The document contains examples of changing direct speech to reported speech and active sentences to passive voice. It provides the original sentences followed by the answers with the requested changes made.
The document contains examples of changing direct speech to reported speech and active sentences to passive voice. It provides the original sentences followed by the answers with the requested changes made.
The document contains examples of changing direct speech to reported speech and active sentences to passive voice. It provides the original sentences followed by the answers with the requested changes made.
The document contains examples of changing direct speech to reported speech and active sentences to passive voice. It provides the original sentences followed by the answers with the requested changes made.
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Passive Voice Vs.
Active Voice Change the following active sentences into passive voice. 1. I did not beat her. 2. I will never forget this experience. 3. Mother made a cake yesterday. 4. The dog helped the girl. 5. Did she do her duty? 6. The tiger was chasing the deer. 7. She has written a novel. 8. She has learned her lessons. 9. Have you finished the report? 10. The police have caught the thief.
Reported Speech (Statements)
Change the direct speech into reported speech. 1. Maria: "I saw them leave the meeting early." 2. Lisa: "I've forgotten your name." 3. Kevin: "I'm not hungry." 4. Bill (yesterday): "I won't work late today." 5. Sharon: "I can give you a ride." 6. James: "My sister is coming over this afternoon." 7. Tom: "I'm thinking about buying a new computer." 8. Pat: "Joe has already left." 9. Jerry: "I'll help you!" 10. Susan: "I'm not taking any English classes this semester."
Reported Speech (Requests, Orders, And Questions)
Change the following sentences into reported ones. 1. "Where does your family usually go on vacation?" 2. "Have you met my sister?" 3. "Look up these words in the dictionary." 4. "How much does it cost to rent a car?" 5. "Will you help me?" 6. "Please don't walk on the grass." 7. "What time is it?" 8. "Can you swim?" 9. "Finish the report by tomorrow, or else you're fired." 10. "What's her last name?" Passive Voice Vs. Active Voice Answers 1. She was not beaten by me. 2. This experience will never be forgotten by me. 3. A cake was made by mother yesterday. 4. The girl was teased by the boy. 5. Was her duty done by her? 6. The deer was being chased by the tiger. 7. A novel has been written by her. 8. Her lessons have been learned by her. 9. Has the report been finished by you? 10. The thief has been caught by the police.
Reported Speech (Statements)
Answers 1. Maria said she'd seen them leave the meeting early. 2. Lisa said she'd forgotten my name. 3. He told me he wasn't hungry. 4. Bill said he wouldn't work late yesterday. 5. Sharon said she could give me a ride. 6. James said his sister was coming over in the afternoon. 7. Tom told me he was thinking about buying a new computer. 8. Pat said that Joe had already left. 9. Jerry said he would help me. 10. Susan said she wasn't taking any English classes this semester.
Reported Speech (Requests, Orders, And Questions)
Answers 1. He asked where my family usually goes on vacation. 2. She wanted to know if I'd met her sister. 3. The teacher told us to look up the words in the dictionary. 4. He wanted to know how much it costs to rent a car. 5. She asked if I would help her. 6. He asked us not to walk on the grass. 7. My friend asked me what time it was. 8. He asked if I could swim. 9. My boss told me to finish the report by the next day, or else I'd be fired. 10. He asked what her last name was. 1. [ She said that he worked in a bank. ] 2. [ She said that they had gone out last night. ] 3. [ She said that she was coming. ] 4. [ She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived. ] 5. [ She said that she had never been there before. ] 6. [ She said that she hadn't gone to the party. ] 7. [ She said that Lucy would come later. ] 8. [ She said that he hadn't eaten breakfast. ] 9. [ She said that she could help me tomorrow. ] 10. [ She said that I should go to bed early. ] 11. [ She said that she didn't like chocolate. ] 12. [ She said that she wouldn't see me tomorrow. ] 13. [ She said that she was living in Paris for a few months. ] 14. [ She said that she had visited her parents at the weekend. ] 15. [ She said that she hadn't eaten sushi before. ] 16. [ She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London. ] 17. [ She said that they would help if they could. ] 18. [ She said that she would do the washing-up later. ] 19. [ She said that he could read when he was three. ] 20. [ She said that she had been sleeping when Julie called. ]
1. [ She asked me where he was. ]
2. [ She asked me what I was doing. ] 3. [ She asked me why I had gone out last night. ] 4. [ She asked me who that beautiful woman had been. ] 5. [ She asked me how my mother was. ] 6. [ She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend. ] 7. [ She asked me where I would live after graduation. ] 8. [ She asked me what I had been doing when she saw me. ] 9. [ She asked me how the journey had been. ] 10. [ She asked me how often I went to the cinema. ] 11. [ She asked me if I lived in London. ] 12. [ She asked me if he had arrived on time. ] 13. [ She asked me if I had been to Paris. ] 14. [ She asked me if I could help her. ] 15. [ She asked me if I was working tonight. ] 16. [ She asked me if I would come later. ] 17. [ She asked me if I liked coffee. ] 18. [ She asked me if this was the road to the station. ] 19. [ She asked me if I had done my homework. ] 20. [ She asked me if I had studied reported speech before. ] Reported Statements Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions. 1. "We went out last night." 2. "I'm coming!" 3. "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived." 4. "I'd never been there before." 5. "Lucy will come later." 6. "He hasn't eaten breakfast." 7. "I can help you tomorrow." 8. "You should go to bed early." 9. "I won't see you tomorrow." 10. "She's living in Paris for a few months." 11. "I visited my parents at the weekend." 12. "She hasn't eaten sushi before." 13. "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London." 14. "They would help if they could." 15. "I'll do the washing-up later." 16. "He could read when he was three." 17. "I was sleeping when Julie called."
Reported Questions Make reported questions. Use 'he asked me' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions. 1. "Where is he?" 2. "What are you doing?" 3. "Why did you go out last night?" 4. "Who was that beautiful woman?" 5. "How is your mother?" 6. "What are you going to do at the weekend?" 7. "Where will you live after graduation?" 8. "What were you doing when I saw you?" 9. "How was the journey?" 10. "How often do you go to the cinema?" 11. "Do you live in London?" 12. "Did he arrive on time?" 13. "Have you been to Paris?" 14. "Can you help me?" 15. "Are you working tonight?" 16. "Will you come later?" 17. "Do you like coffee?" 18. "Is this the road to the station?" 19. "Did you do your homework?" 20. "Have you studied reported speech before?"
