The document provides examples of direct speech and instructions on how to change them to reported or indirect speech using past tense verbs and other rules of reported speech. It includes 10 examples of direct speech and the rule that inverted commas are not used in reported speech. Reported tense changes from simple past to past perfect, and present perfect becomes past perfect. The instructions are to work in pairs taking turns providing the beginning and end of sentences in reported speech form based on information provided to student A and B. Examples are given where student A provides the setup and student B completes the sentence in the appropriate reported speech tense.

1. REPORT THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
 "Have you finished your physics notes?" Ram asked Shyam.
 Reported speech: __________________________________________
 "Will you listen to me?" asked his mother.
 Reported speech: __________________________________________
 "Should I go home?" wondered the boy.
 Reported speech: __________________________________________
 "Can you come?" she asked.
 Reported speech: __________________________________________
"Is this yours?" she asked.
 Reported speech: __________________________________________
 Albert said, "I went to school yesterday".
 Reported speech: ___________________________________________
 Betty asked him, "Can you come?"
 Reported speech: ___________________________________________
 "I drink water after every meal" said the man.
Reported speech: _______________________________________________
 Alba said, "The bell has rung"
 Reported speech: ___________________________________________
 The teacher said, "I have a headache."
 Reported speech: ___________________________________________
Remember the following
rules:
1) Inverted commas are
not used in reported
speech.
2) That is used when you
are changing a statement
-When changing an
interrogative sentence
that is not used. If the
question does not begin
with an interrogative
word (what, who) use “of
or whether” is required.
-Simple Past tense
changes to past perfect
when we change direct to
indirect/reported speech.
-Present perfect becomes
past perfect in reported
speech.

2. INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Work in pairs. Decide who is going to be STUDENT A and who the STUDENT B is. Take a card.
2. STUDENT A read the beginning of the sentence. STUDENT B is going to complete that sentence in
Past Perfect using the information that he has in the card
3. Together write the complete sentences in your notebook.
Example:
STUDENT A
1. When I arrived at home…..
STUDENT B
1. The film start.
SPEAKER 1: When I arrived at the cinema…………………………………….
SPEAKER 2: ……………………………………… the film had already started.
STUDENT A
1. I was full because……………………….
2. I went to hospital because………………
3. I arrived at college late because…………..
4. I spoke to my friend after I………………………
5. Before I met my mother I………………………..
STUDENT B
1. Eat a large meal.
2. Fell down the stairs.
3. Help my Mom with her shopping.
4. See her husband.
5. Be at the supermarket.
STUDENT A
1. I was late for work because…………..
2. I phoned my friend because……………….
3. I went to college by bus because……………
4. I turned off the radio after I ……………………
5. I watched T.V. after I………………………..
STUDENT B
1. Forget to set my alarm.
2. Be ill.
3. My car break down.
4. Listen to it for four hours.
5. Make the dinner.
STUDENT A
1. I slept all the day because……………….
2. I didn’t come to school because…………..
3. I drank a lot of water because……………
4. I rest a little after I ……………………
5. When I arrived at school………………………..
STUDENT B
1. Go to a party all night.
2. Have a headache.
3. Do exercise.
4. Do the housework.
5. The class finish.

3. Phrasal verbs
give up find out
calm down pass away
turn on turn up
look after break up
look forward to throw away
take up ask for
warm up take off
slow down pick up
eat out bump into
look out turn down