
reported speech." Richard said that he has had difficulty with reported speech. Richard said, "I lived in France for five years." Sandy said, "I am running to class, but I have forgotten my homework. " Richard said that he had lived in France for five years. Sandy said that she was running to class, but she had forgotten her homework. 2.
You told me that it was going to snow tomorrow. It's going to snow tomorrow. You told me that your computer was broken. My computer is broken. You told me that you had been sick last week. I was sick last week. You told me that the dog was barking. The dog is barking. You told me that you had been to Brazil twice.
Reported Speech (Reporting verb in past tense) "I eat breakfast at 8 AM.". She said (that) she ate breakfast at 8 AM. "We are going to the beach.". They told me (that) they were going to the beach. "He speaks Spanish fluently.". She said (that) he spoke Spanish fluently. "She cooks delicious meals.".
4. Once all of the groups of students have been formed, have them read their card aloud to the rest of class. Have them begin with the verb tense, then the direct speech, and then the reported speech. 5. Once finished, have the students turn in their cards, mix them up and then play again.
Direct speech is mainly used to write dialogue or quoted speech. Read how to punctuate direct speech below. Insert the first set of quotation marks. Begin the sentence or phrase inside the quotation marks with a capital letter. Place the correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point, etc.) at the end of the sentence.
Bob asked me where I lived. He said, "Do you live in the dorm?" He asked me if I lived in the dorm. I said, "I have my own apartment." I told him that I had my own apartment. He said, "I'm looking for a new apartment." He told me that he was looking for a new apartment. He said, "I don't like living in the dorm."
The twins said that they were five years old. Mum said, "You will have to get up early for the trip tomorrow." Mum said that we (I, they,he,she) would have to get up early for the trip the following day. The teacher told her, "You speak English very well." The teacher told her that she spoke English very well.
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Test your understanding of Reported Speech in English with this Reported Speech Quiz. Reported Speech, also known as indirect speech, is used to convey what someone else said without quoting their exact words. It often involves changes in tense, pronouns, and time expressions to suit the reporting context. For example, direct speech: " I am ...
The police officer told Jack that he couldn't park there. 'I'll see you in thre morning, Helen.'. Peter told Helen he would see her in the morning. 'I'm catching the 5.30 plane tomorrow evening.'. Janet said she was catching the 5.30 plane the next morning. 'The trousers have to be ready this afternoon.'. Paul told the dry-cleaners that the ...