Excercises Tag questions

Tag questions

Fill the blanks with tag questions.

1.   She is collecting stickers, ?

2.   We often watch TV in the afternoon, ?

3.   You have cleaned your bike, ?

4.   John and Max don't like maths, ?

5.   Peter played handball yesterday, ?

6.   They are going home from school, ?

7.   Mary didn't do her homework last Monday, ?

8.   He could have bought a new car,?

9.   Kevin will come tonight, ?

10. I'm clever, 

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Excercises Reported speech

Reported speech

Part I

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question.

1.    He said, "I like this song."
→ He said 

2.    "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me 

3.    "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said 

4.    "Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me 

5.    "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said 

6.    "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys 

7.    "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him 

8.    "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said 

9.    "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know 

10.  "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience 

Part II

Ë Reported speech in Simple Present

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions.

1.    He works in a bank.

2.    Julie doesn’t like go out much.

3.    I don’t have a computer.

4.    They never arrive on time.

5.    We often meet friends in London at the weekend.

6.    David doesn’t have any children.

7.    I don't go to the gym very often.

8.    Lucy owns three flats in the city.

9.    I never get up early on Sundays.

10.  Jill meets her boyfriend at the cinema every Friday night.

11.  We don't travel much.

12.  John doesn't live in Japan anymore.

13.  They work in Hong Kong.

14.  I have to work until seven or eight pm every night.

15.  I don't want to go to the theatre next weekend.

16.  We like working in Paris.

17.  She doesn't have enough time to do everything

18.  Tony hates mushrooms.

19.  They often go on holiday in July.

20.  I live in New York.

Ë Reported Speech in Present Continuous

1. We’re working.

2. She's coming to the party.

3. She's talking on the telephone.

4. Lucy is reading a book in front of the fire.

5. I'm not going out.

6. We are not visiting Paris during our trip.

7. I'm listening to my new CD.

8. John is working in a bar for the summer.

9.  I'm not going to go on holiday.

10. He is not living in Tokyo.

11. I’m taking the train to Berlin.

12. She is never coming back.

13. Jill is studying a lot.

14. I’m not meeting Julie.

15. We aren't renting a flat.

16. They are visiting the museum.

17. She’s eating dinner.

18. We aren't going to the library.

19. I’m coming.

21. I’m sleeping.

Ë Reported Speech in Simple Past.

1. Jane left the party early.

2. I didn't go out at the weekend.

3 He didn't like chocolate as a child." 4. They visited Japan. 5. She didn't buy the dress. 6. I travelled through India and Pakistan. 7. He met his girlfriend in a café. 8. David didn't arrive until 10 o'clock. 9. We went to the park to have a picnic. 10. We ate Chinese food, and then we walked home. 11. She forgot to bring the CDs. 12. I didn't like the food in the restaurant. 12. I didn't like the food in the restaurant. 14. I worked until six. 15. We went to Paris for the weekend. 16. The plane left at seven. 17. I came to London in 2004. 18. Lucy didn't go to university. 19. John never studied German. 20. I went to the cinema yesterday. Ë Reported Speech in Present Perfect 1. She has visited Paris three times." 2.    "He has read War and Peace." 3.    "I haven't seen Julie for ages." 4.    "He hasn't been to school this week." 5.    "We haven't seen The Lord of the Rings." 6.    "They've eaten in a lot of different restaurants." 7.    "I've never tried skateboarding." 8.    "Lucy has drunk six cups of coffee today." 9.    "Mr. Black has written three books." 10.  "It hasn't rained much this year." 11.  "She has never swum in the sea." 12.  "He has studied Latin." 13.  "I've been sick all week." 14.  "Robert has been to China five times." 15.  "I haven't met Richard before." 16.  "Julie has never studied music." 17.  "He has eaten too much chocolate." 18.  "He has eaten too much chocolate." 19.  "I haven't tried the new restaurant yet."

Ë Reported Speech in Future Simple

1.    "I'll go to the cinema later."

2.    "We'll meet the children at six."

3.    "She'll be late."

4.    "Lucy will definitely come."

