August, 30th

The teacher said it was the perfect time to practise Reported Speech

1. Identify and name the tense in each sentence.

 I will speak to you later.
 She works in a shop.
 He is reading a book.
 She had forgotten her keys at home.
 I watched TV.
 They were looking for you.
 Have you listened to this CD?
 I've been thinking about you.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in

brackets.
 "Who took my mobile from the desk?" asked Jane. Jane asked who
________(take) her mobile from the desk.
 "I lost my mobile yesterday," complained an old man. An old man
complained that he_________ (lose) his mobile the day before.
 “Who lives in this strange house?" asked the girl. The girl asked
who__________ (live) in that strange house.
 “Wait for us at Betty's." They asked us to _________ (wait) for them at
Betty´s.
 "You should not borrow money from Jane, her income is very low."
Peter said I __________ (should borrow) money from Jane because her
income ________ (is) very low.
 “I don't speak Italian," she said. Clara said she ___________ (not speak)
Italian.
 “Doyou think the Prime Minister will resign?' They asked me if I
__________ (think) that the Prime Minister _________ (will) resign.

3. Turn the sentences written in Direct Speech into Reported Speech.

 Carlos: 'The police have found the missing girl.”
 Mariano: 'Can I borrow your newspaper?'
 Sara: 'I don't feel very well.'
 Martina: 'It's been hot here.”
 Luis and Adriana: "Say hello to Jim,"
 Claudio: "I never make mistakes,"
 6th year students: "This test will be easy!"
 Pedro: "I’m flying back to Cuba tomorrow."
4. Choose 5 sentences from the dialogue and turn them into Reported
Speech.

5. Read the situations and write as asked.