Grammar: Reported speech ZAKARIA AGOURRAM

Direct speech Indirect Direct Indirect EXERCISE 1: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS INDICATED
speech speech speech
1. “I saw Yassine yesterday”.
Will Would yesterday The day before
Hamza said ………………………..……………………………………………
Am/is/are going to Was/ were going to today That day
2. “We are having lunch now”.
Can Could Tonight That night
They told me that ………………………………………………………………
May Might tomorrow The following day
3. “I have already eaten my lunch”.
Should Should Next week The following week
Fatima said ……………………………………………………………………
Have to Had to now then
4. “I am tired now”.
Must Had to here there
Rajaa said ………………………………………………………………………
this that
5. “I like your car”.
these those
Mouad told me ……………………………………………….…………………
Tenses A. REPORTING STATEMENTS 6. “I don’t need your help”
 Present simple o “I like this car”, Ahmed said. Ahmed told his brother ………………………………..………………………
 Past simple o Ahmed said he liked that car.
 Present continuous o “We are working now”, Ali said EXERCISE 2: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS INDICATED
 Past continuous o Ali said they were working then.
 Present perfect o “Amina has finished her work” 1. “You should return the books in two weeks’ time.”
 Past perfect o Ali told us that Amina had finished her work. The librarian told me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………………………
 Past simple o “I didn’t do anything”
 Past perfect o John reported that he hadn’t done anything. 2. “I can take the tram to go to work”, Youssef said.
 Past continuous o “I was chatting with my friend” Youssef said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………….……
 Past perfect contin. o Mary said she had been chatting with her friend.
 Past perfect o “We had already stopped the car” 3. “The film will start late," Amine said.
 Past perfect o Ali told me that they had already stopped the car. Amine said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………………………..……
 Will o “I will buy a new car”, Amine said.
 Would o Amine told me that he would buy a new car. 4. “I’m going to visit Janelle in hospital,” Nancy said.
 Am/ is/ are going to o “We are going to visit our mother” Nancy said that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………….. . . . . .
 Was/ were going to o They said they were going to visit their mother.
5. “I have sent you the last lessons on WhatsApp,” said the teacher.
 Can o “I can’t lend you my car”
 Could o Ali told Laila that he couldn’t lend her his car. The teacher told his students ……………………………………………………
 Must o “I must go home now” 6. “The investments did not reduce unemployment,”
 Had to o Amina said that she had to go home then.
The minister admitted that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …… . . . . . . . ……….. . . .
 May o “I may watch a movie tonight”
 Might o Imane said she might watch a movie that night. 7. “I left my umbrella in the school library,” said Amal.
 Should o “You shouldn’t stay home” Amal told me that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …… . . . . ………
 Should o My mother told me that I shouldn’t stay home.

Grammar: Reported speech ZAKARIA AGOURRAM

Direct speech Indirect Direct Indirect EXERCISE 1: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS INDICATED
speech speech speech
1. “I saw Yassine yesterday”.
Will Would yesterday The day before
Hamza said ………………………..……………………………………………
Am/is/are going to Was/ were going to today That day
2. “We are having lunch now”.
Can Could Tonight That night
They told me that ………………………………………………………………
May Might tomorrow The following day
3. “I have already eaten my lunch”.
Should Should Next week The following week
Fatima said ……………………………………………………………………
Have to Had to now then
4. “I am tired now”.
Must Had to here there
Rajaa said ………………………………………………………………………
this that
5. “I like your car”.
these those
Mouad told me ……………………………………………….…………………
Tenses A. REPORTING STATEMENTS 6. “I don’t need your help”
 Present simple o “I like this car”, Ahmed said. Ahmed told his brother ………………………………..………………………
 Past simple o Ahmed said he liked that car.
 Present continuous o “We are working now”, Ali said EXERCISE 2: REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AS INDICATED
 Past continuous o Ali said they were working then.
 Present perfect o “Amina has finished her work” 1. “You should return the books in two weeks’ time.”
 Past perfect o Ali told us that Amina had finished her work. The librarian told me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………………………
 Past simple o “I didn’t do anything”
 Past perfect o John reported that he hadn’t done anything. 2. “I can take the tram to go to work”, Youssef said.
 Past continuous o “I was chatting with my friend” Youssef said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ……………….……
 Past perfect contin. o Mary said she had been chatting with her friend.
 Past perfect o “We had already stopped the car” 3. “The film will start late," Amine said.
 Past perfect o Ali told me that they had already stopped the car. Amine said . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………………………………..……
 Will o “I will buy a new car”, Amine said.
 Would o Amine told me that he would buy a new car. 4. “I’m going to visit Janelle in hospital,” Nancy said.
 Am/ is/ are going to o “We are going to visit our mother” Nancy said that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………….. . . . . .
 Was/ were going to o They said they were going to visit their mother.
5. “I have sent you the last lessons on WhatsApp,” said the teacher.
 Can o “I can’t lend you my car”
 Could o Ali told Laila that he couldn’t lend her his car. The teacher told his students ……………………………………………………
 Must o “I must go home now” 6. “The investments did not reduce unemployment,”
 Had to o Amina said that she had to go home then.
The minister admitted that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …… . . . . . . . ……….. . . .
 May o “I may watch a movie tonight”
 Might o Imane said she might watch a movie that night. 7. “I left my umbrella in the school library,” said Amal.
 Should o “You shouldn’t stay home” Amal told me that. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …… . . . . ………
 Should o My mother told me that I shouldn’t stay home.