5.    "I will stop smoking on Tuesday."

6.    "John won't do it."

7.    "They won't be able to arrive early."

8.    "I won't come with you."

9.    "He won't remember to buy milk."

10.  "It won't rain later I'm sure."

11.  "The Conservatives will win the next election."

12.  "The girl will never pass the exam."

13.  "John will arrive before David."

14.  "It will be cold tonight."

15.  "Jenny will cook dinner."

16.  "We will get married next year."

17.  "I won't be able to afford a new car."

18.  "She won't want to attend the meeting."

19.  "Richard won't drink coffee."

20.  "I won't vote at the next election."

Reported Speech

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Cuando queremos comunicar o informar de lo que otra persona ha dicho, hay dos maneras de hacerlo: utilizando el estilo directo o el estilo indirecto.

El estilo indirecto, a diferencia del estilo directo, no utiliza las comillas y no necesita ser palabra por palabra. 
En general, cuando se usa el estilo indirecto, el tiempo verbal cambia.

 A continuación tienes una explicación de los cambios que sufren los tiempos verbales.

• A veces se usa “that” en las frases afirmativas y negativas para introducir lo que ha dicho la otra persona. Por otro lado, en las frases interrogativas se puede usar “if” o “whether”.

Ten en cuenta también que las expresiones de tiempo cambian en el estilo indirecto. Fíjate en los cambios de tiempo en los ejemplos más abajo y después, encontrarás una tabla con más explicaciones de los cambios de tiempo en el estilo indirecto.

Direct Speech	Reported Speech
Present Simple	Past Simple
“He is American,” she said.	She said he was American.
“I am happy to see you,” Mary said.	Mary said that she was happy to see me.
He asked, “Are you busy tonight?”	He asked me if I was busy that night.
Present Continuous	Past Continuous
“Dan is living in San Francisco,” she said.	She said Dan was living in San Francisco.
He said, “I’m making dinner.”	He told me that he was making dinner.
“Why are you working so hard?” they asked.	They asked me why I was working so hard.
Past Simple	Past Perfect Simple
“We went to the movies last night,” he said.	He told me they had gone to the movies the night before.
Greg said, “I didn’t go to work yesterday.”	Greg said that he hadn’t gone to work the day before.
“Did you buy a new car?” she asked.	She asked me if I had bought a new car.
Past Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous
“I was working late last night,” Vicki said.	Vicki told me she’d been working late the night before.
They said, “we weren’t waiting long.”	They said that they hadn’t been waiting long.
He asked, “were you sleeping when I called?”	He asked if I’d been sleeping when he called.
Present Perfect Simple	Past Perfect Simple
Heather said, “I’ve already eaten.”	Heather told me that she’d already eaten.
“We haven’t been to China,” they said.	They said they hadn’t been to China.
“Have you worked here before?” I asked.	I asked her whether she’d worked there before.
Present Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous
“I’ve been studying English for two years,” he said.	He said he’d been studying English for two years.
Steve said, “we’ve been dating for over a year now.”	Steve told me that they’d been dating for over a year.
“Have you been waiting long?” they asked.	They asked whether I’d been waiting long.
Past Perfect Simple	Past Perfect Simple (NO CHANGE)
“I’d been to Chicago before for work,” he said.	He said that he’d been to Chicago before for work.
Past Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous (NO CHANGE)
She said, “I’d been dancing for years before the accident.”	She said she’d been dancing for years before the accident.

Nota: Cuando hablamos de algo que no ha cambiado (que sigue siendo cierto) o de algo en el futuro, no es necesario cambiar el tiempo verbal.

Ejemplos:

“I’m 30 years old,” she said. → She said she is 30 years old.

Dave said, “Kelly is sick.” → Dave said Kelly is sick.

“We are going to Tokyo next week,” they said. → They said they are going to Tokyo next week.

“I’ll cut my hair tomorrow,” Nina said. → Nina said she is cutting her hair tomorrow.

En conclusión podemos decir que el reported speech es repetir con nuestras palabras lo que la otra persona dijo utilizando el tiempo verbal que corresponda.