Reported Speech

• We use reported speech to repeat what another person told use.
• We usually have to change the verbs to a form of the past (present simple to past simple, past simple to past perfect, etc.)
• We also have to be careful and change pronouns and time phrases.

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Read the sentences and choose the correct completions.

1. John: " I usually play soccer on Tuesdays."�������������� John said he usually playplaysplayedhas played�soccer on Tuesdays.
2. Dave: "I will help you tomorrow."���������������������������� Dave said he would help you tomorrowme tomorrowyou the next dayme the next day
3. Sheila: " Maria, don't open the door."���������������������� Sheila told Maria not to opendon't opendidn't opento not open�the door.
4. Joel: "I am kind of fed up with my job."�������������������Joel said that he wasisarewere�fed up with his job.
5. Mr. James: "Money will not matter in the future."���� Mr. James told me that money will notisn't going towouldn'twilln't�matter in the future.
6. Tim: "I went to school yesterday."��������������������������� Tim said he has gonehad gonehas been gonegoned�to school the previous day.
7. Sam: "I am going to help you both at the weekend."����Sam told meyouusthem�he was going to help us both at the weekend.
8. Richard: "Tom can speak French and Spanish."���������� Richard told me that Tom canis able tocoulddid can�speak Freanch and Spanish.
9. Jerry: "I will pay you back next Monday."��������������� Jerry promised would payto paypayingpaid�me back the following Monday.
10. Tina: "We're moving house tomorrow."����������������������Tina said they movedwere movingare movingare moved�house the next day.