Ex1:Change these statements into reported speech:
1:"I've see the film three times,Mary"said George
George said......................
2:"I'm sorry,Angela,"said Martin,"I'm afraid I've damaged your car"
Martin apologized asked.................
3:"Have you had enough for lunch?" the landlady us
The landlady asked..................................
4:"John, please don't tell anymore my new address,"said Mary
Mary asked.......................
5:"Breakfast will not be served after 9.30"said the notice
The notice said that.....................
6:"Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?"
I asked..............
7:"Don't forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow"
She reminded me.....................
8:"Do not write on the wall," said the teacher to the boy.
The teacher told the boys................
9:"How many jobs have you had since 2000?" the interview asked Mr.Simpson
The interview asked....................
10:Why didn't you report the incident to the police?" the officer asked the frightened witness
The officer wanted to know.........................
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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__________________________________________
Exercise 11: Change these sentences into reported speech. (1)
1. “I don’t like chocolate”.
She told me she didn't like chocolate .............................................................................................................
2. “I won’t see you tomorrow”.
She said she wouldn't see me the day after ...................................................................................................................
3. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”.
She said she was living in Paris for a few month ...................................................................................................................
4. “I visited my parents at the weekend”.
She told me she had visited her parents at the weekend .............................................................................................................
5. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”.
She told me she hadn't eaten sushi before .............................................................................................................
6. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”.
She said she hadn't travelled by underground before she had come to London ...................................................................................................................
7. “They would help if they could”.
She said they would help if they could ...................................................................................................................
8. “I’II do the washing-up later”.
She told me she would do the washing - up later .............................................................................................................
9. “He could read when he was three”.
She said he could read when he had been three ...................................................................................................................
10. “I was sleeping when Julie called”.
She said she had been sleeping when julie had called ...................................................................................................................
Exercise 11: Change these sentences into reported speech. (1)
1. “I don’t like chocolate”.
She told me .....................she didn't like chocolate........................................................................................
2. “I won’t see you tomorrow”.
She said ...............she wouldn't see me the next day....................................................................................................
3. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”.
She said ......she was living in paris for a few months.............................................................................................................
4. “I visited my parents at the weekend”.
She told me ............she had visited her parents at the weekends.................................................................................................
5. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”.
She told me ................she had not eaten sushi before.............................................................................................
6. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”.
She said ..........she had not travelle by underground before she had come to london.........................................................................................................
7. “They would help if they could”.
She said ...........they would would help if they could.........................................................
8. “I’II do the washing-up later”.
She told me .........she would do the washing-up later ....................................................................................................
9. “He could read when he was three”.
She said .....................he had been able to read when he had been three..............................................................................................
10. “I was sleeping when Julie called”.
She said ...................he had been sleeping when julie had called...................................................
1 she told me that she didn't like chocolate
2 she said she wouldn't see me the following day
Change these statements into reported speech
1. He asked, " Are you enjoyed yourself?"
He asked if i was enjoyed myself
2. She asked him, " Have you finished your exams?"
She asked him if he had finished his exams
Change into reported speech Statements
Tom said : My friend is coming next week
=>Tom said his friend was coming the following week
Tom said : My friend is coming next week
=> Tom said that his friend was coming the next week.
1- She worked in a bank.
2- They have gone out the night before.
3- He was coming.
4 - She had never been there before. ( Past perfect - This stays the same.)
How it works...
- Tenses---Backshift one tense (but Past Perfect stays the same)
- Time - last night to the night before.
- Subjet pronouns: (in Q2: We to They, Q3: I to He...)
- (Also location - here to there,,,etc.)
- And more......
Hope it helps...
Ex1:Change these statements into reported speech:
1:"I've see the film three times,Mary"said George
George said to Mary that he had seen the film three times
2:"I'm sorry,Angela,"said Martin,"I'm afraid I've damaged your car"
Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car
3:"Have you had enough for lunch?" the landlady us
The landlady asked us if we had had enough for lunch
4:"John, please don't tell anymore my new address,"said Mary
Mary asked John not to tell anymore her new address
5:"Breakfast will not be served after 9.30"said the notice
The notice said that Breakfast would not be served after 9.30
6:"Where is the best place to buy souvenirs?"
I asked where the best place to buy souvenirs was
7:"Don't forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow"
She reminded me to bring my passport with me the following day
8:"Do not write on the wall," said the teacher to the boy.
The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall
9:"How many jobs have you had since 2000?" the interview asked Mr.Simpson
The interview asked Mr.Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000
10:Why didn't you report the incident to the police?" the officer asked the frightened witness
The officer wanted to know why the frightened witness hadn't reported the incident to the police
1) Geogre said to Mary that he had seen film three times.
2) Martin aplogized Angela that he had damaged her car.
3) The landaly asked us whether we had had enough time for lunch.
4) Mary asked John not to tell anymore about her new address.
5) The notice said that breakfast wouldn't be served after 9.30.
6) I asked him where is the best to buy the souvenirs.
7) She reminded me to bring my passport with me the next day.
8) The teacher told the boys not to write on the wall.
9) The interview asked Mr.Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.
10) The officer wanted to know why I didn't report the incident to the police.