PUT THE SENTENCES INTO INDIRECT SPEECH ACCORDING TO THE TENSES IN THE

MODELS:

Simple
Pres.

Dir.: Mark said, I like pop music.

Ind.: Mark said that he

liked pop music.

Simple Past

A) Anne said: I love Michael Jacksons songs

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B) Mark said: We travel every year.
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C) The boys said: We like to play with the girls.
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D) That woman said: I enjoy reading books.
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E) Tom said: I have to work a lot.
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F) The girls said: We think we are smarter than the boys.
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Simple Past
Past Perfect

Dir.: Sally and Tom said, We loved English.

Ind.: Sally and Tom said that they had loved English.

A) Karol said: I met them at the club two weeks ago.

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B) The child: It took me one hour to write this essay
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C) Tom: My brother had a baby in 2007.
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D) The parents: We wanted to bring our son.
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E) the girl: I stopped to talk with Anne.
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F) Betty said: I travelled to Paris last year.
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Pres. Cont.

Dir.: The boy said, I am not studying now.

Past Cont.

Ind.: The boy said that he wasnt studying

then.

A) Karol said: Im not going to call

Peter._______________________________________________________________
B) The boys said: We are playing now.
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C) The girl said: I am cleaning the house.
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D) These men: We are having a great time.
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E) Mom said: Im leaving at this moment.
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F) Dad said: Im going to have lunch
now._______________________________________________________________

Pres. Perfect

Dir.: They said, we have bought our books here.

Past Perfect

Ind.: They said that they had bought their books there.

A) They said: We have studied it

before._______________________________________________________________
B) Mom said: I have seen this girl last year.
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C) The girl said: Kelly has written many poems.
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D) Mark said: Peter has done all his exercises.
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E) The boy said: I have been busy working a lot.
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F) Dad said: We have had to give up.
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Simple Fut.

Dir.: The director said, You will pay for this chair

Conditional

Ind.: The director said that I would pay for that chair.

A) He said: Ill have to go

now.___________________________________________________________________
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B) Mom said: I will be working tomorrow.
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C) The girls said: Well study at Lucys tonight.
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D) Mark said: Ill help you with your homework.
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E) The boy said: Ill have to go now.
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F) Dad said: I will take you home immediately.
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Imperative
Infinitive

Dir.: The teacher said, Dont answer your exercises.

Ind.: The teacher told me not to answer my exercises.

A) He said: Leave the room

now.___________________________________________________________________
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B) The teacher said: Dont talk in the classroom.
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C) The girls said: Dont talk to us.
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D) Mark said: Dont step on the grass.
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E) The boy said: Open the door.
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F) Dad said: Keep quiet.
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Modal Pres.

Dir.: The kids said, We can meet you today.

Modal Past

Ind.: The kids said that they could meet me that day.

A) They said: We can work

tomorrow._______________________________________________________________
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B) The teacher said: You must study harder.
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C) The girls said: We shall sleep early.

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D) Mark said: I may be wrong.
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E) Kate said: I can meet you later.
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F) Dad said: You must respect me.
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Modal

Dir.: Mom said, You ought to study tomorrow

Modal

Ind.: Mom said that I ought to study the following day

A) She said: I should go home

now.___________________________________________________________________
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B) The teacher said: You ought to pay more attention.
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C) The girls said: We could walk faster.
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D) Mark said: I might be right.
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E) Kate said: I used to study more.
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F) Dad said: You should have done your exercises.
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