This document provides examples of direct and indirect speech for various tenses in English, including the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. It shows how the verb tense changes in indirect speech when reporting what someone has said. For example, in the present simple "I always go to the beach on vacation" becomes "She said that she always went to the beach on vacation" in indirect speech. The document contains 10 examples for each tense.
This document provides examples of direct and indirect speech for various tenses in English, including the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. It shows how the verb tense changes in indirect speech when reporting what someone has said. For example, in the present simple "I always go to the beach on vacation" becomes "She said that she always went to the beach on vacation" in indirect speech. The document contains 10 examples for each tense.
This document provides examples of direct and indirect speech for various tenses in English, including the present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. It shows how the verb tense changes in indirect speech when reporting what someone has said. For example, in the present simple "I always go to the beach on vacation" becomes "She said that she always went to the beach on vacation" in indirect speech. The document contains 10 examples for each tense.
1. “I always go to the beach on 1. She said that she always went to the vacation”, she said. beach on vacation. 2. “We play soccer very well”, they said. 2. They said that they played soccer very well. 3. “My mother is a beautiful woman”, he 3. He said that his mother was a said. beautiful woman. 4. “Marco isn`t very good singer”, Maria 4. Maria said Marco wasn’t very good said. singer. 5. “Pablo and I cook together 5. Rose said that Pablo and she cooked sometimes”, Rose said. together sometimes. 6. Daniel said, “I have a big dog”. 6. Daniel said that he had a big dog. 7. Tom said, “Maria likes red flowers”. 7. Tom said Maria liked red flowers. 8. Ana said, “I speak Spanish very well”. 8. Ana said that she spoke Spanish very well. 9. Louisa said, “Carlos and Roberta are 9. Louisa said that Carlos and Roberta my friends”. were her friends. 10. “I love you”, Ron said her. 10. Ron said her that he loved her. PRESENT CONTINUOUS PAST CONTINUOUS 1. “Laura is singing in the shower now”, 1. She said that Laura was singing in the she said. shower at that moment. 2. “We are going to school together”, he 2. He said that they were going to school said. together. 3. Carlos said, “My dog is catching the 3. Carlos said that his dog was catching ball”. the ball. 4. Steve said, “I’m swimming in the 4. Steve said that he was swimming in river”. the river. 5. “We are walking home now”, she 5. She said that they were walking home said. at that moment. 6. “My parents are living in New York”, 6. Luis said that his parents were living Luis said. in New York. 7. Ana said, “I’m calling my boyfriend”. 7. Ana said that she was calling her boyfriend. 8. “I’m cooking fish and potatoes”, she 8. She said that she was cooking fish and said. potatoes. 9. He said, “My mother isn’t making 9. He said that his mother wasn’t making dinner tonight”. dinner that night. 10. “We are playing baseball in the park”, 10. He said that they were playing he said. baseball in the park. PRESENT PERFECT PAST PERFECT 1. “I have been here twice”, she said. 1. She said that she had been here twice. 2. “We have begun without you”, he said 2. He said me that they had begun me. without me. 3. “She has broken my heart”, he said. 3. He said that she had broken his heart. 4. “Carlos has done it again”, they said. 4. They said that Carlos had done it again. 5. Maria said, “I have driven for four 5. Maria said that she had driven for four hours”. hours. 6. Taylor said, “We have found the ball 6. Taylor said that they had found the under the table”. ball under the table. 7. Jose said, “Ana has not given me a 7. Jose said that Ana had not given him gift”. a gift. 8. Paula said, “I have had a wonderful 8. Paula said that she had had a day today”. wonderful day that day. 9. Rose said, “My sister has learned 9. Rose said that her sister had learned Spanish very fast”. Spanish very fast. 10.“My mother has lost her keys”, Raul 10. Raul said that his mother had lost her said. keys. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS 1. “Ana has been studying all the night”, 1. Ana’s mother said that Ana had been Ana’s mother said. studying all that night. 2. “Peter has been playing baseball for 2. He said that Peter had been playing two years”, he said. baseball for two years. 3. “My mother has been cooking chicken 3. Juan said that his mother had been and rice for lunch”, Juan said. cooking chicken and rice for lunch. 4. “You have been sleeping for two 4. She said me that I had been sleeping hours”, she said me. for two hours. 5. “Mario has been sitting here with 5. Rose said that Mario had been sitting Karla”, Rose said. here with Karla. 6. Luisa said, “My parents have been 6. Luisa said that her parents had been flying to Canada last year” flying to Canada the year before. 7. Miguel said, “I have been drinking all 7. Miguel said that he had been drinking the night”. all that night. 8. Karen said, “They have been speaking 8. Karen said that they had been French with my teacher”. speaking French with her teacher. 9. “I have been doing my homework 9. She said that she had been doing her alone”, she said. homework alone. 10. Luis said, “My father has been 10. Luis said that his father had been talking with me about my future”. talking with him about his future.