REPORTED SPEECH

OR

DERS
AND REQUESTS

introducing verbs: order, tell, ask

EXERCISE 1

Look at the blackboard,

children!

The teacher ordered the children to look at the blackboard.

Dont leave your things all over
the place, Sue!

1.- Kevin, dont touch my things again his

brother said
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2.- Can you lend me your car for the weekend,
Mum? Cathy said
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3.- Leave your umbrellas outside the museum,
please the guide said
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4.- Dont park here, sir the policeman said
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Her mother told Sue not to leave her things all over the place

Will you take me out for a walk, please?

The dog asked me to take him out for a walk

Mum, give me something to
eat!

5.- Could you show me that blue sweater in the

shop window, please? the woman said
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6.- Will you come with me to Susans party,
John? Mary said
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7.- Will you please not come with your dog into
the restaurant? the waiter said
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8.- Dont say anything to your parents, ok? she
said
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9.- Send me a copy of the contract, will you?
the lawyer told Mr. Smith
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The boy told her mother to give him something to eat

Dont close your mouth,
Mr. Jones, please.

The dentist asked Mr. Jones not to close his mouth.

10.- Please, show me the photographs she said

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11.- Stop smoking? the doctor told him
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12.- Never unlock this door! he told his
assistant
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REPORTED SPEECH
STATEMENTS

introducing verbs: say, tell, explain, think, etc. ...

EXERCISE 2

Sorry, Mr. Jones is

out this morning.

1.- I think there is a bus at five oclock

my brother said
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2.- She broke the glasses when she

was washing up he said
The secretary told me that Mr. Jones was out
that morning.
You have to fill in this form and
submit it in the office upstairs

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3.- They cant come because they are busy

Susan said
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4.- Ill do my homework tomorrow the

child told his mother
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5.- We have been to Paris twice she said

The clerk explained to
me that I had to fill in that form and submit it
in the office upstairs.

I have been
promoted.

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6.- The boys are playing in the garden now

she said
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7.- I dont know your new boyfriend she

told Sheila
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8.- Someone brought a parcel for you last

week she told me
The clerk told his wife that he had been
promoted
I know the answer

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9.- Mary, your glasses are on the table

her mother said
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10.- Tom is having dinner with us next

Saturday he said
The girl said that she knew the
answer

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REPORTED SPEECH
QUESTIONS

introducing verbs: ask, wonder, want to know

Whats your name and

address, sir?

EXERCISE 3
1.- Where do you live, Mr. Sallies? the policeman
asked
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The policeman wanted to know what my name

and address was.

Wheres my coffee?

2.- Are you busy, Tom? Mary asked

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3.- Have you seen my brother? she asked me
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4.- How are you going to Italy? he asked me
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He wondered where his coffee was.

Are you coming to my

party next Friday,
Susan?

She asked Susan if she was coming to her party the following
Friday.

Did you see the match last

night?

He asked me if I had seen the match the night before.

How many miles have we

run?

5.- Do you like classical music, Sue? I asked

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6.- How much did you pay for that car? he asked
me
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7.- When are you going on holiday? she asked
her brother
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8.- Did you close the windows last night, Terry?
his mother asked
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9.- Why are you still in bed? I asked her
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10.- Who is that man? she wondered
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11.- Did you buy those flowers, Mum? the girl
asked
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12.- Whose CDs are these? he wondered
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She wanted to know how many miles they had run.

ALL

TYPES

EXERCISE 4
1.- Do you wear a uniform at school?
Peter asked me ...

17.- Can you keep this secret, Susan?

Susans friend asked her ...

2.- Do these exercises for tomorrow, children

The teacher told the children ...

18.- When did you sell your old car?

He wanted to know

3.- Harry, dont play with matches

His mother told Harry ...

19.- Can you tell me where the station is, sir?

She asked the man

4.- There is a question I want to ask

Sue said ...

20.- Is this todays newspaper, Sue?

Sues father asked her

5.- Well have a party next weekend

She said ...

21.- George, go to the blackboard and dont be a

nuisance
The teacher told George

6.- Nobody knows the answer

He said ...
7.- How many questions are there?
John asked ...

22.- Those flowers are very nice. I like them

Mary said ...
23.- Will you buy the paper on your way to work,
please?
My mother asked me ...

8.- Have you been to Italy, Mary?

