Fundación Educacional Colegio Parroquial Santa Maria Goretti.

Subsector; Lengua Extranjera, Inglés

Profesora Paulina Olea Vergara

Reported Speech
(Present simple speech)

We often have to give information about what people say or think.

In order to do this you can use indirect or reported speech.

Direct Speech Reported Speech

I speak
English  He said that he spoke English

I play football
 He said that he played football.

I cook very well!

 He said that he cooked very
well

** Can you notice that ** Can you notice that

all verbs are in Simple all verbs are in Past
Present? Simple now?
(speak, play,cook) (spoke, played, cooked)
 Exercises

1) Report the following sentences. Remember that they are all in simple present; you have
to change the verbs to report what these people say.

I am an actor! He said (that) he was an actor

I dance classical She said _________________________

music! ________________________________
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I know a better She said _________________________
restaurant! ________________________________
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I teach math at She said _________________________

school ________________________________
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He said _________________________
I paint very well! ________________________________
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I sing rock He said _________________________

music! ________________________________
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2) Replace each quoted statement with a sentence using reported speech.

a) Marcela; “I play the guitar”

__She said that she played the guitar / Marcela said that she played the guitar_

b) Joseph; “I study biology every day”

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c) Carol; “I am happy!”

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d) Susan and Laura; “We are busy”

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e) Josh; “I know your mother”

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f) Monica; “I play the piano very well!”

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g) Roger; “I wake up very early”

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h) Daniela; “I sing very well”

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i) Christian; “The test is difficult”

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j) Mary; “I chat through MSN every day”

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k) Paul; “I check my facebook every day”

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l) Johan; “I come to school every day”

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m) Miss Paulina; “Learning English is very important”

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n) Loreto; “I work in an office”

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