Reported speech:
1.''Can you speak chinese?''said Ann
2.''is there a fridge in the kitchen?''l said to her
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EXERCISE 15:
Mixed Reported Speech 1 (Statements, Questions, Requests and Orders)
Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’
or ‘tell’:
1. “Don’t do it!”
She ____________told me not to do it__________________________________________________
2. “I’m leaving tomorrow”
She said that she was leaving the next day______________________________________________________________
3. “Please get me a cup of tea”
She _________________asked me to get her a cup of tea_____________________________________________
4. “She got married last year”
She _____________________said that she had got married last year_________________________________________
5. “Be quick!”
She _______________told me to be quick_______________________________________________
6. “Could you explain number four, please?”
She ____________________asked me to explain number four__________________________________________
7. “Where do you live?”
She ____________________asked me where I lived.__________________________________________
8. “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”
She ______________said that they had gone to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant________________________________________________
9. “I’ll come and help you at twelve”
She ________________said that she would come and help me at twelve______________________________________________
10. “What are you doing tomorrow?”
She ________________asked me what I was doing the day after______________________________________________
11. “Don’t go!”
She _______________told me not to go_______________________________________________
12. “Do you work in London?”
She _________________asked me if I worked in London_____________________________________________
13. “Could you tell me where the post office is?”
She ____________________asked me to tell her where the post office was__________________________________________
14. “Come here!”
She __________________told me to come there____________________________________________
15. “I’ve never been to Wales”
She ___________said that she had never been to Wales___________________________________________________
16. “Have you ever seen ‘Lord of the Rings’?”
She _____________asked me if I had ever seen Lord of the Rings_________________________________________________
17. “I don't like mushrooms”
She __________said that she didn't like mushrooms____________________________________________________
18. “Don't be silly!”
She _______________told me not to be silly_______________________________________________
19. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?”
She ________________asked me to wait a moment______________________________________________
20. “How often do you play sport?”
She ____________________asked me how often I played sport__________________________________________
1. He said he would visit Ha Long Bay the next day.
2. She said she was very tired then.
He said that he would visit Ha Long Bay the next day.
She said that she was very tired then
1.She asked me to help her carry that.
2.She asked me to come early.
3.She asked me to buy some milk.
4.She asked me if I could open the window.
5.She asked me if I could bring the book that night.
6.She asked me if I could help her with her homework.
7.She asked me if I would bring her a cup of coffee.
8.She asked me if I would mind passing the salt.
9.She asked me if I would mind lending her a pencil.
10.She asked me if I could possibly tell her the time.
11.She told me to do my homework.
12.She told me to go to bed.
13.She told me not to be late.
14.She told me not to smoke.
15.She told me to tidy my room.
16.She told me to wait there.
17.She told me not to do that.
18.She told me to eat my dinner.
19.She told me not to make a mess.
20.She told me to do the washing-up.
1. “You should practice speaking English,” said my teacher. (reported speech)
→ My teacher said ………that I should practice speaking E……………………………………………..
2. “Turn off the radio” He said to me (reported speech)
→He told me .........to turn off the radio...................................................................................
3. The boy isn’t strong. He can’t lift this box. (enough)
→The boy isn’t strong....enough to lift this box..........................................................................
4. I want to invite my friends to my birthday party. (be going to)
→I’m....going to invite my friends to my birthday party. ...................................................................................................
1. ‘You can leave your things in this wardrobe if you like,’ Derek said.
..........Derek said I could leave my things in that wardrobe if I liked..................................................................................................................
2. Beth said that they were leaving the following day.
...............Beth said:"We are leaving the following day".............................................................................................................
3. ‘It isn’t far from here to my office, Ted,’ said Bea.
.......Bea told Ted it wasn't far from there to his office.....................................................................................................................
4. Evan told the police officer that he’d seen the bank robbery that morning.
.........Even said to the police officer:"I had seen seen the bank robbery that morning"...................................................................................................................
5. Hannah said, ‘We must be patient.’
.......Hannah said that they had to be patient.....................................................................................................................
6. ‘I’ve been to this restaurant once before,’ said Nanette to Ian.
............Nanette told lan that he had been to that restaurant once before................................................................................................................
7. Miguel told Gloria that he hadn’t liked the film but he’d enjoyed the book.
..........Miguel said to Gloria:"I haven't liked the film but I've enjoyed the book"..................................................................................................................
8. ‘I may have left my bag on the bus this morning,’ Eva said.
.........Eva said that he might have left his bag on the bus that morning...................................................................................................................
