REPORTED SPEECH
1.- CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH
STATEMENTS
1) “Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow” Emily said
2) “I cleaned the black shoes yesterday” Peter said
3) “I’ve written this letter here” Helen said
4) “My father flew to Dallas last year” Robert said
5) “My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend” Patricia said
6) “ Tim is going to the stadium tonight” Lisa said
IMPERATIVES
1) “Wash your hands” Fred said
2) “Don’t play in this park, children” Karen said
3) “Don’t forget your homework” the teacher said
4) “Write this letter” the boss said
5) “Help my sister, Pam” Andrew said
6) “Don’t shout at me” Mike said
QUESTIONS
1) “Where do you park your car?” Ronald said
2) “Who gave you the laptop yesterday?” Jason said
3) “Where do you play football today?” Jennifer said
4) “Have your cousins arrived yet?” Mark said
5) “Will it rain tomorrow?” Daniel said
6) “Is Tim leaving on Friday?” Robert said
2) MIXED REPORTED SPEECH
1) “Don’t do it” his father said
2) “I’m leaving tomorrow” she said
3) “Please, give me a cup of tea” her aunt said
4) “She got married last year” they said
5) “Be quick!” the coacher said
6) “Could you explain number four, please?” the teacher said
7) “Where do you live?” you said
8) “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant” they said
9) “I’ll come and help you at twelve” he said
10) “What are you doing tomorrow?” I said
11) “Don’t go!” she said
12) “Do you work in London?” Jim said
13) “Could you tell me where the post office is?” he said
14) “Come here!” he said
15) “I’ve never been to Wales” I said
16) “Have you ever seen “The Lord of Rings” they said
17) “I don’t like mushrooms” I said
18) “Don’t be silly” he said
19) “Would you mind waiting for a moment, please?” she said
20) “How often do you play tennis?” the journalist said
3) CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH
1) “I will paint my room next week” Diane said
2) “Don’t smoke in my office, please” the boss said
3) “Are you going to the club now?” he’s said
4) “Whose pencil is this?” the teacher said
5) “Why don’t we play a game of tennis?” Sheila said
6) “Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?” he asked
7) “The electricity bill must be paid next week” he advised us
8) “Let’s order hamburgers instead of Indian food” Martin said
9) “Give me your papers!” the policeman said to me
10) “Haven’t you ever worked on a laptop before?” she said
11) “Children, don’t quarrel any more, please!” she begged
12) “Can we see him this evening or tomorrow evening?” the woman said
13) “I had a bad cold last week” the worker’s said
14) “Where will Jane be next Thursday at six o’clock?” Carol asked
15) “ Don’t forget to phone me” the father said to his son
16) “Let’s not jump to any conclusions” Denise suggested
17) “Who was singing just now?” my mother said
18) “Did anyone try to save life?” the police officer asks
19) Our teacher said: “Try and read this text”
20) “We are painting our house today” my friend said
21) “Type this letter for me tonight, please” the manager asked me
22) “Did you speak to John last night” she asked
23) “I forgot to take my briefcase” Jim said
24) “Don’t worry about my problem” she said
25) “Where are you working these days?” he asked
26) “Let’s make some spaghetti sauce now” he said
4.- CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
1) “Why didn’t we go to the cinema?” he said.
He ….. to the cinema a) suggested going
b) thanked for going c) promised to go d) warned against going
2) “Watch out! The bull looks dangerous” he said
They ….. the dangerous bull a) denied going to
b) accused us of coming to c) promised not to come d) warned us against
3) “Daddy, I’m going out with John” she said
She ….. with John
a) denied going out b) confessed that she was going
c) apologized for going out d) regretted going out
4) “What a pity I didn’t see the ceremony” he said
He ….. not seeing the ceremony
a) regretted b) accused c) denied d) advised
5) “You are right. It was a mistake to get up so early” Chris said
Chris ….. early was a mistake a) begged getting up
b) denied to get up c) admitted getting up d) advised getting up
6) “Thank you very much indeed” he said
He ….. Susan
a) refused b) thanked c) promised d) explained
7) “Robert, welcome to our city!” the Lord Mayor said
The Lord Mayor ….. Robert
a) explained b) admitted c) thanked d) greeted
8) “Look! He is the thief” the greengrocer said
The greengrocer ….. him of being a thief
a) advised b) greeted c) accused d) regretted
9) “I will help you, Tom, for sure” the teacher said
The teacher ….. to help Tom
a) promised b) denied c) regretted d) suggested
10) “Stay with us until tomorrow, OK?” her uncle said
Her uncle ….. on our staying with them for the night
a) admitted b) explained c) begged d) insisted
11) “How about having a swim?” they said
They ….. having a swim
a) accused b) refused c) suggested d) warned
12) “Mummy, buy me that toy, please, please” the kid said
The kid ….. her Mum to buy him a toy
a) advised b) suggested c) begged d) confessed
13) “It’s a pity we didn’t meet the president” they said
They ….. not meeting the president
a) warned b) promised c) regretted d) accused
14) “Look out! Timber” the foreman said
The foreman ….. the other workers against the falling tree
a) promised b) insisted c) suggested d) warned
15) “You’d better start learning for the exam, Roget” the biology teacher said.
The biology teacher ….. Roger to start leaning for the exam
a) promised b) advised c) suggested d) denied
5.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES WITH REPORTED VERBS
1) "I didn't do it," she said. She ________________ doing it.
2) "Have lunch with me," she said. She ________________ me to have lunch with her.
3) "Why don't we buy one?" said Tom. Tom ________________ buying 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 Clare. Clare _____________ Andy would phone that night
6) "Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said. He ________________ me not to tell anyone.
7) "I won't do it," he 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. They ________________ on going with me.
10) "Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum. Mum ____________ me to phone Granny.
11) "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggie. Maggie
________________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12) "Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
My father ________________ me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.
6.- FINISH THE SENTENCES
1. " I won´t help you with your homework", Mark said to María
Mark refused . . . . .
2. "This exercise is too difficult", Paul said
Paul complained . . . . . .
3. "OK, I´ll go with you to the concert", Lola said to Mario
Lola agreed . . . . . . .
4. Sara said to Tom, "Do you want to go to the cinema?"
Sara invited . . . . . . .
5. "Sara, stay in your house", her mum said
Her mum told . . . . . . .
6. "I took the money", the thief said
The thief admitted . . . . . . .
7.- COMPLETE NEXT SENTENCES
1) My friend __________ me that I was lucky.
2) “I like English”. Michael said that he __________ English.
3) The policeman __________ me where I was going.
4) “You must stop eating fried food”. The doctor explained that I __________ stop eating ……
5) He __________ me not __________ move.
6) “I don’t want to go to school today”. My brother insisted that he __________ want to go
to school __________.
7) “Please, don’t leave”. He __________ her not to leave.
8) The teacher asked us __________ we understood him/her.
9) Mike __________ going to John’s house.
10) “My sister has lived in Toledo for years”. The man told us that __________ sister
__________ lived in Toledo for years.
11) He told her __________ speak so loud, because he wasn’t deaf.
12) She asked me __________ my favourite actor was
13) “I will be 17 years old next Tuesday”. Brenda reminded us that she __________ be 17 years
old __________ Tuesday
14) “I have lost my wallet” he said __________ her
15) “I can’t find my new white shirt”. John complained that he __________ find
___________ new white shirt.
