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Unit 7 Practice Reported Speech

The document provides examples of changing direct speech into reported or indirect speech by changing verb tenses and pronouns as necessary. Some examples include changing "I write an email to my friend everyday" to "Bob told me that he wrote an email to his friend everyday" and "The tourists said: 'we are enjoying the weather here'" to "The tourists told the journalist that they were enjoying the weather there." The document also provides examples of changing yes/no questions and wh- questions in direct speech to the appropriate reported speech forms.

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Unit 7 Practice Reported Speech

The document provides examples of changing direct speech into reported or indirect speech by changing verb tenses and pronouns as necessary. Some examples include changing "I write an email to my friend everyday" to "Bob told me that he wrote an email to his friend everyday" and "The tourists said: 'we are enjoying the weather here'" to "The tourists told the journalist that they were enjoying the weather there." The document also provides examples of changing yes/no questions and wh- questions in direct speech to the appropriate reported speech forms.

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NADOR ELJADIDA HIGH SCHOOL 2 nd Year Bac. Teacher: Mr.

AABKARI

Direct Speech Reported or (indirect Speech)


Present Simple Past Simple
Bob said: “I write an email to my friend everyday” Bob told me ……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Ali said: “I don’t like these video games” Ali said that ………………………………………………………………………………… .
Present Continuous Past Continuous
Bill said: “Mary is listening to the music now” Bill told me that ………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………….
The tourists said: “we are enjoying the weather here” The tourists told the journalist………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Past Simple Past Perfect
John said: “we were at the cinema when you called John told me ……………………………………………………………………………
yesterday”  …………………………………………………………………………………………….
Brahim said: “I didn’t go to the cinema last Sunday” Brahim told me …………………………………………………………………………

Present Perfect ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Kate said: “I have just started a new job” Kate said ………………………………………………………………………………….
The twin sisters said: “we have not been to New York.” The twin sisters declared …………………………………………………………
Past Perfect ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Karim said: ”I had been very busy that day” Karim told his friends……………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Present perfect continuous Past perfect continuous


Amin said:“I have been studying since 3 O’clock” Amin said ……………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
She said, “It has been raining for three days.” She told me ………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….

Past continuous
Bill said: “I was driving fast when I hit the bicycle.” Bill confessed…………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

Latifa said :“ I was waiting for you when I saw the accident” Latifa told me ………………………………………………………………… …………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….
Imperative Infinitive
Teacher said:” Write all the questions” The teacher told us ………………………………………………………………….

Teacher said:” don’t talk with your classmate” The teacher told me………………………………………… ………………………
Practice: reported speech
:Questions
a- Yes/ No questions, we use the reporting verb + If
1-Tourist asked: “Is there a bank in yor neighbourhood?” The tourist asked me if……………………………………………
2-father to his son: ”Have you cleaned your room?” The father wanted to know …………………………………………
3-mother to bill: ”Do you have any homework to do?” The mothe rasked bill ……………………………………………………………
4-ali said: “Can you help me?” Ali asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………….
b- wh-questions (what/ who/ which/ why/ how/ where/ when..
We use reporting verb + the question word used in the direct speech.
1- “Where are you going?” My mother asked me ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2- “Why didn’t you call me yesterday?” My friend asked me …………………………………………………………………………….
3- “What did you do last weekend?” My classmate asked me………………………………………………………………………….

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