Pre test Reported Speech.

Pre-Test on Reported Speech.

Objective: To apply Reported Speech to provide information given by another person..

I.              Transform the following statements to Indirect Speech.

1)   John: "Tom was on time yesterday."
John said that Tom had been on time the day before.

2)   Max: "Frank comes everyday here."
Max told me that Frank came everyday there.

3)   Susan: "I didn’t buy anything."
Susan said that She hadn’t bought anything.

4)   Simon: "David will finish the report."
Simon said that David would finish the report.

5)   Peggy: "People can help more."
Peggy said that People could help more.

6)   Richard: "I’m tired."
Richard said that he was tired.

II.            Report the following questions.

1)   Christopher: "Are you ready to start?" Christopher asked me if I was ready to start.

2)   Betty: "Why do you read these books?" Betty asked why I read those books.

3)   Mark: "Have you eaten Thai food?" Mark asked me if I had eaten Thai food.

4)   Ronald: "Were you waiting for me?" Ronald asked me if I had been waiting for him.

5)   Elisabeth: "Do you enjoy x-games?" Elisabeth asked me if I enjoyed x-games.

6)   Mandy: "Who do you live with?" Mandy asked who I lived with.