Match.

Identify the tense of the underlined verbs.

1. 'I'm cooking now,' my mother said.

➝ My mother said she was cooking then.

2. 'I met her yesterday,' he said.

➝ He said he had met her the previous day.

Match the tenses in direct speech with the corresponding tenses in indirect speech.

Match the modals in direct speech with the corresponding modals in indirect speech.

Match the words/phrases in direct speech with the corresponding words/phrases in indirect speech.

Change the direct speech statements into reported speech.

2. 'More people are aware of the preservation of natural resources,' the editor said.

➝ The editor said more people

3. 'We are discussing the protection of the natural environment,' the students told their teacher.

➝ The students told their teacher they

Change the direct speech statements into reported speech.

4. 'It's confusing because there are too many web pages about the environment,' Nam said.

➝ Nam said

5. 'Air pollution is one of the causes of the greenhouse effect,' scientists said.

➝ Scientists said air pollution