Direct Speech



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Present Tense > Past Tense

Past Tense > Past Perfect

Future I > Conditional I

Present Perfect > Past Perfect

Examples :I live in Berlin. She said she lived in Berlin.

Last week I was at the doctor´s. He said last week he had been to the

doctor´s.

In December I will go skiing. She said in December she would go skiing

I´ve bought a new pullover. He said he had bought a new pullover.

Susan to John:

- I´m fifteen.

- I come from L.A.

- My dad has a job in the movie industry.

- I like surfing.

- My mum works in a museum.

- California is a beautiful place to live.

- I spend my weekends on the beach.

- There are often earthquakes in California.

- Hollywood is great.

- Last week I went shopping in San Francisco.

- My sister has just come back from Argentina.

- Next week there will be some thunderstorms.

John to Steve:

- Susan said she ______________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

- __________________________________________________________________________

Lösung:

Susan said she was fifteen.

… she came from L.A.

… her dad had a job …..

… she liked surfing.

… her mum worked in …..

… California was a ….

… she spent her weekends …..

… there were often …..

… Hollywood was great.

… last week she had been …..

… her sister had come back …..

… next week there would be …

Mary from the USA meets Peter from Scotland

Mary to Peter:

1. Hallo. I´m American.

2. My name is Mary.

3. I live in Baltimore.

4. My great – grandfather came from England.

5. I´ll stay in Scotland for two months.

6. I have two sisters.

7. One is 15, the other one is 11.

8. I am 16.

9. On July 5th I´ll be 17.

10. We all like being in Scotland.

11. I´ve never visited Great Britain before.

12. Scotland is beautiful.

13. Next week my family will go to Loch Ness.

14. Loch Ness is very famous in the states.

15. I hope to see you again.

16. There will be a big birthday party at my house.

17. I hope you can come.

Peter tells his mum:

I met an interesting girl.

1. She said __________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________________________________

7. _________________________________________________________________________

8. _________________________________________________________________________

9. _________________________________________________________________________

10. ________________________________________________________________________

11. ________________________________________________________________________

12. ________________________________________________________________________

13. ________________________________________________________________________

14. ________________________________________________________________________

15. ________________________________________________________________________

16. ________________________________________________________________________

17. ________________________________________________________________________

Lösung:

1. She said she was American.

2. …her name was Mary.

3. … she lived in …..

4. … her great – grandfather had come ……

5. … she would stay

6. … she had …..

7. … one was 15, the other one was 11.

8. … she was 16.

9. … on July 5th she would be 17.

10. … they all liked …..

11. … she had never …..

12. …Scotland was ….

13. … next week her family would go ….

14. … Loch Ness was very …..

15. … she hoped to see me again.

16. … there would be a ……..at her house.

17. … she hoped I could come.

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