Reported speech pdf worksheets english vocabulary and. Practice online or download in pdf these easy, beginners, advanced level reported speech exercises. Here are some exercises to help you practice and understand. All direct and indirect speech exercises free and with help function, teaching materials and grammar rules.
Reported speech exercises with answers esl vocab fox. They are roughly graded from 1 suitable for less advanced learners to 7 for the more advanced group. This drill is for those who find it a bit complicated to understand the. The plays of shakespeare are more interesting than the plays of ibsen. Backshift we do not change the tense no backshift if the introductory clause is in a present tense. Grammar worksheet reported speech from present simple statements write the sentences using reported speech with answer key and grammar note on page 2 intermediate level approximately 10 15 minutes.
Present simple reported statement exercise quite easy in pdf here. When reporting what somebody said in the past, the tenses of the verbs in the reported. She is very excited you have to repeat every sentence to her. Reported speech worksheet rewrite the conversation in reported speech 1. This moving back of tenses is called backshift changing verb. We use reported speech when we want to repeat the content of statements, questions or other utterances previously made by other people, without quoting them explicitly as is done in direct speech. Reported speech indirect speech, explanation and exercises. Inspired by diane larsenfreeman, who stresses the importance of teaching the meaning of grammar and scott thornbury and his ideas about teaching grammar in use and not isolated rules, i designed this activity to help students. Fun activities to teach reported speech, a 22 page book of activities and ideas of teaching reported or indirect speech. English online reported speech exercises with answers. Your students have written a sentence that has the form of indirect reported speech. She told me that they went had gone out last night the night before. Here you will find many reported speech exercises at all levels so you can practice and improve your knowledge of reported speech in english.
They contain absolutely everything you need to learn or teach direct and reported speech. But youll find the most complete explanations, examples, and exercises in our direct speech and reported speech series. Reported speech exercise direct reported is seeing was seeing sees saw saw sawhad seen has seen had seen will see would see is going to see was going to see can see could see direct reported here there this that these those now then today that day. English esl reported speech indirect speech worksheets most. The same sentences is presented in multiple verb tenses in direct speech and students fill in a reported. Reported speech exercise 12 perfect english grammar. Reported speech backshift exercises reported speech rules and examples. You are speaking with him on the phone and your friend sue is standing next to you. Direct and reported speech worksheets with optional.
And many times, problems appear when you have to put into the past time adverbs, personal and object pronouns, and such kind of words. He claimed that shakespeares plays were more interesting than ibsens. The professor ordered us to put our pencils down immediately. Reported speech exercises pdf download for all class students and the students of all levels. Backshift is the changing of a tense to an earlier one after the past form of a reporting verb. Rs003 reported speech rs002 reported speech mixed exercises rs001. Reported speech backshifting reported speech, direct, indirect. In this lesson, we will discuss some classroom activities that teach reported speech to esl students of. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets adjective and adverbs downloadable pdf worksheets for english language learners intermediate level b1 home b1 grammar reported speech. We use backshift when it is logical to use backshift. This set of worksheets introduces the rules for direct and reported speech and gives exercises of converting dialogues each way. Choose from the drop down menu and mind the tenses of the reporting verbs. Backshift of tenses verb tenses direct speech reported speech pronounsverb tenses simple present do you i am a carpenter. Save hours of lesson preparation time with the entire busyteacher library.
The verbs, therefore, usually have to be in the past too. You can also look at our page on direct and reported speech. Direct and reported speech worksheets really learn english. Students fear the backshifting of the tenses, because they often do not know the tenses very well. Rs004 reported speech indirect commands intermediate. Sandy explained, i saw the accident at the corner of high street. If they struggle with the formation of the past tense, you cannot expect them to recognize it and backshift it to the past perfect tense. When the main idea of a speakers words is reported by another person and the exact. Reported speech indirect speech in english summary.
Backshift sequenceoftense rule in grammar the glossary of grammatical and rhetorical terms. First i want to share the grammar of the reported speech wit. Reported speech in different english tenses exercise. Are you feeling past continuous simple past i was there last year. Reported speech backshifting games to learn english. Backshift is the changing of a tense when reporting what someone said. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. A collection of english esl reported speech indirect speech worksheets for home learning, online practice, distance learning and english classes to teach a. Reported speech is often considered very difficult. Benjamin says that he often has a big hamburger he often had a big hamburger. Which is the correct ending of the sentence in reported speech. This is an interactive activity for teachers and students.
When we use reported speech, we are usually talking about the past because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past. Backshifting occurs not only with indirect speech, but also with reported feelings and thoughts expressed frequently with verbs such as know. Reported speech english as a second language esl worksheet. Structure formal aspects we can find different ways of expressing the direct speech. Esl game on learning how to make sentences in english language based on fundamental rules of reported speech. It consists of seventeen statements to rewrite in the reported speech. February 25, 2016 sentences are given in direct speech. So, for example, if two minutes ago john said i am. Reported speech truefalse the two sentences have the same meaning. Reported speech is usually a hard task to give in class, perhaps due to the huge framemark you have to work with. Reported speech worksheets pdf printable exercises with answer keys to. Please contact me if you have any questions or ntact.
Learn useful grammar rules in relation to reported speech with example sentences and esl printable worksheets. She asked me what i was going to do at the weekend. A simple worksheet with four tasks on reported speech. Complete the sentences in reported speech no backshift.
White, janice, you have to clean up your room and empty the dish washer before you leave for the game. One student picks up a card with a direct speech statement or question written on it. The tenses of the reported clause are usually moved back. This is because when we use reported speech, we are usually talking about a time in the past because obviously the person who spoke originally spoke in the past. English esl reported speech indirect speech worksheets. Reported speech use reported speech is used to retell or report what other person has actually said.
You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. There is no change in verb tenses in reported speech when. This master page contains online reported speech exercises pdf with all tense forms, sentences types, mixed, advanced, easy, interactive, pdf download for all class students and levels. We sometimes change the tense of the reported clause by moving it back one tense. Reported speech without backshift change of pronouns and places. When the reporting verb is in the present tense, we do not backshift. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach reported speech, shared by english language teachers. The grasshopper and the ant video reported speech by serene this is a worksheet based on an animated video of the famous aesop fable, the grasshopper and the ant. In simple terms, the structure of reported speech is. Reported speech interactive and downloadable worksheet. Lots of reported speech exercises practise using free interactive quizzes. Simple past present continuous im working at the moment. Download reported speech exercises pdf for class 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 and college and university level students. Mind the introductory sentences and backshift of tenses.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Reported speech is often also called indirect speech in english. How to put direct questions into indirect speech reported speech for questions with question words and with helping verbs yesno questions. This worksheet concentrates on yesno reported speech questions. Reported speech is commonly used in academics and in conversation outside of the classroom. English esl reported speech indirect speech worksheets most downloaded 396 results. Reported speech worksheets, pdf exercises, handouts to print. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise english reported speech. Browse direct and reported speech resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources.
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