Present Simple (to be) Who is your best friend? Can you tell me who your best friend is? Present Continuous What are you doing right now? I was wondering what you are doing right now. Reported speech brainstorm (PDF) Reported speech brainstorm Indirect questions Variations Direct Question Indirect Question Present Simple (to do) What do you do for a living? I’d like to know what you do for a living.
Two introductory exercises for reported speech. Introduction to reported speech practice worksheet (PDF) 2 Reported speech brainstorm (with audio and possible answers) Yes/No Questions “Did you finish your homework?” he asked. He said that he had finished his homework. Past Perfect “I had finished my homework,” he said. Present Perfect “I have seen that movie,” she said.
Past Continuous “I was playing soccer,” he said. Past Simple “I went to the park,” John said. Present Continuous “I am reading a book,” she said. Reported Speech Guide Variations Direct Speech Reported Speech Present Simple “I live in Paris.” He said that he lived in Paris. And, if you subscribe, you will be supporting the eslflow website. There are no ads in the newsletter and you will receive entertaining, high quality, and up-to-date teaching resources regularly.
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