Reported speech exercises

You may need to revise this lesson before you do these exercises : reported
speech

A / Put the following into indirect speech

(statements)
1. I have something to show you I said to her
2. Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets the sun she said
3. I am going away tomorrow , mother he told her
4. we have moved to our new flat yesterday
5. you havent given me enough he pointed out
6. we will wait for you if you are late
7. I couldnt get into the house because I had lost my keys
8. I wrote to him the day before yesterday, I wonder why he hasnt
rung up
9. we walked 3 miles yesterday to bring this lamp
10.

they were intending to do it next month

11.

I dont think your father like me said the young lady to Jim

12.

If you see my father , you will know him on the spot

13.

theres been an accident and the roads blocked

14.

I have done the deeds

15.

the ice will soon be hard enough to skate on said tom

16.

we have been here for two years and half said the man and

we are going to stay here for six months.

17.

Ive left some books on your table said Peter .I think youll

find them useful .you can keep them as long as you need but Id like
them back when youve finished with them
Answers to this exercise are here : Reported speech statements Answers

B / Put the following into indirect speech

(statements)
1. I met him last year
2. They will be here soon
3. I have just finished
4. I must write some letters now.
5. He is going to Berlin tomorrow
6. We are going for a country walk.
7. This is the most interesting book I Have ever read
8. I can come next week
9. That looks difficult to do.
10.

They went away yesterday

11.

I havent had enough time to finish what I intended to do. I can

do some more later on

12.

You must do it all again before next week.

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Answers to this exercise are here: Reported speech statements 2 Answers

C / Put the following into indirect speech

(questions)
Note: some questions can be dealt with as requests
1. Where are you from? He asked Tom
2. Did you finish your exercise? The teacher asked his
3. Who has been using my typewriter last week? She wondered
4. Do you mind working on the night shifts?T he employee asked the
employer
5. Would you like to come with us? They asked me
6. Are you working as well as studying? The lady asked Ashley
7. Have you got a work permit? The police man asked the driver
8. Will you have time to play regularly? The coach asked Leila
9. Which of you knew how to make this food? She asked
10.

How can I run this engine? I asked the worker

11.

What else did you see? I asked the boy

12.

Did they understand what you said to them? He asked me

13.

Are you sorry for what you did? The mother asked her son

14.

Do you think you could live entirely on your own for six months

or would you get bored? She asked her friend

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How many sleeping pills have you taken? She asked the patient

16.

What will you do now, couldnt you see the gas running before

you switched the oven? The mother asked her boy angrily
17.
her

Are you leaving today or tomorrow morning? Her dad asked