Lic. Boris Guerra Rodrguez 2011 2012.

Students name:
date..
Using the Present Perfect Tense: FOR or SINCE?

Victoria area ________ humans settled

here.

Maya has been a professional

singer ________ 1989.

since
for

since

Mary has kept a diary

________ she was ten years
old.

for
2

So far, it has rained ________ five

hours.

since

since

for

for
3

I haven't been snowboarding

________ last winter.

since

since

for

for
4

Jo has been a student here

________ March.

for

for

The Canadian two-dollar coin

(or toonie) has been in
circulation ________ 1996.
since

since

First Nations people in British

Columbia have told stories about
the eagle ________ hundreds of
years.

The beaver has been an emblem

of Canada ________ many
years.

10

They've been married

________ twenty-five years.

since

since

for

for
Cougars have almost
disappeared from the

Using the Present Perfect: Present Perfect or Simple Past?

Dolphins
1
________ in BC
waters for
millions of years, and are
still common today.

now.

lived

cried

have lived

has cried

I ________ my
binder yesterday,
but my brother
found it this morning.

lost

The Titanic
________ in
1912.

I ________ some
new shorts, but I
don't think I like
them. Maybe I'll
take them back to the store.
bought

have lost

have bought
8

sank

He ________
when his
girlfriend left
him, but he's OK

Junko
________
bacon in her
life! She's a true vegetarian.

has sunk

never ate

We ________ this TV
set since 1968, and it
still works!

has never eaten

9

I ________
these boots to
go hiking

owned
yesterday.

have owned
5

This wine ________ in

the cellar for 15 years.
When we take it out
and open it, it will
taste beautiful!
was
has been

wore
have worn
10

The children
________ all the
orange juice!
We'll need to get some more.
drank
have drunk

Lic. Boris Guerra Rodrguez 2011 2012.

Students name:
date..
Reported Speech Exercise
DIRECT

REPORTED

DIRECT

REPORTED

is seeing

was seeing

here

there

sees

saw

this

that

saw

saw/had seen

these

those

has seen

had seen

now

then

will see

would see

today

that day

is going to see

was going to see

yesterday

the previous day

can see

could see

tomorrow

the next day

Convert the phrases below into reported speech.

"It's not sunny," she said.
1 _________________________________
_____________
He did not said to her, "I miss you."
2 _________________________________
_____________
"I saw Marco in the subway yesterday,"
said Peter.
3 _________________________________
_____________

"They saw abear here," said the guide.

7 _________________________________
_____________
"Jenny can't speak well," said Dome.
8 _________________________________
_____________
"I first saw her in bikini," he told us.
9 _________________________________
_____________
"I want your notebooks now," he said.

"We've not been here for three years," he

said.
4 _________________________________
_____________

1 _________________________________
0 _____________
"My mother di not bake these cakes,"
said Juan.

"I'll bring a soda," said Andres.

5 _________________________________
_____________
"Mark wasnt going to install solar
panels," said Miranda.
6 _________________________________
_____________

1 _________________________________
1 _____________
"I'm not happy now," said Daniel.
1 _________________________________
2 _____________

Reported Speech for Questions

"Are you happy, Carla?" asked Bob.
Bob asked Carla if/whether she was/were happy.
Convert the questions below into reported speech.
"Can they play the flute?" she asked.
1

________________________________
_____________________

"What has she fixed for lunch?" asked

Dorah.

"Has Sarah been to Japan?" he asked.

