He will go through five rules to remember when making a reported statement. Reported speech is also known as indirect speech and is commonly used in spoken conversations to report what others have said. If the reporting verb is in the past, the reported clause is in a past form. Both quoted and reported speech are used frequently. Practice of different reporting verbs and of the reported speech tense changes. Advanced grammar reporting verbs exercise esllounge. Intermediate level upper intermediate advanced level home. Heres a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site.
This is a worksheet for teaching or revising reported speech. In indirect speech we give the exact meaning of a remark or a speech, without. For example, present tenses become past, i becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc. Lesson on reported speech he said i looked tired today. Grammar written by chris cotter what is reported speech. Present simple reported statement exercise quite easy in pdf here. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, reported speech correctly. This pdf file reported speech was done in order to help the students to easily remember or to learn reported speech tenses. Find here a complete repository of all related narration exercises for all classes and all levels from elementary to intermediate level learners. Reporting verbs reporting verbs are used to report what somebody said, like promise, say, ask, admit, etc. Practice exercise 1 identifying quoted and reported speech.
Ask the students where they might find reported speech. This is a 20 sentences reported speech exercise to do with your intermediate or upper intermediate students. English grammar practice exercise, upperintermediate. News article on womans car stolen by her son leads into reported speech. Pp2 verbs used to quote speech the most common verb used for quoting speech is say. English esl reported speech indirect speech worksheets.
Practice this narration exercise online and find the answers at the end of exercise. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues. To get students practicing and using reporting verbs. Thousands of grammar, vocabulary, reading, listening and exam prep exercises. This form is usually one step back into the past from the original, eg. A keen grasp of correct tense usage, as well as the ability to correctly shift pronouns and time expressions, is essential when using reported speech. You can skip the guillemets, but must use a specific construction.
Welcome to esl printables, the website where english language teachers exchange resources. Reported speech 1 statements grammar intermediate to. Modal verbs upper intermediate level my students find modal verbs quite difficult and get mixed up. Find word changes and choose correct options for reported sentences. Practise your english grammar and vocabulary with these quick exercises for upperintermediate and advanced learners of english. Reported speech pdf worksheets english vocabulary and.
To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. Study more and practice always with good tough hard direct and indirect speech exercises as per your level of command and study. I used this in conjunction with unit 8 of inside out, upperintermediate, although it could be used to supplement any lesson that focuses on. Note that you can use direct speech to quote yourself as well, such as when recounting the above conversation to your spouse.
Divide the students into pairs a and b and give each student a corresponding. Fce and upper intermediate exercises interactive worksheet. The exercise is easy to use and includes key answers. Teachers get 35 of our exercises and worksheets in printable pdf format to hand out in.
Use the search filters on the left to refine your search. The multiplechoice and gapfill exercises in this section cover areas such as tenses, collocations, idioms and phrasal verbs. You should come, its going to be a lot of fun, she said. Changes of tenses, time and place in reported speech. Ive made this worksheet and have tried to be as clear and bried as possible. First i want to share the grammar of the reported speech wit. Mary informed me marry informed me that she would play cards the following daythe next day. French reported speech lawless french grammar discours. General points reported speech and direct speech there are two common ways to tell somebody report peoples words, thoughts etc. In this engaging reported speech activity, students interview a partner and then report the questions and answers from the interview to a new partner. Meeting reports and summaries, daily conversations and news stories. Use the same verb in both sentences, where possible. More on intermediate level direct and indirect speech exercises. Sophie said that she had gone to bed early that night.
Reported speech choose the correct reporting verb and finish the reported speech for each example. Marc delves into direct and indirect or reported speech. All downloads are in pdf format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results. Pdf exercises for intermediate and advanced students of english to. A collection of downloadable worksheets, exercises and activities to teach reported speech, shared by english language teachers. Young adults upperintermediate supplementary materials. Complete the sentences using the appropriate verb pattern so each pair has the same meaning. Reported speech worksheets, pdf exercises, handouts to print. When a person tells us something, he or she uses the first person i, me, my, we, us, our to talk about himself or herself and the second person you, your to talk about us, the person listening. Transform the following sentences into reported speech. Click here to read the explanations about reported speech. Reporting verbs exercise 1 perfect english grammar.
Its just an exercise for intermediate and upperintermediate students to practise reporting phrases using reporting verbs followed by gerund, infinitive andor preposition. Reported speech exercises page 1 reported speech exercise for intermediate level study and solve following direct and indirect speech exercise for intermediate and upper intermediate level students. As you watch the video, look at the examples of reported speech. Upper intermediate level grammar worksheets practice of different reporting verbs and of the reported speech tense changes. For exercises, you can reveal the answers first submit worksheet and print the page to have the exercise and the answers.
Modal verbs upper intermediate level interactive worksheet. Reported speech intermediate worksheet busy teacher. Reported requests and orders exercise intermediate in pdf here. Someone says something to you thats the opposite of what they told you earlier. In the grammar exercises, structures for reporting a prediction. Choose the correct reporting verb from this list and finish the reported speech for each example. Students get instant feedback at the click of a button. A variety of reporting verbs are used in the answers. Click here to read the explanations about reported speech reported statements. There are two actives in which students are asked to put the sentences into reported speech replacing the verb said by a suitable reporting verb from the list and and change the sentences into reported speech.
Look at these examples to see how reporting verbs are used. In this exercise you will practise reported speech. Reported orders exercise dont turn on the light, she said to him. In reported or indirect speech we must also pay attention to the use of pronouns. Introducing the passive voice 1 basic rules for upper elementary and intermediate students level. Fill in all the gaps, then press check to check your answers. She told me that they went had gone out last night the night before. The coast guard advised against going into the water. Reported speech, which is also known as indirect speech, conveys the meaning of what was said earlier without a wordforword quote.
Practice this narration exercise online and find the answers at. British broadcasting corporation 2007 grammar challenge reported speech practice activities. If you want to check your answers click the three question marks. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. In the grammar chart below you can see the most common reporting verbs and how they are used.
Mixed tense reported question exercise intermediate in pdf here reported orders and requests. Quoted and reported speech san jose state university. Use reported speech to tell someone what another person said e. Id go and see a doctor if i were you, julie said to me. When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. Reported speech exercises by ahmed oumimoune teachers pay teachers see more. Use the hint button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. In indirect speech, we often use a tense which is further back in the past e. Reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions with answers advanced level 33 18 free online english grammar quizzes tests exercises about reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions with answers advanced level 33.
Reported speech check out our selection of worksheets filed under grammar. Reported speech learnenglish teens british council. Use this worksheet with a strong intermediate or upper intermediate class. Close unit selector unit 2 reported speech in 90 seconds. English esl reported speech worksheets most downloaded. Future perfect simple and continuous progressive tense. Reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions. Mixed tense reported statement exercise intermediate in pdf.
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