Задание
Study the information. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences
Direct speech is the exact words someone said. We use quotation marks in direct speech.
Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. In reported speech, we usually change tenses:
Direct speech |
Reported speech |
Present simple |
Past simple |
Present continuous |
Past continuous |
Present perfect simple |
Past perfect simple |
Present perfect continuous |
Past perfect continuous |
Past simple |
Past perfect simple |
Past continuous |
Past perfect continuous |
am/is/are going to |
was/were going to |
Past perfect simple and Past perfect continuous do not change.
- Sue said she [will visit|would visit|visited] Italy the following year.
- She said she [bought|had bought|would bought] a very nice black leather jacket a week before.
- Molly said she [had eaten|has eaten|ate] a crab for dinner.
- Monica said they [were|had been|went] shopping that afternoon.
- He said he [want|wanted|was wanting] a tasty green apple.
- Mum said she [had been making|made|had made] the dinner for an hour.
- Kelly said she [was having|had|had had] lunch when I called her.
- I said that I [see|saw|had seen] Justin Bieber.
- When I called Brian, his dad said he [was having|had|is having] a shower.
- My neighbours said they [are going|were going|is going] to invite us for a picnic the following weekend.