Reported speech Flashcards
(26 cards)
What is reported speech?
Reported speech is a way of conveying what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
True or False: In reported speech, the original speaker’s exact words are quoted.
False
Change the following to reported speech: ‘I am going to the store.’
‘He/She said he/she was going to the store.’
What verb tense is typically used in reported speech when the reporting verb is in the past?
The past tense is typically used.
Fill in the blank: When changing to reported speech, ‘will’ changes to _____
‘would’
True or False: ‘She said, ‘I will call you’ can be reported as ‘She said she would call you.’
True
What is the reported speech form of ‘They are playing soccer.’?
‘They said they were playing soccer.’
Change to reported speech: ‘Do you like pizza?’
‘He/She asked if I liked pizza.’
What happens to the present continuous tense in reported speech?
It changes to the past continuous tense.
True or False: ‘She said, ‘I am tired’’ becomes ‘She said she was tired’ in reported speech.
True
Change to reported speech: ‘I can help you.’
‘He/She said he/she could help me.’
What is the reported speech form of ‘Where are you going?’?
‘He/She asked where I was going.’
Fill in the blank: ‘Has’ changes to _____ in reported speech.
‘had’
What do you do with the time expressions ‘now’ and ‘today’ in reported speech?
‘Now’ changes to ‘then’ and ‘today’ changes to ‘that day.’
Change to reported speech: ‘I will finish my work.’
‘He/She said he/she would finish his/her work.’
True or False: ‘He said, ‘I can swim’’ can be reported as ‘He said he could swim.’
True
What is the reported speech form of ‘I have seen that movie.’?
‘He/She said he/she had seen that movie.’
Change to reported speech: ‘Please help me.’
‘He/She asked me to help him/her.’
What is the change for ‘may’ in reported speech?
‘may’ changes to ‘might.’
Fill in the blank: ‘Yesterday’ changes to _____ in reported speech.
‘the day before.’
Change to reported speech: ‘I am studying.’
‘He/She said he/she was studying.’
True or False: ‘She said, ‘I will go to the party’’ becomes ‘She said she would go to the party.’
True
What is the reported speech form of ‘Can you help me?’?
‘He/She asked if I could help him/her.’
Change to reported speech: ‘I might come to the meeting.’
‘He/She said he/she might come to the meeting.’
