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Reported speech (advanced)

Grammar · B2 · 13 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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Sheet 1 · 35 minReported speech: a tech company press conferenceReport statements, questions and instructions from a product launch, with backshift and time expressions.Premium
Sheet 2 · 35 minReporting verbs: a heated team meetingReport a difficult office meeting with verbs like deny, accuse, suggest and refuse, using the correct patterns after each verb.Premium
Sheet 3 · 30 minReported questions: behind the scenes of a job interviewReport interview questions with correct word order and backshift, then practice polite indirect questions.Premium
Sheet 4 · 40 minReported speech: an interview with a marine biologistRead an interview about coral reefs, report what the scientist said, then interview a classmate about their passion.Free
Sheet 5 · 30 minGrammar explained: reported speech (advanced)Report what people said with verbs like offer, deny, remind, apologize and suggest.Premium
Sheet 6 · 30 minGrammar explained: reported speech (advanced) – time and tenseTense changes, time and place words, and when we can keep the original tense.Premium
Sheet 7 · 20 minReported speech (advanced): backshift or no backshift?When do tenses change in reported speech? Decide, then practice time and place changes.Premium
Sheet 8 · 20 minReported speech (advanced): reported questionsWord order in reported and indirect questions: if, whether and wh- words, plus polite indirect questions.Premium
Sheet 9 · 20 minReported speech (advanced): verb + infinitive or -ingGo beyond said and told: report offers, refusals, advice, denials and suggestions with the right verb pattern.Premium
Sheet 10 · 20 minReported speech (advanced): verbs with prepositionsAccuse of, apologize for, congratulate on, insist on: report what people said with a preposition + -ing.Premium
Sheet 11 · 20 minReported speech (advanced): it is said that / is said toThe lost fortress of Kuelap: report beliefs and claims with impersonal passive structures.Premium
Sheet 12 · 20 minReported speech (advanced): news report reviewAn interview about a newly found coral reef: report it accurately, then write a short news story.Premium
Reported speech: what everyone said at Thanksgiving dinnerReporting verbs and their patternsReport what people said at the Nowak family's Thanksgiving dinner in MChoose the reporting verb that matches what the speaker meant: a, b, cAre the reported sentences correct? Circle T (correct) or F (not correT / FT / FT / FT / FPlay "What did they really say?" as a whole class.Write a message to a friend (80–100 words) about a family gathering or
Sheet 13 · 35 minReported speech: what everyone said at Thanksgiving dinnerLearn the patterns after reporting verbs such as offer, remind, suggest, apologize, insist and accuse, report what the Nowak family said at Thanksgiving dinner, spot mistakes, play a whole-class reporting game and write a message about a family gathering.Premium