Cover of the textbook On Screen B2+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 3c - Grammar in use for the textbook On Screen B2+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

Rewrite the sentences from reported speech into direct speech. When do the tenses remain the same?

Answer

  1. "There is a story about the tsunami survivors in today's paper," Alex said.
  2. "Homelessness has increased by 15% since last year" said the charity spokesperson.
  3. "I wish our teacher would give us more time to finish our projects," said Jeremy. (tense remains the same)
  4. "I’m trying to find information on global warming for my essay," she said.
  5. "You may / might have to evacuate your village if the flood waters rise," the authorities said.
  6. "There is going to be a downpours tomorrow," said the weather forecaster.
  7. "I took part in a tree-planting event two weeks ago," said Carmen.
  8. "If I were you, I would check the weather before going on the sailing trip," said Sarah. (tense remains the same)