Task 10: Reported Speech

Hi guys! Here you are an exercise to improve what you learned about reported speech, as I promised. I also give you a chart with the verb tense changes, in case you need some help.

 

REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISE

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

01. He said, "I like this song."
→ He said .

02. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me .

03. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said .

04. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked .

05. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said .

06. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told .

07. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him .

08. "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said .

09. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know .

10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised .

Lesson 10: Reported Speech (Video Explanation)

Hey guys, I found a good video which explain the reported speech clearly and with many examples. I leave you this video here just to support what I explained in the last post.

In the next post, you will have an exercise to improve your reported speech grammar. Wait for it guys!

Lesson 10: Reported Speech

Hi guys. Welcome back. Today we're going to do a lesson ussing the reported speech (also called "indirect speech"). What does this mean? Well, this is when we are relating something that someone said. I'm going to talk you through the differences between reported speech (or indirect speech) and direct speech.

So, the blonde girl is in love >  She said, "I love Chris".

Now, if I'm using direct speech, that's where I use the quotation marks, as you can see. But If I use reported speech, I don't use her exact words and I don't use the quotation marks.

So, blonde girl's friend would say > You (refered to the blonde girl) said that you loved Chris.

I'll give you a chart with words and verbs that changue depend on if you use direct speech or reported speech.

That's all for today, see you in another lesson guys!