9. Alan said that we ought to get some flowers for Penny’s birthday.
...............Alan said:"You ought to get some flowers for Penny's birthday.............................................................................................................
10.‘I won’t be gone long,’ Lydia told her mother.
...........Lydia told her mother tha he would be gone long.................................................................................................................
1. ‘You can leave your things in this wardrobe if you like,’ Derek said.
Derek said that I could leave my things in that wardrobe if I liked.
2. Beth said that they were leaving the following day.
"We are leaving tomorrow." Beth said.
3. ‘It isn’t far from here to my office, Ted,’ said Bea.
Bea said to Ted that it wasn't far from here to her/his office.
4. Evan told the police officer that he’d seen the bank robbery that morning.
"I have seen the bank robbery this morning." Evan told the police officer.
5. Hannah said, ‘We must be patient.’
Hannah said that they had to be patient.
6. ‘I’ve been to this restaurant once before,’ said Nanette to Ian.
Nanette said to Lan that he/she had been to that restaurant once before.
7. Miguel told Gloria that he hadn’t liked the film but he’d enjoyed the book.
"I didn't like the film but I enjoyed the book." Miguel told Gloria.
8. ‘I may have left my bag on the bus this morning,’ Eva said.
Eva said that she might had left her bag on the bus that morning.
9. Alan said that we ought to get some flowers for Penny’s birthday.
" We ought to get some flowers for Penny’s birthday." Alan said.
10.‘I won’t be gone long,’ Lydia told her mother.
Lydia told her mother that she wouldn't be gone long.
"Can you explain this word to me?" She asked her teacher.(use reported speech)
She asked the teacher if she/he could explain this word to her
"You should practise speaking English every day"Jackson said to Mary.(use reported speech)
Jackson told Mary to practise speaking English everyday
She isn't old enough to drive a car.(use to...too+to infinitive)
She is too old to drive a car
Nam is too short to reach the shelf.(use...adj+enough...)
Nam isn't tall enough to reach the shelf
She started school seven years ago.(change into present prefer tense)
She has gone to school for 7 years
2Arrange these words to make sentences.
1. homework/ the / to / students / ought / their / carefully /do/. /
__The students ought to do their homework carefully
2. has / the chores / to / today / Mai / do / himself /. /
____Mai has to do the chores himself today
3. clean/ the/ teacher/ me/ told/ to/ blackboard/the/./
___The teacher told me to clean the blackboard
4. She / my class / is / enough / old / in/ not/ to be/./
___She is not old enough to be in my class
5. how/ English/ to/ me/ tell/ study/ you/ Could/?/
___Could you tell me how to study English ?
III. Change this direct speech into reported speech
1. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me
-> She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.
2. “Don’t go!” She
-> She told me not to go.
3. “ I’d never been there before” She said
-> She said that she had never been there before.
4. “Be quick!” She
-> She told me to be quick.
5. “Do you work in London?” She
-> She asked me if I worked in London.
6. “Please get me a cup of tea” She
-> She told me to get her a cup of tea.
7. “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me
-> She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8. “Could you explain number four, please?” She
-> She asked me to explain number four.
9. “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me
-> She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.
10. “I’ll come and help you at twelve” She
-> She told me that she would come and help me at twelve.
11. “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She
-> She said that she usually drank coffee in the morning.
12. “Don't be silly!” She
-> She told me not to be silly.
13. “Are you working tonight?” She asked me
-> She asked me if I was working that night.
14. “How often do you play sport?” She
-> She asked me how often I played sport.
15. “They would help if they could” She said
-> She said that they would help if they could.
16. “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me
-> She told me she would do the washing-up later.
17. “He could read when he was three” She said
-> She said that he could read when he had been three.
18. “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said
-> She said that she had been sleeping when Julie had called.
19. “Will you come later?” She asked me
-> She asked me if I would come later.
20. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She
-> She asked me to wait a moment.
'I'll send you a postcard.' He told us
-> He told us he would send me a postcard.
We've bought a new car.' They told me
-> They told me they had bought a new car.
'I don't speak German.' She said that
-> She said that she didn't speak German.
'You failed your art exam.' You said that
-> You said that I had failed my art exam.
'I can't drive.' He said
-> He said that he couldn't drive.
'You look nice.' He told me
-> He told me I looked nice.
'We're going ice-skating.' They said
-> They said that they were going ice-skating.
'The students aren't listening to me.' The teacher said
-> The teacher said that the students weren't listening to her.
He said, "I like this song."
-> He said that he liked that song.
"Where is your sister?" she asked me.
