Wednesday, August 22, 2012

REPORTED SPEECH

Reported Speech is an English language grammar structure that requires verb and tenses to be used correctly. In this lesson students will analyze a video and some explanations along with links so they may be able to practice their learning.

Video link with reported speech explanation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu-TZa-ZpGs

Link with explanation courtesy of ego4u.com:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/exercises?03

1) John: "Mandy is at home."
John said that .
2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that .
3) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that .
4) Simon: "David was ill."
Simon said that .
5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that .
6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard said to me that .
7) Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that .
8) Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that .
9) Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me that .
10) Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that .

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/reported_speech/statements.htm