Week 5: Lesson 13. Reported speech: tense changes
12 Questions
2 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

"I am reading a book".

  • She said that she is reading a book.
  • She said that she was reading a book. (correct)
  • She said that she has been reading a book.
  • She said that she reads a book.

"I visited Paris last year".

  • He said that he was visiting Paris the following year.
  • He said that he has visited Paris the previous year.
  • He said that he had visited Paris the previous year. (correct)
  • He said that he had visited Paris the following year.

"I like coffee".

  • He said that he likes coffee.
  • He said that he has liked coffee.
  • He said that he had liked coffee.
  • He said that he liked coffee. (correct)

"I was studying last night".

<p>She told me that she had been studying the night before. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I have finished my homework".

<p>He said that he had finished his homework. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I had already seen that movie".

<p>She said that she had already seen that movie. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I will call you tomorrow".

<p>She said that she would call me the next day. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I can finish the project by next week".

<p>She said that she could finish the project by the following week. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I could swim when I was a child".

<p>He said that he could swim when he was a child. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I must leave early".

<p>She said that she had to leave early. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I might go to the party".

<p>He told me that he might go to the party. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

"I may not finish on time".

<p>She said that she might not finish on time. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Present Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the past simple tense. The reported sentence is about a present action or state.

Past Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the past perfect tense. The reported sentence is about a finished action before another time in the past.

Past Continuous Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the past perfect continuous tense. The reported sentence is about a continuing action in the past prior to another event.

Future Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the simple future tense. The reported sentence is about a future action or state.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Conditional Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the conditional tense. The reported sentence is about a future possibility, dependent on a condition.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Could in Reported Speech

A reported statement using the modal verb "could". This indicates ability in the past.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Must in Reported Speech

A reported statement using the modal verb "must". This indicates obligation or necessity.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Might in Reported Speech

A reported statement using the modal verb "might". This indicates a possibility or uncertainty.

Signup and view all the flashcards

May Not in Reported Speech

A reported statement using the modal verb "may not". This indicates a possibility of something not happening.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Past Simple Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the past simple tense. The reported sentence is about a past action or state.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Past Perfect Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the past perfect tense. The reported sentence is about a finished action before another time in the past.

Signup and view all the flashcards

Present Perfect Tense Reported Speech

A reported statement using the present perfect tense. The reported sentence is about a completed action with a connection to the present.

Signup and view all the flashcards

More Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Open
Browser
Browser