________________________________
2
_____________________
"Are they Ecuadorian?," asked Carlos.
________________________________
3
_____________________
"Where do they live?" asked George.
________________________________
4
_____________________
"Who wants some more pizza" asked
him.
________________________________
5
_____________________
"Are we going dancing tonight?" asked
Ron.
6

________________________________
_____________________
"may I use your pen, Johny?" asked
Samantha.

________________________________
_____________________

________________________________
_____________________
"Is the king tall," asked Peter.

1 ________________________________
0 _____________________
"Who bought the lottery?" asked Mum.
1 ________________________________
1 _____________________
"Have you had a tiger pet?" asked
Maureen.
1 ________________________________
2 _____________________
"How much did it cost?" asked Carlos.
1 ________________________________
3 _____________________
"would you like scrambled eggs?" Ann
asked Nath.
1 ________________________________
4 _____________________

________________________________
_____________________
"Have you ever seen a pink dolphin?"
Andy asked me

Reported Speech for Orders

"Don't turn on the light," she said to him.
She told him not to turn on the light.
Convert the orders below into reported speech.
"Shut up, everybody!" said the
teacher.
1

"Open the window, Robert," said Jane.

2 _.
..

"Phone your granny," she told him.

"Minnie, don't scratch the sofa," said Bob.

1
3 _.
_
0
"Don't be late," she warned him.
"Carla, don't pick your nose in class," said the teacher.
4 ..
1
_.
"Don't talk to strangers, Michael," said his mother.1
5

"Look after your sister," said my father.

..
1
2

"Don't listen to a word he says," she told me.

.
6 __..
"Break a leg, Oliver," said the actor.

"Clare, help me clean up the kitchen," said Tony.

1
__.
3
7 _..
"Fiona, get out of my way," said Alastair.

"Lionel, eat your meat," said Elsa.

1
8 _..
_.
4
"Boys! Stay away from the dog when he's eating," said Dad.
9 _..

Reporting Verbs Exercise

Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box. Use each verb once only.
advise

hope

promise suggest

beg

insist

remind threaten

deny

invite

refuse

1 "I didn't do it," she said.

She ________________ doing it.

warn
Clare.
Clare ________________ Andy
would phone that night.

2 "Have lunch with me," she said.

She ________________ me to
have lunch with her.
3 "Why don't you buy one?" said
Tom.

6 "Please, please don't tell anyone!"

he said.
He ________________ me not to
tell anyone.
7 "I won't do it," he said.

Tom ________________ I buy

one.
4 "I promise I'll take you to Prague,"
said Mary.
Mary ________________ to take
me to Prague.
5 "I hope Andy phones tonight," said

He ________________ to do it.
8 "You should have lessons," she
said.
She ________________ me to
have lessons.
9 "We really must go with you," they

said.

pinch me very hard if I wore her Tshirt again.

They ________________ on going

with me.
10 "Don't forget to phone Granny,"
said Mum.
Mum ________________ me to
phone Granny.

12 "Don't fly kites near electric

overhead cables," said my father.
My father ________________ me
not to fly kites near electric
overhead cables.

11 "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll

pinch you very hard," said Maggy.
Maggie ________________ to

reported Speech
We use reported speech to tell what other people have
said. For example:
The knight said that he would slay the dragon.
Note that will has been changed to would. Usually,
when we report what others have said, we change it to
the past tense. Sometimes, we leave it in the present
tense if its a general truth.
Try these:
I am going to the castle.
______________________________________________________
I want to speak to the king.
______________________________________________________
I can help get rid of the dragon.
______________________________________________________
I am not afraid of a giant lizard.
______________________________________________________
I have to find a good place to see the dragon.
______________________________________________________
The dragon is much bigger than I thought.
______________________________________________________
The dragon is coming towards me.
______________________________________________________
I have never seen anything so frightening.
______________________________________________________

I think I just wet my armor.

______________________________________________________
I dont think I can slay the dragon.
______________________________________________________

Reported Speech: Think

Sometimes, if someone expresses an opinion, we use I
think.
He thought it looked like his mother.

Try these:
Its a masterpiece.
______________________________________________________
Its a waste of money.

It looks like a rabbit.

______________________________________________________
Its a good thing.
______________________________________________________
Its too expensive.
______________________________________________________
Its quite cheap.
______________________________________________________
Its a waste of time.
______________________________________________________
It will be fun.
______________________________________________________
It will last a long time.
______________________________________________________