Fill in, say, tell, ask in the correct form. Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech. Turn the sentences into reported speech. In which of the sentences do the tenses not change? Why?
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1 Fill in say, tell, ask in the correct form.
1. A: George told me his father is an astronaut.
B: Are you sure he was telling you the truth? He does lie quite a bit!
2. A: What did you tell Jane that made her so upset?
B: Nothing! I just told her the time and she stormed out of the room without saying anything!
3. A: Can I ask you a favour?
B: Sure. Tell me what you need.
4. A: Joan asked you the information about the Royal Observatory.
B: I don't. I called to ask them about cost and opening hours but their line was busy.
5. A: Can you tell me the way to the Science Museum, please?
B: I can't say for sure, but I think it's two blocks further down.
2 Jake missed the school trip to the planetarium yesterday. Read what his classmates said about it and report their words.
1. Tom told him (that) that had been the best school trip ever.
2. Ann told him that she was sure he would love it if he went.
3. Pam said that she had seen some amazing things there.
4. Sue said that they always put on fantastic shows.
5. Ian said that dozens of people had been waiting to see the shows.
6. Ben said that he was looking forward to going again.
3 Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech.
1. Patrick told his parents (that) he wanted to study medicine after he finished school.
2. Stan said (that) he was reading an interesting article about the Global Soap Project.
3. Sarah told me (that) John had been working on his invention all day the previous day.
4. Professor Simpson said (that) the lecture on nanotechnology would take place the following week.
5. She said (that) the young inventor had given an interview on TV the previous night.
6. Boris told Carl (that) Chris had quit the company and worked from home.
4 Turn the sentences into reported speech. In which of the sentences do the tenses not change? Why?
1. Lee wished (that) he were more ambitious. The tense does not change because the sentence expresses a wish.
2. The teacher said (that) a computer runs on electricity.
The tense does not change because it is a general truth or fact.
3. Shane told me (that) he had lost his camera.
4. He says (that) technology is advancing fast.
The tense does not change because the reporting verb "says" is in the present tense.
5. The scientist said (that) while he had been conducting an experiment, the lab had caught fire.
6. Joe told us (that) they were leaving then.
