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Reported Speech Exercises

This document provides examples of reported speech and indirect speech exercises. It includes reporting back statements, questions, commands, and statements involving expressions of time using reported speech. There are also examples using the perfect infinitive with modal verbs.

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Reported Speech Exercises

This document provides examples of reported speech and indirect speech exercises. It includes reporting back statements, questions, commands, and statements involving expressions of time using reported speech. There are also examples using the perfect infinitive with modal verbs.

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REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

"Put it here." - He told me _____________________________________.


"It is too late." - I said _____________________________________ .
"What do you do?" - She wondered _____________________________________.
"I have replied." - He claimed that _____________________________________ .
"Do you want it?" - Joe asked me _____________________________________.
"I met you yesterday." - Sam told me _____________________________________ .
"Don't forget!"- He reminded me _____________________________________.
"I cannot come." - Mary explained that _____________________________________ .
"Where did you live?" - He wanted to know _____________________________________.
"I could fall down." - He was afraid _____________________________________ .
"Park your car behind the house, please." - He asked me _____________________________________.
"I will pay tomorrow." - He said _____________________________________ .
"Do not hesitate." - He told me _____________________________________.
"The Himalayas are the highest." - He knew that _____________________________________ .
"I may lend you some money." - Bill promised _____________________________________ .
"I have been watching a film." - He replied that _____________________________________ .
"Claire must rest." - The doctor said _____________________________________ .
"I have not done it today." - I explained that _____________________________________ .
"If I was younger, I would accept it." - He thought that _____________________________________ .
"I was with him last week." - Jill admitted that _____________________________________ .
"You needn't change your shoes in our house." - She reminded me that
_____________________________________ .
"I am calling my mum." - She said _____________________________________ .
"I will finish this picture tomorrow." - Diana supposed that _____________________________________.
"I would buy it." - She said _____________________________________ .
"Greg used to be my friend." - He told us _____________________________________ .

Rewrite the sentences in direct speech.


Example: She said Liz didn't speak Greek. - Liz doesn't speak Greek.
He admitted that he had never met us. - _____________________________________
They told us they would start the following day. - _____________________________________
We called them that we were walking in the park. - _____________________________________
She said she worked for Ford. - _____________________________________
I replied that I had been trying to mend it since the morning. _____________________________________
He said that at one o'clock he had been doing nothing. - _____________________________________

They explained that they had closed down the previous year. _____________________________________
Neil said he wished he could be independent. - _____________________________________
She told us we had better accept it. - _____________________________________
He claimed that while he was sleeping someone screamed in the garden. _____________________________________
Moira admitted that she would rather stay. - _____________________________________

Requests, orders and commands. Finish the sentences using Reported speech.
Example: Peter: "Clean the black shoes!"

Peter told me to clean the black shoes

Jessica: "Write a text message!"

Jessica told me ________________________________.

Denise: "Don't open the door!"

Denise told me ________________________________.

Fred: "Wash your hands!"

Fred told me ________________________________.

Jamie: "Don't eat so much junk food!"

Jamie reminded me _____________________________.

Tom: "Come at 8!"

Tom told me ________________________________.

Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"

Karen told me ________________________________.

Teacher: "Do your homework!"

The teacher told me ________________________________.

Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!"

Mike told me ________________________________.

Reported speech - statements with expressions of time


Example: Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
Peter told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said that ________________________________________________ .
2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that ________________________________________________.
3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that ________________________________________________.
4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that ________________________________________________.
5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that ________________________________________________.
6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that ________________________________________________.
7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that ________________________________________________.
8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that ________________________________________________.
9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."

Alice complained that ________________________________________________.


10) David: "John had already gone at six."
David said that ________________________________________________.

Reported questions
Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"
Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes
1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me ___________________________________ .
2) Betty: "When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know ___________________________________.
3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me ___________________________________.
4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me ___________________________________.
5) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me ___________________________________.
6) Jason:"Who gave you the laptop?"
Yesterday Jason wanted to know ___________________________________.
7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me ___________________________________.
8) Justin: "What are you doing?"
Justin asked me ___________________________________.
9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
Frank wanted to know ___________________________________.
10) Nancy:"Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
Yesterday Nancy wanted to know ___________________________________.

PERFECT INFINITIVE + MODAL VERBS - SENTENCES:


1. A: I saw a ghost last night.
B: You __________________________ (not see) a ghost; there arent any ghosts. You
__________________________ (dream) it.
2. It is possible that a child broke the window. _____________________________________________
3. A: Ive had a toothache for two days.
B: You __________________________ (go) to the dentist when it started.
4. A: As I was standing in the hall your dog bit me.
B: It __________________________
(not be) my dog; he was with me all day. It
__________________________ (be) my brothers dog.
5. A: I wonder why he didnt answer?
B: Possibly he didnt understand the question.
6. I gave him a tip, which was not necessary.

___________________________________________

____________________________________________

7. A: The plane is late; I wonder what has happened?


B: Possibly it was delayed by fog. _______________________________________________
8. A: I waited from 8.00 to 8.30 under the clock and he says he waited from 8.00 to 8.30 under the clock,
and we didnt see each other!
B: You __________________________ (wait) under different clocks! There are two in the station, you
know.
9. We __________________________ (start) yesterday (this was the plan); but the flight was cancelled
because of the fog, so were still here, as you see.
10. A: I left my car here under
__________________________ (be) stolen!

the

NO

Parking

sign;

and

now

its

gone.

It

B: Not necessarily. The police (drive) it away.


11. A: Weve run out of petrol!
B: Im not surprised. I noticed that the tank was nearly empty when we left home.
A: You __________________________ (tell) me! WE __________________________ (get) petrol at
the last village. Now weve got a 10-mile walk!
12. A: Look at this beautiful painting! Only a very great artist __________________________ (paint)
such a picture!
13. A: You dont think it __________________________ (be started) deliberately?
B: Well, I suppose it __________________________ (be). (It is possible.) But who would do a thing like
that?
14. There is only one set of footprints, so the kidnapper __________________________ (carry) his
prisoner
out.
He
not
__________________________
(do)
it
in
daylight
or
he
__________________________ (be) seen. He __________________________ (wait) till dark.

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