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1. I think that women are definitely more organized than men. (Dennis) _____________________________________ 2. Im not sure if Stuart is better at this job or not. (Connor) _____________________________________ 3. We can look after the dogs while you are on vacation. (Johnny) _____________________________________ 4. A long time ago, I was a better cook than my wife. (Steven) _____________________________________ 5. This league will never be equal. (Mary) _____________________________________ 6. Joseph may be the best English student in our class. (Paul) _____________________________________
Instructions: Underline the main verb and identify the tense in these parallel statements.
1. Dennis said that women were definitely more organized than men. _____________________________________ 2. Connor said that hes not sure if Stuart was better at this job or not. _____________________________________ 3. Johnny said that we could look after the dogs while they were on vacation. _____________________________________ 4. Steven said that a long time ago, he had been a better cook than his wife. _____________________________________ 5. Mary said that this league would never be equal. _____________________________________ 6. Paul said that Joseph might be the best English student in our class. _____________________________________
Reported speech is when someone tells you something that someone else said. Its always in a past tense because it already happened earlier. Reported speech is never a quote.
Example: Thomas said that he really wanted a hamburger. The quote in introduced with the word that. The sentence and quote are in the past tense. There are no quotes because this isnt EXACTLY what Thomas said. Also, remember to change the pronouns appropriately. Example: Leah said that she didnt want a hamburger. Again, the quote in introduced with the word that. The sentences and quote are in the past tense. There are no quotes because this isnt EXACTLY what Leah said. Also, see how the pronouns have changed. How to change the verbs in direct speech to reported speech. The simple present becomes the __________________________________________. The present continuous becomes the ______________________________________. The present perfect becomes the _______________________________________. The simple past becomes the ____________________________________________. The past continuous becomes the ___________________________________________. The past perfect remains ________________________________. Can becomes _______________________________________. May becomes ______________________________________. Will becomes _______________________________________.