Mr. Jones asked Mary ...
9.- Dont touch any of my things, Mark
She ordered Mark ...
10.- Its going to rain soon
I said ...
11.- I lost my handbag yesterday
She said
12.- Listen to those birds in the garden
Susan told her friend
13.- Could you do me a favour?
Tom asked Susan ...
14.- Can you give me something to eat, madam?
The beggar asked the woman ...
15.- How much is this box of chocolates?
The customer asked me
16.- This exercise is a bit difficult, but you wont have
any
problem if you pay attention
The teacher explained

24 Can you buy some bread on your way back home,

please?
She asked me ...
25.- Dont switch off the radio
She told me ...
26.- Where did you go on holiday?
She asked me ...
27.- Look at him. Hes playing the fool again
Susan told me ...
28.- Open the window. Its hot in this room
His mother told him
29.- Give me a sandwich, please. Im hungry
Tom told his mother ...
30.- Where have you been all day?
My father asked me ...
31.- Dont drop those plates
Sheila told her friend ...
32.-I know what you mean
He said ...

ALL

TYPES

EXERCISE 5
1.

Are you going to study for the exam? - she

asked

2.

Can you ride a horse, Sue? - he asked

3.

Can you wait for a while, please? - he said

4.

Did you enjoy yourself at the party last

Saturday? - she asked him

21. I think she will be very happy in England he said

22. I want to play with you, Sue - he said
23. I wont be able to finish it by tomorrow - he
said

5.

Did you go shopping last Saturday? - she

asked
24. Ill finish soon - she told us

6.

Do you know my brother Harry? - he asked

me

7.

Dont argue with me! - his father said

8.

Dont ask me any more questions, Mary Susan said

9.

25. Im going to show you something very

interesting - Susan told me
26. Ive got up at six oclock this morning and
Im very tired - Terry said
27. It may be too late - he said

Dont laugh at him - my mother told me

28. Learn all these new words for tomorrow the teacher said

10. Dont make plans for your holiday yet - he

told us
29. Mary, pass me the sugar, please - Harry said
11. Dont talk to me when Im studying - she
told me

30. She left the office two hours ago - he said

12. Everybody is hungry - she said

31. Show me your new CDs, David - I said

13. Have you got any brothers or sisters? - I

asked him

32. Soldiers, dont leave your position! - the

sergeant said

14. Have you seen Peter today? - the teacher

asked the students

33. Susan, stop crying - her mother said

15. How much is this sweater? - she asked the

shop assistant
16. How old is your new boyfriend, Sue? - her
father asked
17. I can run faster than anyone - the boy told
his friends

34. The postman didnt deliver yesterday - she

said
35. Theres been a terrible accident at the
crossroads - John said
36. They are getting married next week - she
said

18. I didnt break it - the child said

37. This exercise is terrible. I cant do it now she said

19. I havent finished eating yet - he said

38. Tom, the phone is ringing - she said

20. I met him here two days ago - he said

39. Well go in this car - they said

40. Well visit you when we go to Scotland next

summer - they told me

DIRECT

SPEECH

Anna told us that she had finished.

Ive finished Anna told us
The little girl asked Susan if she was staying there all summer.
Are you staying here all summer, Susan? the little girl asked
The teacher told the children not to write on the blackboard.
Dont write on the blackboard, children the teacher said

EXERCISE 6

1.- Mary asked me where exactly I lived.

15.- She asked John to give her a lift to the airport.

2.- Bill said he was going to be late.

16.- She wondered if he would ask her out.

3.- David said he had to be back by 3.30.

17.- She said she had been to the doctors two days
before.

4.- Carol asked Ann what she had done the day
before.

18.- She asked me who I had invited to my party.

5.- Kate asked me how many books I had read.

19.- He wanted to know what had happened.

6.- My teacher asked me if I would go to school the

following day.

20.- He explained that he had been late because of

the
traffic.

7.- Helen said she was going shopping.

21.- She asked Jim if he had tried those cakes.
8.- Paul said that he wanted to make a phone call.
9.- Tina told the teacher she had forgotten to do her
homework.
10.- She said she liked swimming but she didnt go
very
often.

22.- He said that he would help me whenever I

needed it
23.- She said she had to do an important exam the
following day.
24.- The firemen told us to leave the place at once.

11.- He said he had written two letters to her.

25.- I told Peter to be honest.

12.- I asked my teacher what coy meant.

26.- She told us we had to call her Mrs. Willis

13.- I asked Sue when her birthday was.

27.- They asked me not to come in with my shoes on.

14.- My mother asked me if I had tidied my room

lately.

28.- She said her friend had just had a baby.

29.- The policeman ordered him to come out of his

car.

30.- He said that they had finished this exercise at

last.

