AZIZ ATIK             PEPORTED (INDIRECT) SPEECH

TENSES			TENSES CHANGES
*Simple present			*Simpe past
*Present continuous			*Past continuous
*Present perfect			*Past perfect
*Present perfect continuous			*Past perfect continuous
*Simple past			*Past perfect
*Past continuous			*Past perfect continuous
*Will			*Would
*Must			*Had to
*Can			*Could
*May			*Might
*Expressions of time and place change  in reported speech
*Yesterday		*The previous day/ the day before
*Tomorrow		*The following day/ the next day
*Today		*That day
*Next year/week………		*The following year/week………
*Last year/week…………		*The previous year/week…… or The year before/the week before
*A year etc ago *Now		*A year before/ the previous year *Then
	*This/ these *Here	*That/ those *There

Examples :

*“I lost my wallet” she said

She said that she had lost her wallet.

*”My father will travel tomorrow” Soukayna told us.

Soukayna told us that her father would travel the following day/ the next day

*”You must hand in your sheets now” the teacher told the students.

The teacher told the students that they had to hand in their sheets then.

*”I’m preparing a cake” Rahma told her mother.

Rahma told her mother that she was preparing a cake.

*”I was sick yesterday” I informed my classmates.

I informed my classmates that I had been sick the previous day/ the day before.

*”I travelled to U.S.A a month ago” she said.

She said that she had travelled to U.S.A a month before/the previous month.

*”He was sitting in this café last night” she told me

She told me that she he had been sitting in that café the previous night/ the night before.

*” I can’t carry these heavy boxes by myself” the boy complained to his mother.

The boy complained to his mother that he couldn’t carry those heavy boxes by himself.

Remark: Concerning commends, advice, suggestions, and questions in reported speech, look at the below examples provided in the given exercises

 

Rewrite the sentences in the indirect speech.

1. Hamid said, "I work in the garden."

Hamid said (that) he worked in the garden

2. "I worked in the garden yesterday," said Rachid.

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3. Iman said, "I have seen this film."

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4. "I had lived in Meknes before I moved to Khemisset in 1981," Houda said.

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5. Youness said, "I will travel tomorrow."

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6. "I can use a computer," said Salim.

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7. "I would leave early," said Hassan.

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8. Reda said, "I'm doing my homework."

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9. "I must have a computer to teach English online"Bill said.

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10. "You wrote an excellent essay", the teacher said.

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11 Jennifer asked, "Do you play football?"

Jennifer asked me whether (if) I played football.

12. Ben asked, "Are you good at football?"

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13. "Did you go abroad last year?" asked Ray.

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14. "Have you eaten the orange?" Ted asked.

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15. “Can you speak Spanish, Sarah?” Leila asked

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16. “Do the students in your class work hard?” Hamza asked Aya.

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17. “Is your Dad at home now, Omar?” Nam asked.

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18. Chris asked, "When do you play football?"

Chris asked me when I played football.

19. Latifa asked, "Where does Maria park her car?"

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20. "What are you doing here?" Asked Anas

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21. "How much pocket money does Lisa get?" Rose asked.

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22. “Who gave you the cellphone?" Aya asked her friend.

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23. "Why did you choose to live in Khemisset?" Hani asked.

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24. “When is the baby due?” grandma asked her granddaughter.

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25. "Take off your shoes," Aicha told us.

Aicha told us to take off our shoes.

26. "Give me your ID, please," the receptionist told me.

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27. "Don't touch this CD," Amine said to Kirby.

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28. "Leave us alone," the kids said.

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29. "Read the novel at home," said the teacher.

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30. "Don't smoke here; it's forbidden," the warden said.

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31. "Don't go out without me, please, Bob."

Jack.…………………………………………………………………

32. A clerk to a man: “Fill in this form!”

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33. The doctor to a patient: “Open your mouth!”

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34. "It was you who ate my chocolate, Eddy"
Cathy accused Eddy of eating her chocolate.

35. "OK, it was me. I ate your chocolate"
Eddy…………………………………………………………………

36. "I'm sorry I didn't go to the meeting." 
Fatima…………………………………………………………………

37. "Yes, honest, I'll be there on time. I won't be late." Fouad…………………………………………………………………

38. "Well, I'm not washing up. I did it last time."
Rime…………………………………………………………………

39. "Don't drive too quickly, Sami. The streets are very icy."
Mohammed……………………………………………………………

40 "If you're late again, Jimmy, we'll sack you."
The boss………………………………………………………………

41. Son to parents: “I’ll be back before 21:00”

The son.………………………………………………………………

Fill in the blanks with the right introductory verb from the list:  advise, offer, exclaim, accuse, suggest, inform, thank, admit

1. “Let me help me with this math problem.”

Xavier ____________ to help me with that math problem.

2. “Shall we meet at Starbucks café?”

Bill ____________ that we should meet at Starbucks café.

3. “How marvellous!”

Hamid ____________ that it was marvellous.

4. “You should see a doctor if your foot hurts, Mouna.”

Rime ____________ Mouna to see a doctor.

5. “You broke my ruler, Iman.”

Karim ____________ Iman of breaking his ruler.

6. “Yes, it was me who broke your ruler.”

Iman ____________ (to) breaking the ruler.

7. “Thank you so much for the visit.”

Abdessalam ____________ me for the visit.

8. “The meeting will be held on 25^th July.”

The secretary ____________ us that the meeting would be held on 25^th July.

9. “We’ll kill the girl if you tell the police.”

The kidnappers ____________ to kill the girl if we told the police.

10. “Please, Mom, please, buy me an ipod”

Bilal ____________ his mother to buy him an ipod


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