Reported Speech Multiple Choice

1 Samira said, "Monica speaks English very well."

Samira said that Monica spoke English very well.
Samira said that Monica is speaking English very well.
Samira said that Monica had spoken English very well.
Samira said that Monica speaks English very well.

2 Yolanda said, "I have to leave the class before 12:30."

Yolanda said that I have to leave the class before 12:30."
Yolanda said that she has to leave the class before 12:30."
Yolanda said that she had to leave the class before 12:30."
Yolanda said that she has had to leave the class before 12:30."

3 Gabriela said, "I can't possibly finish my work by five o'clock."

Gabriela said that she can't possibly finish her work by five
o'clock.
Gabriela said that she won't possibly finish her work by five
o'clock.
Gabriela said that she couldn't possibly finish her work by five
o'clock.
Gabriela said that she hadn't been able to possibly finish her
work by five o'clock.

4 Martha said, "I am going to go to Mexico next year."

Martha said that she is going to Mexico next year.
Martha said that she was going to Mexico next year.
Martha said that she had gone to Mexico next year.
Martha said that she will be going to Mexico next year.

5 Baruch said, "I might teach ESL 843 next semester."

Baruch said that he is going to teach ESL 843 next semester.
Baruch said that he will teach ESL 843 next semester.
 Baruch said that he might teach ESL 843 next semester.
Baruch said that he could teach ESL 843 next semester.

6 Truc said, "I went to Vietnam to visit my family."

Truc said that she went to Vietnam to visit her family.
Truc said that she had gone to Vietnam to visit her family.
Truc said that she is going to Vietnam to visit her family.
Truc said that she was going to Vietnam to visit her family.

7 Olena said, "I will ask the teacher to explain the differences between
quoted and reported speech."
Olena said that she would ask the teacher to explain the
differences between quoted and reported speech.
Olena said that she will ask the teacher to explain the differences
between quoted and reported speech.
Olena said that she was going to ask the teacher to explain the
differences between quoted and reported speech.
Olena said that she had asked the teacher to explain the
differences between quoted and reported speech.

8 The teacher said, "You must study hard for the test on reported speech."
The teacher said that we must study hard for the test on reported
speech.
The teacher said that we had to study hard for the test on
reported speech.
The teacher said that we could study hard for the test on reported
speech.
The teacher said that we are going study hard for the test on
reported speech.

9 Chanty said, "My English may improve very quickly."

Chanty said that her English was going to improve very quickly.
Chanty said that her English had been able to improve very
quickly.
Chanty said that her English improved very quickly.
Chanty said that her English might improve very quickly.
 10 Sang said, "I have already written a letter to my family in Thailand."
Sang said that he had already written a letter to his family in
Thailand.
Sang said that he wrote a letter to his family in Thailand.
Sang said that he was writing a letter to his family in Thailand.
Sang said that he will write a letter to his family in Thailand.

Reported Speech Fill-In-The-Blank

1. Sang said, "I have already written a letter to my family in Thailand."

Sang said that he already written a letter to family in Thailand.

2. Roeun said, "I have got to pick up my children from school at three o'clock."
Roeun said that he to pick up children from school at three o'clock.

3. Cun said, "I am studying English at Long Beach City College."

Cun said that he English at Long Beach City College.

4. Rosa said, "I should start studying Chinese."

Rosa said that she studying Chinese.

5. Evangelina said, "I can speak, read and write Spanish, English, and Cambodian."
Evangelina said that she speak, read and write Spanish, English and Cambodian.

6. Carmen said, " I am planning to take a trip to Peru."

Carmen said that she to take a trip to Peru.

7. Gonzalo said, "I don't like Chinese food."

Gonzalo said that he like Chinese food.

8. Monica Cheng said, "I may go to the Lakewood Mall after class."
Monica Cheng said that she to the Lakewood Mall after class.

9. Jose said, "I have lived in Long Beach for six years."
Jose said that he in Long Beach for six years.

10. Chanty said, "I want to become a nurse."

Chanty said that she a nurse.

11. Truc said, "I had a nice time at the party."

Truc said that she a nice time at the party.

Reported Speech Multiple Choice 2

1 Rosa asked Jose, "Have you been studying English very long?"
Rosa asked Jose when do you study English.
Rosa asked Jose if he had studied English.
Rosa asked Jose if he had been studying English very long.
Rosa asked Jose if he was studying English very long.

2 Samira asked me, "May I borrow your English dictionary?"

Samira asked me if she may borrow my English dictionary.
Samira asked me if she could borrow my English dictionary.
Samira asked me if I could borrow her English dictionary.
Samira asked me if I had borrowed her English dictionary.

3 Monica Cheng asked Roeun, "Are you going to visit Cambodia?"

Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he is going to visit Cambodia.
Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had visited Cambodia.
Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he had gone to Cambodia.
Monica Cheng asked Roeun if he was going to visit Cambodia.

4 The teacher said, "Study chapters 1-4 for the final test!"
The teacher told us to study chapters 1-4 for the final test.
The teacher asked us if we studied chapters 1-4 for the final test.
The teacher said us to study chapters 1-4 for the final test.
The teacher asked to us to study chapters 1-4 for the final test.
5 The teacher said, "Don't come to school on Monday because it is a
holiday!"
The teacher asked to us to don't come to school on Monday
because it is a holiday.
The teacher asked if we were coming to school on Monday
because it is a holiday.
The teacher told to us don't come to school on Monday because
it is a holiday.
The teacher told us not to come to school on Monday because it
is a holiday.

6 The teacher said, "Review exercises two and three for the test!"
The teacher told us to review exercises two and three for the test.
The teacher told to us to review exercises two and three for the
test.
The teacher asked if we were going to review exercises two and
three for the test.
The teacher said us to review exercises two and three for the test.

