Find the differences between these two sentences. Underline any of the boxes that are different.
1. Jason said, "I watch football."
Jason said that he watched football.
direct speech | Jason | said | , " | I | watch | football. | " |
reported speech | Jason | said that | he | watched | football. |
2. Mike said "I lost my keys."
Mike said that he had lost his keys.
direct speech | Mike | said | , " | I | lost | my | keys. | " |
reported speech | Mike | said that | he | had lost | his | keys. |
3. Rosa said, "I have lived in Germany for 8 years."
Rosa said that she had lived in Germany for 8 years.
direct speech | Rosa | said | , " | I | have lived | in Germany for 8 years. | " |
reported speech | Rosa | said that | she | had lived | in Germany for 8 years. |
What changes in reported speech?
direct speech | V1 | V2 | has/have + V3 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
reported speech |
4. Angela said, "I saw a strange man." [Angela is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Angela | said, | "I | saw | a strange man." |
reported speech | Angela | a strange man. |
5. George said, "I shouted at my wife." [George is a boy's name.]
direct speech | George | said, | "I | shouted | at | my | wife." |
reported speech | George | at | wife. |
6. Emma said, "I have played the piano for ten years." [Emma is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Emma | said, | "I | have played | the piano for ten years." |
reported speech | Emma | the piano for ten years. |
7. Mark said, "I went to the store yesterday." [Mark is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Mark | said, | "I | went | to the store yesterday." |
reported speech | Mark | to the store yesterday. |
8. Jessica said, "I drove to the park yesterday." [Jessica is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Jessica | said, | "I | drove | to the park yesterday." |
reported speech | Jessica | to the park yesterday. |
9. Paul said, "Jessica helped me." [Paul is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Paul said, "Jessica helped me." |
reported speech |
10. Jason said, "I have lived in London for 12 years." [Jason is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Jason said, "I have lived in London for 12 years." |
reported speech |
11. Sarah said, "I took my brother to the park." [Sarah is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Sarah said, "I took my brother to the park." |
reported speech |
12. Tom said, "I have eaten all the chocolate." [Tom is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Tom said, "I have eaten all the chocolate." |
reported speech |
13. Jane said, "I broke the window." [Jane is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Jane said, "I broke the window." |
reported speech |
14. Martha said, "I have sold the house." [Martha is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Martha said, "I have sold the house." |
reported speech |
Answers
1. Jason said, "I watch football."
Jason said that he watched football.
direct speech | Jason | said | , " | I | watch | football. | " |
reported speech | Jason | said that | _ | he | watched | football. | _ |
2. Mike said "I lost my keys."
Mike said that he had lost his keys.
direct speech | Mike | said | , " | I | lost | my | keys. | " |
reported speech | Mike | said that | _ | he | had lost | his | keys. | _ |
3. Rosa said, "I have lived in Germany for 8 years."
Rosa said that she had lived in Germany for 8 years.
direct speech | Rosa | said | , " | I | have lived | in Germany for 8 years. | " |
reported speech | Rosa | said that | _ | she | had lived | in Germany for 8 years. | _ |
What changes in reported speech?
direct speech | V1 | V2 | has/have + V3 |
↓ | ↓ | ↓ | |
reported speech | V2 | had + V3 | had + V3 |
4. Angela said, "I saw a strange man." [Angela is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Angela | said, | "I | saw | a strange man." |
reported speech | Angela | said that | she | had seen | a strange man. |
5. George said, "I shouted at my wife." [George is a boy's name.]
direct speech | George | said, | "I | shouted | at | my | wife." |
reported speech | George | said that | he | had shouted | at | his | wife. |
6. Emma said, "I have played the piano for ten years." [Emma is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Emma | said, | "I | have played | the piano for ten years." |
reported speech | Emma | said that | she | had played | the piano for ten years. |
7. Mark said, "I went to the store yesterday." [Mark is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Mark | said, | "I | went | to the store yesterday." |
reported speech | Mark | said that | he | had gone | to the store yesterday. |
8. Jessica said, "I drove to the park yesterday." [Jessica is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Jessica | said, | "I | drove | to the park yesterday." |
reported speech | Jessica | said that | she | had driven | to the park yesterday. |
9. Paul said, "Jessica helped me." [Paul is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Paul said, "Jessica helped me." |
reported speech | Paul said that Jessica had helped him. |
10. Jason said, "I have lived in London for 12 years." [Jason is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Jason said, "I have lived in London for 12 years." |
reported speech | Jason said that he had lived in London for 12 years. |
11. Sarah said, "I took my brother to the park." [Sarah is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Sarah said, "I took my brother to the park." |
reported speech | Sarah said that she had taken her brother to the park. |
12. Tom said, "I have eaten all the chocolate." [Tom is a boy's name.]
direct speech | Tom said, "I have eaten all the chocolate." |
reported speech | Tom said that he had eaten all the chocolate. |
13. Jane said, "I broke the window." [Jane is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Jane said, "I broke the window." |
reported speech | Jane said that she had broken the window. |
14. Martha said, "I have sold the house." [Martha is a girl's name.]
direct speech | Martha said, "I have sold the house." |
reported speech | Martha said that she had sold the house. |