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Froggy Jumps Reported Speech ShiftsOnline version Rules for reporting speech by SONIA winkels 1 When the reporting verb is in the past, which tense usually backshifts in English? a Past Simple becomes Past Perfect b Present Perfect becomes Past Continuous c Past Perfect becomes Past Simple 2 If someone says, 'I am tired,' how would you report it? a He said he is tired b He said he was tired c He said he will be tired 3 Change: 'I live in Paris,' reported later. a She said she lived in Paris b She said she lives in Paris c She said she will live in Paris 4 Which change is correct for 'I can swim' reported speech? a She said she could swim b She said she can swim c She said she swam 5 How do you report a question: 'Where is the station?' a He said where the station was b He asked where the station was c He asked where is the station 6 Reported: 'We have finished the project.' a They said they had finished the project b They said they finished the project c They said they have finished the project 7 Negatives change: 'I do not know him.' a She said she did not know him b She said she does not know him c She said she does not know him 8 If 'Will you come?' is asked, how to report? a She asked if I would come b She asked if I come c She asked if I will come 9 Which adverb often shifts with time in reported speech? a Now becomes then b Here becomes there c Today becomes yesterday 10 Change: 'We are going to leave soon.' a They said they are going to leave soon b They said they were going to leave soon c They said they were going to leave soon

Froggy Jumps

Reported Speech ShiftsOnline version

Rules for reporting speech

by SONIA winkels

When the reporting verb is in the past, which tense usually backshifts in English?

Past Simple becomes Past Perfect

Present Perfect becomes Past Continuous

Past Perfect becomes Past Simple

If someone says, 'I am tired,' how would you report it?

He said he is tired

He said he was tired

He said he will be tired

Change: 'I live in Paris,' reported later.

She said she lived in Paris

She said she lives in Paris

She said she will live in Paris

Which change is correct for 'I can swim' reported speech?

She said she could swim

She said she can swim

She said she swam

How do you report a question: 'Where is the station?'

He said where the station was

He asked where the station was

He asked where is the station

Reported: 'We have finished the project.'

They said they had finished the project

They said they finished the project

They said they have finished the project

Negatives change: 'I do not know him.'

She said she did not know him

She said she does not know him

If 'Will you come?' is asked, how to report?

She asked if I would come

She asked if I come

She asked if I will come

Which adverb often shifts with time in reported speech?

Now becomes then

Here becomes there

Today becomes yesterday

Change: 'We are going to leave soon.'

They said they are going to leave soon

They said they were going to leave soon

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When the reporting verb is in the past, which tense usually backshifts in English?

If someone says, 'I am tired,' how would you report it?

Change: 'I live in Paris,' reported later.

Which change is correct for 'I can swim' reported speech?

How do you report a question: 'Where is the station?'

Reported: 'We have finished the project.'

Negatives change: 'I do not know him.'

If 'Will you come?' is asked, how to report?

Which adverb often shifts with time in reported speech?

Change: 'We are going to leave soon.'

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