1 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets. 1 My parents (not see) the film before, so they rented the DVD. (Peter / phone) before you left the house? 2 3 Sue wanted to meet my boyfriend because she. (never / see) him before. 4 The man. -(spend) time in prison when he was younger. 5 Mary couldn't cycle home because someone. 6 I knew about the robbery because I. 7 When the men arrived, the fire. (steal) her bike. (hear) about it on the radio. (already/ burn) down the barn. Mark:_17 2 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. 1 Judy hasn't asked me about my holiday, said Mike. Mike said. 2 "The police are watching your house,' said my neighbour. My neighbour said. 3 I don't want to study medicine,' said Clare. Clare said 4 'The assistant took my credit card,' said the girl. The girl said 5 We didn't see anything,' said Mary and Ed. Mary and Ed said. 6 I'm not a fan of horror stories,' said James. James said. 7 "Ben's gone out,' said Alice. Alice said. ​

1. My parents had not seen the film before, so they rented the DVD.
Explanation: The action of not seeing the film happened before the action of renting the DVD.

2. Peter had phoned before you left the house?
Explanation: The action of phoning happened before the action of leaving the house.

3. Sue wanted to meet my boyfriend because she had never seen him before.
Explanation: The action of not seeing Sue's boyfriend happened before the action of wanting to meet him.

4. The man had spent time in prison when he was younger.
Explanation: The action of spending time in prison happened before the man was younger.

5. Mary couldn't cycle home because someone had stolen her bike.
Explanation: The action of stealing Mary's bike happened before she couldn't cycle home.

6. I knew about the robbery because I had heard about it on the radio.
Explanation: The action of hearing about the robbery on the radio happened before the narrator knew about it.

7. When the men arrived, the fire had already burned down the barn.
Explanation: The action of burning down the barn happened before the men arrived.

(Reported Speech)

1. Mike said that Judy hadn't asked him about his holiday.
Explanation: Reported speech is used to convey what someone said in the past.

2. My neighbor said that the police were watching my house.
Explanation: The present continuous tense in the original sentence changes to the past continuous tense in reported speech.

3. Clare said that she didn't want to study medicine.
Explanation: The present simple tense in the original sentence changes to the past simple tense in reported speech.

4. The girl said that the assistant had taken her credit card.
Explanation: The past simple tense in the original sentence changes to the past perfect tense in reported speech.

5. Mary and Ed said that they hadn't seen anything.
Explanation: Reported speech is used to convey what someone said in the past.

6. James said that he wasn't a fan of horror stories.
Explanation: The present simple tense in the original sentence changes to the past simple tense in reported speech.

7. Alice said that Ben had gone out.
Explanation: The present perfect tense in the original sentence changes to the past perfect tense in reported speech.