7 Anne said, "Don't listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not an honest

person!"
Anne asked to us not to listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not
an honest person.
Anne said that Mr Bascomb is not an honest person.
Anne said not to listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not an
honest person.
Anne told to us to don't listen to Mr. Bascomb because he is not
an honest person.

8 Mr. Bascomb said, "Don't vote for Otis because he doesn't want to
build factories!"
Mr. Bascomb said not to vote for Otis because he doesn't want to
build factories.
Mr. Bascomb asked us to don't vote for Otis because he doesn't
want to build factories.
Mr. Bascomb told to us not to vote for Otis because he is not
wanting to build factories.
Mr. Bascomb said to us to don't vote for Otis because he had not
wanted to build factories.
 9 Olena said to Martha, "You should visit Russia in the summer."
Olena asked Martha if she was visiting Russia in the summer.
Olena told Martha that she should visit Russia in the summer.
Olena told Martha to her if she should visit Russia in the
summer.
Olena asked Martha where she should visit in Russia this
summer.

10 Harold said, "Don't bring sodas near the computers!"

Harold told us not to bring sodas near the computers.
Harold asked us if we were bringing sodas near the computers.
Harold told to us that we had bringed sodas near the computers
Harold said to bring sodas near the computers.

Reported Speech Fill-In-The-Blank

1. Carmen asked me, "When are you planning to leave for South America?"
Carmen asked me to leave for South America.

2. Gabriela asked me, "Why do you have to leave the United States so quickly?"
Gabriela asked me the United States so quickly.

3. Yolanda said, "How long have you been attending LBCC?"

Yolanda asked LBCC.

4. Cung said, "What do you do for a living?"

Cung asked for a living.

5. Chanty* said, "What will you offer me for this car?"

vChanty asked for this car.
*Chanty is a feminine name.

6. Truc* asked me, "Where did you put my book?"

Truc asked me book.
*Truc is a feminine name.
 7. I asked Olena*, "Are you planning to take ESL 146?"
I asked Olena to take ESL 146.
*Olena is a feminine name.

8. Angelina* asked me, "Can you help me improve my English?"

Angelina asked me English.
*Angelina is a feminine name.

9. Evangelina asked us, "Did you finish your homework?"

Evangelina asked us our homework.

10. Monica asked Roeun*, "Do you understand English very well?"
Monica asked Roeun English very well.
*Roeun is a masculine name.

Passive Voice con verbos de ofrecimiento

Con verbos de ofrecimiento (ask, tell, give, send, show, teach, pay, offer), los cuales pueden llevar dos co
persona), el sujeto de la pasiva ser siempre la persona sobre quien recibe la accin, es decir, el compleme
Mi hermana me dio un regalo.(activa)
My sister gave me a present
Se me dio un regalo (traduccin literal en pasiva)
I was given a present
En castellano esta estructura no existe, por lo que es mejor traducirla como si la oracin no estuviera en p
regalo o se me dio el regalo)

PRACTICA
Tienes que leer la oracin y luego escribir una nueva oracin con el mismo s
Example: They didn't offer Ann the job. Ann wasnt offered the job

1 They don't pay Jim very much. Jim..

2 They will ask you a lot of questions at the interview. You..

3 Nobody told me that George was ill. I

4 His colleagues gave him a present when he retired. He

5 We will send you your examination results as soon as they are ready. You

6 They didn't ask me my name. I

7 1 think they should have offered Tom the job. I think Tom

When were these famous people born? You have to choose the right year for each person: (si no lo sabes
1889 1770 1452 1870 1564
1 Lenin was born in 1870
2 Charlie Chaplin
3 Shakespeare
4 Beethoven ...
5 Leonardo da Vinci
6 And you? I.

Look al the Hotel lnformation table and write sentences as in the example:
HOTEL INFORMATION
THE RITZ
BREAKFAST- ROOMS -
n Pierrot's Restaurant 7-930 am Maid Service daily
DINNER- HOTLIFE-in Main Restaurant 8-10 ROOM SERVICE.maid service daily
NEWSPAPERS - TELEPHONE CALLS
At the Reception Desk
HOTEL CINEMA -
Film every night at 10 pm

Escribe en pasiva la respuesta sobre el Hotel

1. Breakfast / serve - where and when?

Breakfast is served in Pierrots Restaurant between 7 and 9.30 am.
2. Dinner / serve - where and when?

3. Newspapers / sell - where?

4. Telephone calls / can make - where?

5. Rooms / clean - who by and how often?

6. Hot water / supply - when?

7. Films / show - where and when?

PASSIVE VOICE para dar NOTICIAS

La pasiva tambin se usa para dar noticias de acontecimientos sucedidos en un corto plazo de tiempo. Se u
traducirla literalmente, sino que nos ayudamos utilizando el reflexivo SE. Ej:se habla (is spoken), se celeb
& Rewrite the newspaper headlines as complete sentences.

1. FOOTBALLER OFFERED MILLION FOR TRANSFER

2. PLANET BEING DESTROYED BY POLLUTION
3. ANIMALS BEING USED TO TEST BEAUTY PRODUCTS
4. NO CHILDREN ADMITTED INTO BARS
5. BOMB DISCOVERED IN OLD LADY'S GARDEN
6. PICASSO PAINTINGS EXHIBITED NATIONAL GALLERY NEXT MONDAY
7. CHILDREN BEING BRAINWASHED BY TV
8. NO CAMERAS ALLOWED IN MUSEUM
9. MICHAEL JACKSON ASKED TO SPONSOR CHARITY EVENT YESTERDAY

1. The footballer has been offered a million pounds for the transfer