The document provides examples of shifting verbs from direct to reported speech and vice versa. It gives sentences where the verb tenses or subjects are changed to report what was said rather than using direct quotes. There are 5 examples each of shifting verbs, making reported statements, making reported questions, and making reported commands.
The document provides examples of shifting verbs from direct to reported speech and vice versa. It gives sentences where the verb tenses or subjects are changed to report what was said rather than using direct quotes. There are 5 examples each of shifting verbs, making reported statements, making reported questions, and making reported commands.
The document provides examples of shifting verbs from direct to reported speech and vice versa. It gives sentences where the verb tenses or subjects are changed to report what was said rather than using direct quotes. There are 5 examples each of shifting verbs, making reported statements, making reported questions, and making reported commands.
1 She isn’t sure she will come to the meeting in time. 1 The coach explains that the sportsmen were ready for the match. 2 The teacher isn’t glad that there is very noisy here. 2 Tom knows he didn’t understand this rule. 3 The man says that he didn’t recognize them yesterday. 3 We are glad that our trip will be very interesting tomorrow.
Make Reported Statements. Make Reported Statements.
1 Sam said, “My brother has just come back from Ireland”. 1 Mary said to the teacher,” I’m sorry but I forgot to bring my dictionary”. 2 Tom said to the manager, ”Your secretary has already sent all the 2 Ivan said to me,” This football team is one of the best now”. letters”. 3 Ann said to Tom, ”I have been living in London for ten years”. 3 My friend said to me,”I forgot to take this book to the college”. 4 My friend said,”She doesn’t know anything about it”. 4 He said to me, “My uncle works at the hospital”. 5 The students said to the teacher,”We were ready to start working”. 5 My sister said to me,”I did lot of work yesterday”. Make Reported Questions. Make Reported Questions. 1 The teacher asked the students, “Did you translate this article at 1 I asked Pat, “What did they say, I don’t hear?” home?” 2 The teacher asked me, “Have you prepared your task?” 2 My sister said to me:”Where were you yesterday?” 3 He asked me, “Does she feel better today?” 3 He asked his sister, “What have you bought in the shop?” 4 Father asked his son, “Who meets you after school?” 4 I asked her, “Why will you leave so early?” 5 I said to her, “Where will you go with your friend tomorrow?” 5 She asked me, “Do you speak English with your teacher?”
Make Reported Сommands. Make Reported Сommands.
1 The teacher asked the students, "Please listen to all that I say carefully.” 1 The conductor said to the passengers," Show me your tickets. ” 2 The poet said to the listeners, "Read my last book, please. 2 The coach said to the sportsmen, "Work hard if you want to win the 3 Sam said to his friends, "Hurry up, the train is coming”. victory”. 4 The coach said to the students, "Run faster! ” 3 The doctor said to the patient, “Take this medicine four times a day.” 5 Daria said to her father, "Please buy me a bicycle.” 4 She said to her boyfriend, “Come and see me at 5 tomorrow!” 5 Mother asked her children,“Tell me the truth”. Variant 1 Variant 2
Shift the Verbs. Shift the Verbs.
1 She wasn’t sure she would come to the meeting in time. 1 The coach explained that the sportsmen had been ready for the 2 The teacher wasn’t glad that there was very noisy there. match. 3 The man said that he hadn’t recognized them the day before. 2 Tom knew he hadn’t understood that rule. 3 We were glad that our trip will be very interesting the next day. Make Reported Statements. 1 Sam said that his brother had just come back from Ireland. Make Reported Statements. 2 Tom told the manager that his secretary had already sent all the ... . 1 Mary told the teacher that she was sorry but she had forgotten to bring.. 3 My friend told me that he had forgotten to take that book to the ... 2 Ivan told me that that football team was one of the best then”. 4 He told me that his uncle worked at the hospital”. 3 Ann told Tom that she had been living in London for ten years”. 5 My sister told me that she had done lot of work the day before. 4 My friend said that she didn’t know anything about that”. 5 The students told the teacher that they had been ready to start ... Make Reported Questions. 1 I asked Pat what they had said, he didn’t hear. Make Reported Questions. 2 The teacher asked me if I had prepared my task. 1 The teacher asked the students if they had translated that article ... 3 He asked me if she felt better that day. 2 My sister asked me where I had been the day before. 4 Father asked his son who met him after school. 3 He asked his sister what she had bought in the shop. 5 I told where she would go with her friend the next day. 4 I asked her why she would leave so early. 5 She asked me if I spoke English with my teacher. Make Reported Сommands. 1 The teacher asked the students to listen to all that he said carefully. Make Reported Сommands. 2 The poet told the listeners to read his last book. 1 The conductor told the passengers to show him their tickets. 3 Sam told his friends to hurry up, the train was coming. 2 The coach told the sportsmen to work hard if they wanted to win the ... 4 The coach told the students to run faster. 3 The doctor told the patient to take that medicine four times a day. 5 Daria told her father to buy her a bicycle.” 4 She told her boyfriend to come and see her at 5 the next day. 5 Mother asked her children to tell her the truth.