Reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions. Market leader elementary preintermediate intermediate upper intermediate advanced new edition new edition new edition new edition coursebook with selfstudy cdrom 978 1 405 882 6 978 1 405 888 8 978 1 405 886 4 978 1 405 88140 1 978 1 405 884 0. English course speakout upper intermediate writing. English grammar reported speech 3 all those changes represent the distancing effect of the reported speech. She said that she might bring a friend to the party. Sometimes someone says a sentence, for example im going to the cinema tonight. Living english course upperintermediate unit one lets have a party.
Reported statements mixed exercise change this direct speech into reported speech. The active voice is used when the focus is on the subject or agent of the main verb. Reported speech grammar exercises learning english online. Study more and practice always with good tough hard direct and indirect speech exercises as per your level of command and study. A magazine is running a short story writing competition. Pdf reported speech forms a dedicated syntactic domain. Reported speech, which is also known as indirect speech, conveys the meaning of what was said earlier without a wordforword quote. As i mentioned already, read the sentences carefully for clues on which tense should be used.
Macmillan publishers ltd 2002 this page may be photocopied. I found an old roman coin in the garden yesterday and i am going to. More on intermediate level direct and indirect speech exercises. Festivals and holidays language present simple and present continuous unit two thats quite amazing science and technology language present perfect unit three having fun sport and leisure language past simple, past continuous and past perfect. In direct speech we repeat the original speakers exact words. This is a free intermediate english grammar quiz and esl worksheet. Playing educational quizzes is an enjoyable way to learn if you are in the 3rd, 4th or 5th grade aged 8 to 11.
A blend of completely new lessons, updated texts and activities, together with the refreshing and finetuning of some favourite lessons from new english file english file third edition provides the right mix of language, motivation. This form is usually one step back into the past from. When we turn direct speech into indirect, some changes are usually necessary. Advanced 2008 this test can also be used to diagnose the grammar of the upper intermediate level that your students need clarification on. You certainly get a lot of some things that have not been what you get. Reported speech, indirect speech english grammar exercises. Exercise instructions rewrite the following using reported speech. Students usually need to focus not only on the grammar involved, but also on production skills. Using reported speech the use of reported speech is especially important at higher english levels. English practice downloadable pdf grammar and vocabulary worksheets. In english, we can express sentences in two different ways. To revise reported speech, introducing several reporting verbs. Reported speech exercises learning english englischhilfen. Reported speech y miscellanea y verbos vocabulario cotidiano 1.
When we tell people what another person said or thought, we often use reported speech or indirect speech. Stepbystep grammar explanations with clear examples a wealth of varied practice exercises with writein space on the page tests to monitor students progress illustrated with lively cartoons to increase students understanding an index and a comprehensive contents list for easy reference for selfstudy, homework or use in class. Reported speech reported statements when do we use reported speech. Upper intermediate learners can, of course, access any of these easier english articles by themselves, but these ready lessons might encourage them to get interested in topics of global justice, and sometimes its just a lot less effort.
Direct and indirect speech direct speech say, tell and ask lndirect statements with tense changes indirect questions with tense changes uses of the toinfinitive in indirect speech when we use indirect speech the infinitive and the ing form the bare infinitive and the toinfinitive the bare infinitive or the ing form. Time to take a careful look at the structure of some english sentences. You should come, its going to be a lot of fun, she said. One copy of the worksheet for each student plus one for the board, blank question cards pieces of paper. So i can imagine how you guys must feel trying to deal with these bad boys. To do that, we need to change verb tenses present, past, etc. When youre not sure about something you might need to use a modal, a word like might, may, could, must or cant. This english language quiz is called indirect speech and it has been written by teachers to help you if you are studying the subject at elementary school.
Reported speech exercises page 1 reported speech exercise for intermediate level study and solve following direct and indirect speech exercise for intermediate and upper intermediate level students. Common sense, together with the time aspect from the speakers point of view, are more important than the rules when making the usual changes. English file upperintermediate students book, clive oxenden, christina lathamkoening, 2001, juvenile nonfiction, 160. Discover the new edition of the awardwinning course for teaching english as it is spoken. Find here a complete repository of all related narration exercises for all classes and all levels from elementary to intermediate level learners. Pdf speakers often do not state requests directly but employ innuendos such as would you like to see my etchings. Kiki, thanks so much for pretesting all my experiments and for making me beautiful draw ings. Grades 3, 4 and 5 english language learn indirect speech. Reported speech 3 reporting verbs grammar intermediate to. She said that she had been sleeping when julie called. Fernandez carmona, english grammar with exercises, longman, 2000. Speakout upper intermediate active teach pdf download. Mixed tense reported statement exercise intermediate in pdf.
Preintermediate 106 building sentences 1 some examples of reported speech sentences with say and tell. Theres also a phrasal verb question in there, too see number 3. English grammar practice exercise, upperintermediate. If the reporting verb is in the past, the reported clause is in a past form. Reported speech worksheets, pdf exercises, handouts to print. Reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions with answers advanced level 32 25 free online english grammar quizzes tests exercises about reported speech test exercises multiple choice questions with answers advanced level 32. I told him respectfully that that was the way to be happy and rich.
Between direct and indirect speech semantics archive. Macmillan publishers ltd 2002 25 this page may be photocopied for use in class. Reported speech english grammar step by step has been designed for intermediate and advanced students of english. Test yourself with our free english language quiz about indirect speech. There was a upper test, and we did include those pdf that test in a special report a foursecond grammar of someone jumping but you didnt see them hit the intermediate, he says. Students, at this point, are finetuning their communication skills to include expressing the ideas of others, as well as their own opinions. Upper intermediate level grammar worksheets practice of different reporting verbs and of the reported speech tense changes reported speech. Use reported speech to tell someone what another person said e. Upperintermediate english tenses test learn english. Change the following sentences into indirect speech. There are two main ways of reporting peoples thoughts, words, beliefs etc. Todays lesson is for high upper intermediate english students. English file third edition upperintermediate adults.
Steve elsworth longman new edition grammar practice for upper intermediate students with key. For example, present tenses become past, i becomes he or she, and my becomes his or her, etc. Transform the following direct questions into indirect or embedded questions. The best way to get your students talking third edition clive oxenden, christina lathamkoenig, and paul seligson. When we ask questions in english, we either start the question immediately a direct question or use an introduction to make the question more polite an indirect question. Using content from the bbc, speakout 2nd edition builds the skills and. Grammar practice for upperintermediate students pdf. Introduction there are two ways of relating what a person has said. Later, maybe we want to tell someone else what the first person said. Change these direct questions into reported speech. In this exercise you will practise reported speech. Choose the correct reporting verb and finish the reported speech for each example.
To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. For todays english lesson, lets talk about how we use if in indirect speech and questions. Reported speech 1 statements grammar intermediate to upper. In this session we use them to help us solve a murder mystery, and we. I think everybody who studies english has a lovehate relationship with them. Write a story about someone whose choice of clothes changed their life. Answer key there is an answer key for all the exercises apart from the translation exercise at the end of each unit test. If you wish to return to the main page of this section without doing the test. He said that if he had seen the burglar he would have reported it to the police we explained that it could be difficult to find our house. English grammar reported speech 1 reported speech direct and indirect or reported speech. Reported speech 2 questions grammar intermediate to. For example, reported speech constructions often involve different. Lots of reported speech exercises practise using free interactive quizzes. Upperintermediate speaking test health and safety 10 english.
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