REPORTED SPEECH

I. Circle the best option to complete each sentence:

1. She said that she _________ him the previous day.
a. had visited b. has visited c. will visit d. would
visit
2. He said that he _________ me there at 4.30 this afternoon.
a. would meet b. met c. will meet d. meets
3. The salesman was telling me that he _________ ten cars last week.
a. sold b. had sold c. would sell d. has sold
4. Did Bob say that he _________ from Princeton in 1951?
a. would graduate b. graduates c. has graduated d. had graduated
5. Some _________ the tickets are free.
a. said me b. said me that c. told me d. told to me
6. “I’ll do it tomorrow”. He said he’d do it _________.
a. the following day b. tomorrow c. today d. the previous day
7. The librarian asked us _________ .
a. don’t make b. not make c. not making d. not to
make
8. What did the man say _________ ?
a. at you b. for you c. to you d. you
9. I wonder _________ the tickets are on sale yet.
a. what b. when c. where d. whether
10. When I rang Tessa sometime, she said she was busy _________ day.
a. that b. the c. then d. this
11. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he _________ use the
phone.
a. can b. could c. may d. must
12. She _________ her holiday in Finland.
a. said me about b. told about c. said about d. told me about
II. Put the following sentences into indirect speech:
1.The pupils said to their teacher “Please give us better marks”.
The pupils asked their teacher to give them a better marks
2. “Don’t come back before one o’clock” advised my brother.
My brother advised me not to come back before one o’clock
3. “Cook it in butter” Mrs. Brown said to her daughter.
Mrs. Brown told her daunghter to cook it in butter
4. “Don’t forget to send your parents my regards” She said to me.
She told me not to forget to send her regards to my parents
5. John said “I have finished studying my lesson”.
John said that he had finished studying his lesson
6. Johnny said to his mother: “I don’t know how to do this exercise”.
Johnny said that he didn’t know how to do that exercise
7. Mary said “ I can not go to the movies with you, John”.
Mary said that she couldn’t go to the movies with Jonh
8. “We are waiting for the school bus” said the children.
The children said that they were waiting for the school bus
9. My friend said “Are you going to leave tomorrow?”.
My friend asked me if I was going to leave the next day
10. “Did you phone me yesterday?” Tom asked Mary.
Tom asked Mary if she had phoned he the previous day
11. I asked the policeman “Do you know how far it is to the station?”.
I asked the policeman if he knew how far it is to the station
12. I asked Bill “What time did you go to bed last night?”.
I asked him what time he went to bed last night
13. The traveller asked “How long does it take to get to London?”.
The traveller asked me how long it takes to get to London
14. He asked me “Why didn’t you come to class yesterday?”.
He asked me why I didn’t come to class yesterday
15. The teacher asked “Which book are you taking, John?
The teacher asked him which book he was taking
III. Rewrite the second sentence in such a way that it has the same meaning as
the one before it:
1. “Can I have a new bicycle?” said Ann to her mother.
Ann asked her mother if she could have a new bicycle.
2. “Where has he been?” She doesn’t know that.
She doesn’t know where he has been.
3. “I’m sorry that I broke the glass”, said Peter.
Peter apologized for breaking the glass.
4. The doctor told him that he worked too hard.
“You work too hard” the docter said
5. “Keep away from the sea”, said the security guard, when we approached the
fence.
The security guard told you to keep away from the sea when you approached the
fence.
6. She wanted to know if he had studied French.
She asked him:”Do you have studied in French
7. “Bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny”.
He told you to bring your swimming things in case it’s sunny.
8. “You should take science appreciation courses at school”.
The lady – researcher advised you to take science appreciation courses at school.
9. “How many students are there in your class?”.
The man asked me how many students are there in my class.
10. “You should take more exercise, Mr. Roger”, the doctor said, “if you want to
lose weight”.
The doctor advised Mr. Roger to take more exercise if he wants to lose weight.
11. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
“How my new dress look like, Jonh”
12. “How long has it been since you left this city, Bob?”
He wanted to know how long it has been since Bob left this city
13. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?”, thought the officer manager.
The officer manager wondered why he didn’t get a computer before.
14. “Please don’t drive so fast” Ann begged her boyfriend.
Ann pleaded with her boyfriend not to drive so fast.
15. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.
Mary asked John not to tell anyone her new address.
16. “Where is the station car-park?” Mrs. Smith asked.
Mrs. Smith asked where the station car-park is.
17. “How old is your little boy?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.
The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley how old her little boy is.
18. “I think you should go by train” He told us.
He advised us to go by train
19. “How many stars are there in the sky?”.
No one knows how many stars are there in the sky
20. The boy said to his sister “Have you ever read a book on space flights?”.
The boy asked his sister if she had ever read a book on space flights
21. “Do you want to insure your luggage or not?”
The travel agent asked if i want to insure my luggare or not
22. “Please turn up the volume, Nga” said her grandmother.
Nga’s grandmother asked her to turn up the volume
23. “What are you doing?” She asked me.
She asked me what am I doing
24. “Can you speak English?” Mr. Brown asked.
Mr. Brown asked if I can speak english
25. “What do you usually do in your free time?” the examiner asked.
The examiner asked me what I usually do in my free time