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Reported Speech

The document contains a list of 39 sentences in direct speech. The task is to rewrite each sentence in reported speech by changing the pronouns, adverbs of time and any other changes needed according to the normal reported speech rules in English. For each original sentence, the response provides the rewritten sentence in reported speech.

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Reported Speech

The document contains a list of 39 sentences in direct speech. The task is to rewrite each sentence in reported speech by changing the pronouns, adverbs of time and any other changes needed according to the normal reported speech rules in English. For each original sentence, the response provides the rewritten sentence in reported speech.

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Write the sentences into REPORTED SPEECH.

1. “Where have you been?”

He asked me ________________________________________________.

2. “Listen to me when I talk to you.”

The teacher told us ________________________________________________.

3. “Will you give me back my money tomorrow?”

She asked him ________________________________________________.

4. “Come home early and don´t make noise when you open the door.”

She told her son ________________________________________________.

5. “I have something to show you.”

I told her ________________________________________________.

6. “What else did you see last week?”

He asked the boy ________________________________________________.

7. “You can take my car if you like because I’ll be at home tomorrow.”

My brother told me ________________________________________________.

8. “She didn´t pay me attention in her house yesterday.”

Roy told Mary ________________________________________________.

9. “Get up and prepare my breakfast.”

She told him ________________________________________________.

10. “Will you mention this to your friends?”

Stuart told us ________________________________________________.

11. “Come here and don´t open your mouth.”

I told my son ________________________________________________.

12. “These children are my sons.”

He told her ________________________________________________.

13. “There is no one at home.”

He said ________________________________________________.
14. “Mr and Mrs Wilson have gone on holiday.”

Mr Bradley said ________________________________________________.

15. “I’m going to the dentist now.”

Lyn said ________________________________________________.

16. “Jamie has never seen a dolphin before.”

John said ________________________________________________.

17. “I will order a pizza.”

He said ________________________________________________.

18. “The sun rises in the east.”

The teacher said ________________________________________________.

19.”There was a good documentary on TV yesterday.”

Gregory said ________________________________________________.

20. “It’s always hot at this time of year.”

She said ________________________________________________.

21. “I have a headache.”

She said to me ________________________________________________.

22. “I’m going to the airport to pick up James.”

He said ________________________________________________.

23. “Who broke the window?”

The teacher asked the students ________________________________________________.

24. “The parade will start from here tomorrow.”

Jack said ________________________________________________.

25. “Where are you going for holidays this year?”

Kate asked me ________________________________________________.

26 “How did you get into the house last week?”

His sister told them ________________________________________________.


27. “What time is the wedding?”

Helen asked ________________________________________________.

28. “If you give me your phone number, I’ll call you.”

Paul told us ________________________________________________.

29. “Did you go to the party last night?”

Jill asked ________________________________________________.

30. “There is a bus strike tomorrow.”

He said ________________________________________________.

31. “Why are you laughing?”

Phillip asked ________________________________________________.

32. “I’ve just come back from the museum.”

She said to me ________________________________________________.

33. “How long does it take you to walk home from here?”

Peter asked ________________________________________________.

34. “Will you lend me some money?”

Lesley asked Sara ________________________________________________.

35. “I got an A in my history exam yesterday.”

She said to me ________________________________________________.

36. “Who is that man?”

The old lady asked her husband ________________________________________________.

37. “Why did they miss their flight to Canada?”

Paul asked ________________________________________________.

38. “When will you visit your parents?”

Sheila asked me ________________________________________________.

39. “Don´t play in front of my window!”

Mrs Smith told us ________________________________________________.


Write the sentences into REPORTED SPEECH.

1. “Where have you been?”

He asked me where I had been.

2. “Listen to me when I talk to you.”

The teacher told us to listen to her / him when he / she talked to us.

3. “Will you give me back my money tomorrow?”

She asked him if he would give her back her money the following day.

4. “Come home early and don´t make noise when you open the door.”

She told her son to come home early and not to make noise when he opened the door.

5. “I have something to show you.”

I told her I had something to show her.

6. “What else did you see last week?”

He asked the boy what else the boy / he had seen the previous week.

7. “You can take my car if you like because I’ll be at home tomorrow.”

My brother told me I could take his car if I liked because he would be at home the following day.

8. “She didn´t pay me attention in her house yesterday.”

Roy told Mary she hadn´t paid him attention in her house the previous day.

9. “Get up and prepare my breakfast.”

She told him to get up and prepare her breakfast.

10. “Will you mention this to your friends?”

Stuart told us if we would mention that to our friends.

11. “Come here and don´t open your mouth.”

I told my son to come there and not to open his mouth.

12. “These children are my sons.”

He told her those children were his sons.

13. “There is no one at home.”

He said there was no one at home.


14. “Mr and Mrs Wilson have gone on holiday.”

Mr Bradley said Mr and Mrs Wilson had gone on holiday.

15. “I’m going to the dentist now.”

Lyn said she was going to the dentist then.

16. “Jamie has never seen a dolphin before.”

John said Jamie had never seen a dolphin before.

17. “I will order a pizza.”

He said he would order a pizza.

18. “The sun rises in the east.”

The teacher said the sun rises / rose in the east.

19.”There was a good documentary on TV yesterday.”

Gregory said there had been a good documentary on TV the previous day.

20. “It’s always hot at this time of year.”

She said it is / was always hot at that time of year.

21. “I have a headache.”

She said to me she had a headache.

22. “I’m going to the airport to pick up James.”

He said he was going to the airport to pick up James.

23. “Who broke the window?”

The teacher asked the students who had broken the window.

24. “The parade will start from here tomorrow.”

Jack said the parade would start from there the following day.

25. “Where are you going for holidays this year?”

Kate asked me where I was going for holidays that year.

26 “How did you get into the house last week?”

His sister told them how they had got into the house the previous week.
27. “What time is the wedding?”

Helen asked what time the wedding was.

28. “If you give me your phone number, I’ll call you.”

Paul told us if we gave him our phone number, he would call us.

29. “Did you go to the party last night?”

Jill asked if I / we had gone to the party the previous night.

30. “There is a bus strike tomorrow.”

He said there was a bus strike the following day.

31. “Why are you laughing?”

Phillip asked why I was / we were laughing.

32. “I’ve just come back from the museum.”

She said to me she had just come back from the museum.

33. “How long does it take you to walk home from here?”

Peter asked how long it took me / us to walk home from there.

34. “Will you lend me some money?”

Lesley asked Sara if she would lend her some money.

35. “I got an A in my history exam yesterday.”

She said to me she had got an A in her history exam the previous day.

36. “Who is that man?”

The old lady asked her husband who that man was.

37. “Why did they miss their flight to Canada?”

Paul asked why they had missed their flight to Canada.

38. “When will you visit your parents?”

Sheila asked me when I would visit my parents.

39. “Don´t play in front of my window!”

Mrs Smith told us not to play in front of her window.

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