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Grammar

Reported speech (2)

1 Complete the sentences. Then check with the text on page 114.

1 ‘We’re on holiday.’ They ................ they ................ on holiday.
2 ‘We’re going to the park.’ They ................ me they ................ to the park.
3 ‘Why are you here?’ I asked them ................ they ................ there.
4 ‘Do you want to visit again?’ I wanted to know ................ they ................ to visit again.
When we report someone’s words, we often change the verb tense (see sentences 1 to 4).
When we report a question, we use the same question word (see sentence 3).
When we report a ‘yes/no’ question, we use the word if (see sentence 4).
When we report questions, we don’t use do/does/did or the question word order (see sentences
3 and 4).

2 Circle the correct verbs. 4 Report the sentences.

1 Sarah told me she wants / wanted to go to 1 ‘I want to go home.’
Australia, but it was too expensive. She said ............................... .
2 We said we are visiting / were visiting 2 ‘Have you got any pets?’
friends when we went to Brazil. I asked Joe ............................... .
3 My friends told me that they see /saw Brad 3 ‘It’s going to rain.’
Pitt in the town. Mum said ............................... .
4 Joe said he is going / was going to text me 4 ‘Does your sister wear glasses?’
today, but he didn’t. He asked me ............................... .
5 Finn told us he doesn’t / didn’t like
travelling until he went to Peru. 5 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
6 I said I am / was too busy to go out questions below. Two answers must be
because I wanted to watch TV. true and two answers must be a lie.
1 Where are you going at the weekend?
3 Complete the sentences with the correct 2 What instruments can you play?

question word. 3 What pets do you have?
if (x3) what how many where 4 Which school subjects do you like best?

1 I asked him ............................... he was going 6 Work with another pair. Take turns to
to Australia for a long time. report what your partner told you in
2 They asked me ............................... my name exercise 5. The other people must guess if
was. the answer was true or not.
3 Amy asked him ............................... times he
My partner said she was going
had been to London. to New York at the weekend.
4 Tom asked me ............................... I lived.
5 We asked them ............................... they liked That’s not true!
techno music.
6 Mum asked me ............................... she could
borrow my phone.

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