KEY
EXERCISE 1
1. His brother ordered Kevin not to touch his things again
2. Cathy asked her mother to lend her her car for the weekend
3. The guide told us to leave our umbrellas outside the museum
4. The policeman told the man not to park there
5. The woman asked the shop-assistant to show her that blue sweater in the shop window
6. Mary asked John to go with her to Susans party
7. The waiter told me not to go with my dog into the restaurant
8. She told me not to say anything to my parents
9. The lawyer asked Mr Smith to send him a copy of the contract
10. She asked me to show her the photographs
11. The doctor told him to stop smoking
12. He told his assistant not to unlock that door
EXERCISE 2
1. My brother said (that) he thought there was a bus at five oclock
2. He said she had broken the glasses when she was washing up
3. Susan said they couldnt come because they were busy
4. The child told his mother he would do his homework the following day
5. She said they had been to Paris twice
6. She said the boys were playing in the garden then
7. She told Sheila she didnt know her new boyfriend
8. She told me someone had brought a parcel for me the week before
9. Marys mother told her that her glasses were on the table
10. He said Tom was having dinner with them the following Saturday
EXERCISE 3
1. The policeman asked Mr Sallies where he lived
2. Mary asked Tom if he was busy
3. She asked me if I had seen her brother
4. He asked me how I was going to Italy
5. I asked Sue if she liked classical music
6. He asked me how much I had paid for that car
7. She asked her brother when he was going on holiday
8. Terrys mother asked him if he had closed the windows the night before
9. I asked her why she was still in bed
10. She wondered who that man was
11. The girl asked her mother if she had bought those flowers
12. He wondered whose CDs those were.
EXERCISE 4
1. if I wore a uniform at school
2. to do those exercises the following day
3. not to play with matches
4. there was a question she wanted to ask
5. they would have a party the following week
6. nobody knew the answer
7. how many questions there were
8. if she had been to Italy
9. not to touch any of his things
10. it was going to rain soon
11. she had lost her handbag the day before
12. to listen to those birds in the garden
13. to do him a favour
14. to give him something to eat
15. how much that box of chocolates was
16. (that) the exercise was a bit difficult but they wouldnt have any problem if they paid attention
17. to keep that secret
18. when I had sold my old car
19. where the station was
20. if that was that days newspaper
21. to go to the blackboard and not to be a nuisance
22. those flowers were very nice and she liked them
23. to buy the paper on my way to work
24. to buy some bread on my way back home
25. not to switch off the radio
26. where I had gone on holiday
27. to look at him. He was playing the fool again

28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

to open the window because it was hot in that room

to give him a sandwich because he was hungry
where I had been all day
not to drop those plates
he knew what I meant

EXERCISE 5
1. She asked me if I was going to study for the exam
2. He asked Sue if she could ride a horse
3. He asked me to wait for a while
4. She asked him if he had enjoyed himself at the party the Saturday befor
5. She asked me if I had gone shopping the Saturday before
6. He asked me if I knew his brother Harry
7. His father ordered him not to argue with him
8. Susan asked Mary not to ask her any more questions
9. My mother told me not to laugh at him
10. He told us not to make plans for our holiday yet
11. She told me not to talk to her when she was studying
12. She said everybody was hungry
13. I asked him if he had any brothers or sisters
14. The teacher asked the students if they had seen Peter that day
15. She asked the shop assistant how much that sweater was
16. Her father asked Sue how old her new boyfriend was
17. The boy told his friends he could run faster that anyone
18. The child said he hadnt broken it
19. He said he hadnt finished eating yet
20. He said he had met him two days before
21. He said he thought she would be very happy in England
22. He told Sue he wanted to play with her
23. He said he wouldnt be able to finish it by the following day
24. She told us she would finish soon
25. Susan told me she was going to show me something very interesting
26. Tarry said he had got up at 6 oclock that morning and he was very tired
27. He said it might be too late
28. The teacher told them to learn all those new words for the following day
29. Harry asked Mary to pass him the sugar
30. He said she had left the office two hours before
31. I told David to show me his new CDs
32. The sergeant ordered the soldiers not to leave their positions
33. Susans mother told her to stop crying
34. She said the postman hadnt delivered the day before
35. John said there had been a terrible accident at the crossroads
36. She said they were getting married the following week
37. She said that exercise was terrible and she couldnt do it.
38. She told Tom the phone was ringing
39. The said they would go in that car
40. They told me they would visit me when they went to Scotland the following summer.
EXERCISE 6
1. Where do you live exactly?
2. Im going to be late
3. I have to be back by 3.30
4. Ann, what did you do yesterday?
5. How many books have you read?
6. Will you come to school tomorrow?
7. Im going shopping
8. I want to make a phone call
9. Ive forgotten to do my homework
10. I like swimming, but I do go very often
11. Ive written two letters to you
12. What does coy mean?
13. When is your birthday, Sue?
14. Have you tidied your room lately?
15. Can you give me a lift to the airport?
16. Will he ask me out?

17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.

I went to the doctors two days ago

Who have you invited to your party?
Whats happened?
Ive been late because of the traffic
Have you tried these cakes?
Ill help you whenever you need it
I have to do an important exam
tomorrow
Leave the place at once!
Be honest, Peter!
You must call me Mrs Willis
Please, dont come in with your shoes
on
My friend has just had a baby
Come out of your car, sir!
We have finished this exercise at last!