-> She asked me where my sister was.
"I don't speak Italian," she said.
-> She said that she didn't speak Italian.
"Say hello to Jim," they said.
-> They told Jim to say hello to him.
"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
-> He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
-> She told boys not to play on the grass.
"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
-> She asked him where he had spent his money.
"I never make mistakes," he said.
-> He said that he never made mistakes.
"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
-> He wanted to know if she knew Robert.
"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
-> The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.
"I often have a big hamburger." Benjamin says
-> Benjamin says that he often has a big hamburger.
Hannah: "They live in Boston." Hannah said
->Hannah said that they lived in Boston.
III. Change this direct speech into reported speech
1. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me
She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
2. “Don’t go!” She
She askd me not to go
3. “ I’d never been there before” She said
She said she'd never been there before
4. “Be quick!” She
She told me to be quick.
5. “Do you work in London?” She
She asked me if I worked in London.
6. “Please get me a cup of tea” She
She told me to get her a cup of tea
7. “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me
She asked me where I would live after graduation
8. “Could you explain number four, please?” She
She asked me to explain number four
9. “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me
She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.
10. “I’ll come and help you at twelve” She
She said me that she would come and help me at twelve.
11. “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She
She said me that she usually drank coffee in the mornings
12. “Don't be silly!” She
She asked me not to be silly
13. “Are you working tonight?” She asked me
She asked me if I was working that night
14. “How often do you play sport?” She
She asked me how often I played sport
15. “They would help if they could” She said
She said that they would help if they could
16. “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me
She told me she would do the washing-up later
17. “He could read when he was three” She said
She said that he could read when he was three
18. “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said
She said she had been sleeping when Julie called
19. “Will you come later?” She asked me
She asked me if I could come.
20. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She
She asked me to wait a moment
'I'll send you a postcard.'
He told us he would send us a postcard
'We've bought a new car.'
They told me they had bought a new car
'I don't speak German.'
She said that she didn't speak German.
'You failed your art exam.'
You said that you had failed your art exam.
'I can't drive.'
He said he couldn't drive
'You look nice.'
He told me that I looked nice.
'We're going ice-skating.'
They said that they were going ice-skating.
'The students aren't listening to me.'
The teacher said
He said, "I like this song."
He said that he liked that song
"Where is your sister?"
She asked me where my sister was.
"I don't speak Italian,"
She said that she didn't speak Italian.
"Say hello to Jim,"
They said Jim to say hello
"The film began at seven o'clock,"
He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock
"Don't play on the grass, boys,"
She said the boys not to play on the grass.
"Where have you spent your money?"
She asked him where he had spent his money
"I never make mistakes,"
He said that he never made mistakes
"Does she know Robert?"
He wanted to know if she knew Robert.
"Don't try this at home,"
The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.
"I often have a big hamburger."
Benjamin says he often had a big hamburger.
Hannah: "They live in Boston."
Hannah said they lived in Boston.
EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me ___________where he was___________________________________________
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me ______________what i was doing then________________________________________
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me _______why l had gone out the pervious night_______________________________________________
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me _____________who that beautiful woman had been_________________________________________
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me _____________how my mother was_________________________________________
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me ________________what l was doing to do at the weekend______________________________________
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me ________________where l would live after graduation______________________________________
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me _______________what I had been doing when she had seen me_______________________________________
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me ____________how the journey had been__________________________________________
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me ______________how often i went to the cinema________________________________________
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me _____________________if i lived in London_________________________________
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me __________if he had arrived on time____________________________________________
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me _____________if l had been to Paris_________________________________________
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me ___________if I could help her___________________________________________
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me ________________if I was working that night______________________________________
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me ________________if l would come later______________________________________
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me ____________if l liked coffee__________________________________________
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me _____________if that the road was to the station_________________________________________
19. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me _______________if I had done my homework______________________________________
20. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me ________________if l had studied reported speech before______________________________________
41. Mrs Brown told her daughter to cook it in butter.
42. He told me not to come back before one o’clock.
43. Mother told me to lock all the doors.
44. His wife told him not to leave his coat on the chair.
45. He told his daughter not to open the window.
46. He told the girl not to sit on his bed.
47. I told Ann not to lend Henry any money.
48. Her father told her not to drive too fast.
49. He told me not to spend all my money on food.
50. The teacher told us not to come to class late.
Reported speech:
1.''Can you speak chinese?''said Ann
Ann asked me if i could speak chinese
2.''is there a fridge in the kitchen?''l said to her
i asked her if there was a fridge in the kitchen