fce reported speech grammar summary

8/10/2019 Fce Reported Speech Grammar Summary

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Reported Speech Grammar Summary_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Direct Speech Reported Speech

Present Simple Past Simple

She said, ! Iamhappy. She said that she washappy.

He said, I workevery day. He said that he worked every day.

Present Continuous Past Continuous

You said, The are swimming. You said that they were swimming.

Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect SimpleHe said, I have boughta car. He said that he had boughta car.

Past Simple Past Perfect Simple

He said, I boughta new car. He said that he had boughta new car.

Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

You said, I was working. You said that you had been working.

Future of Intention: going to Past of Intention: going to

She said, I am going to win. She said that she was going to win.

Future Simple Conditional

They said, We will lose. They said that they would lose.

Future Perfect Perfect ConditionalShe said, I will have boughtit by Friday. She said that she would have boughtit by

Friday.

Future Continuous Progressive (Continuous) Conditional

She said, I will be havingtea at 4pm. She said that she would be havingtea at 4pm.

Present Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous

She said, I have been paintingthe ceiling. She said that she had been paintingthe ceiling.


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AUXILIARY VERBS

can / am able to could / was able to

She said, I canplay the guitar. She said that she couldplay the guitar.

may mightShe said, I maygo to the museum later. She said that she mightgo to the museum later.

must had to

She said, I mustfinish my homework. She said that she had tofinish her homework.

OTHER AUXILIARY VERBS

Other auxiliary verbs have no past form so they do not change:

could

He said, I could fly because the weather was fine. He saidhe could fly because .

ought to

They said, We ought to pay him a better salary. They saidthey ought to pay him .

used to

She said, I used to livein London. She told meshe used to live in London.

Past Perfect tenses, Conditional tenses and the Past of Intention cannot be made more

past, so these tenses do not change.

Past Perfect Simple

He said, I had goneto bed very early. He saidhe had goneto bed very early.

Conditional

They said, We wouldvisit Venice if we could. They saidthey wouldvisit Venice if they could.


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Exercise 1: Reported SpeechPut the following sentences into reported speech

Exercise 2: Reported QuestionsPut the following sentences into reported questions

1. John:"Mandy is at home."

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2. Max:"Frank often reads a book."

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3. Susan:"I'm watching TV."

.....................................................................................................................................4. Simon:"David was ill."

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5. Peggy:"The girls helped in the house."

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6. Richard:"I am going to ride a skateboard."

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7. Stephen and Claire:"We have cleaned the windows."

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8. Charles:"I didn't have time to do my homework."

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9. Mrs Jones:"My mother will be 50 years old."

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10. Jean:"The boss must sign the letter."

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1. Christopher:"Do you want to dance?"

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2. Betty:"When did you come?"

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3. Mark:"Has John arrived?"

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4. Ronald:"Where does Maria park her car?"

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5. Elisabeth:"Did you watch the latest film?"

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6. Mandy:"Can I help you?"

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7. Andrew:"Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

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8. Justin:"What are you doing?"

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9. Frank:"How much pocket money does Lisa get?"

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10. Anne:"Must I do the shopping?"

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Answers: Exercise 1

1. John: "Mandy is at home."

John said that Mandy was at home

2. Max: "Frank often reads a book."

Max told me that Frank often read a book

3. Susan: "I'm watching TV."

Susan said to me that she was watching TV

4. Simon: "David was ill."

Simon said that David had been ill

5. Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."

Peggy told me that the girls had helped in the house

6. Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."

Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard

7. Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."

Stephen and Claire told me that they had cleaned the windows

8. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."

Charles remarked that he hadn't had time to do his homework

9. Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."

Mrs Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old

10. Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."

Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter

Answers: Exercise 2

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Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance

2) Betty: "When did you come?"

Betty wanted to know when I had come

3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Mark asked me if John had arrived

4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Ronald asked me where Maria parked her car

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Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"Elisabeth asked me if I had watched the latest film

6) Mandy: "Can I help you?"

Mandy wanted to know if she could help me

7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

Andrew asked me if Mandy would have lunch with Sue

8) Justin: "What are you doing?"

Justin asked me what I was doing

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Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"

Frank wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa got

10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"

Anne asked if she had to do the shopping

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