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REPORTED SPEECH

EXERCISE 1
OR DERS AND REQUESTS -
introducing verbs: order, tell, ask 1.- Kevin, dont touch my things again his
brother said
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2.- Can you lend me your car for the weekend,

Look at the blackboard, Mum? Cathy said
children! ______________________________________
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3.- Leave your umbrellas outside the museum,

please the guide said
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The teacher ordered the children to look at the blackboard.
4.- Dont park here, sir the policeman said
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Dont leave your things all over
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the place, Sue!
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,

Her mother told Sue not to leave her things all over the place John? Mary said
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Will you take me out for a walk, please? 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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The dog asked me to take him out for a walk
9.- Send me a copy of the contract, will you?
the lawyer told Mr. Smith
Mum, give me something to
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eat!
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10.- Please, show me the photographs she said

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11.- Stop smoking? the doctor told him

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The boy told her mother to give him something to eat ______________________________________

12.- Never unlock this door! he told his

Dont close your mouth, assistant
Mr. Jones, please. ______________________________________
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The dentist asked Mr. Jones not to close his mouth

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

EXERCISE 2

Sorry, Mr. Jones is 1.- I think there is a bus at five oclock

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

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
was washing up he said
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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

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The clerk explained to me that I had to fill in
that form and submit it in the office upstairs.
6.- The boys are playing in the garden now
she said
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I have been ______________________________________
promoted.

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
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The clerk told his wife that he had been ______________________________________
promoted
9.- Mary, your glasses are on the table
I know the answer her mother said
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10.- Tom is having dinner with us next

Saturday he said
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The girl said that she knew the answer
 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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2.- Are you busy, Tom? Mary asked

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The policeman wanted to know what my name and address was. ______________________________________

3.- Have you seen my brother? she asked me

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Wheres my coffee? ______________________________________

4.- How are you going to Italy? he asked me

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He wondered where his coffee was. 5.- Do you like classical music, Sue? I asked
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6.- How much did you pay for that car? he asked
Are you coming to my me
party next Friday, ______________________________________
Susan? ______________________________________

7.- When are you going on holiday? she asked

her brother
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She asked Susan if she was coming to her party the following
Friday. 8.- Did you close the windows last night, Terry?
his mother asked
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Did you see the match last
night? 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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He asked me if I had seen the match the night before. ______________________________________

11.- Did you buy those flowers, Mum? the girl

asked
How many miles have we ______________________________________
run? ______________________________________

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? 17.- Can you keep this secret, Susan?
Peter asked me ... Susans friend asked her ...

2.- Do these exercises for tomorrow, children 18.- When did you sell your old car?
The teacher told the children ... He wanted to know

3.- Harry, dont play with matches 19.- Can you tell me where the station is, sir?
His mother told Harry ... She asked the man

4.- There is a question I want to ask 20.- Is this todays newspaper, Sue?
Sue said ... Sues father asked her

5.- Well have a party next weekend 21.- George, go to the blackboard and dont be a
She said ... nuisance
The teacher told George

6.- Nobody knows the answer

He said ... 22.- Those flowers are very nice. I like them
Mary said ...

7.- How many questions are there?

John asked ... 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 ... 24 Can you buy some bread on your way back home,
please?
She asked me ...
9.- Dont touch any of my things, Mark
She ordered Mark ...
25.- Dont switch off the radio
She told me ...
10.- Its going to rain soon
I said ...
26.- Where did you go on holiday?
She asked me ...
11.- I lost my handbag yesterday
She said
27.- Look at him. Hes playing the fool again
Susan told me ...
12.- Listen to those birds in the garden
Susan told her friend
28.- Open the window. Its hot in this room
His mother told him
13.- Could you do me a favour?
Tom asked Susan ...
29.- Give me a sandwich, please. Im hungry
Tom told his mother ...
14.- Can you give me something to eat, madam?
The beggar asked the woman ...
30.- Where have you been all day?
My father asked me ...
15.- How much is this box of chocolates?
The customer asked me
31.- Dont drop those plates
Sheila told her friend ...
16.- This exercise is a bit difficult, but you wont have any
problem if you pay attention
The teacher explained 32.-I know what you mean
He said ...
 ALL TYPES
EXERCISE 5

1. Are you going to study for the exam? - she asked 21. I think she will be very happy in England - he
said

2. Can you ride a horse, Sue? - he asked

22. I want to play with you, Sue - he said

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

23. I wont be able to finish it by tomorrow - he said

4. Did you enjoy yourself at the party last

Saturday? - she asked him 24. Ill finish soon - she told us

5. Did you go shopping last Saturday? - she asked 25. Im going to show you something very interesting
- Susan told me

6. Do you know my brother Harry? - he asked me

26. Ive got up at six oclock this morning and Im
very tired - Terry said
7. Dont argue with me! - his father said

27. It may be too late - he said

8. Dont ask me any more questions, Mary - Susan
said
28. Learn all these new words for tomorrow - the
teacher said
9. Dont laugh at him - my mother told me

29. Mary, pass me the sugar, please - Harry said

10. Dont make plans for your holiday yet - he told us

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

11. Dont talk to me when Im studying - she told me

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

12. Everybody is hungry - she said

32. Soldiers, dont leave your position! - the sergeant

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

33. Susan, stop crying - her mother said

14. Have you seen Peter today? - the teacher asked
the students
34. The postman didnt deliver yesterday - she said

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

assistant 35. Theres been a terrible accident at the crossroads
- John said

16. How old is your new boyfriend, Sue? - her father

asked 36. They are getting married next week - she said

17. I can run faster than anyone - the boy told his 37. This exercise is terrible. I cant do it now - she
friends said

18. I didnt break it - the child said 38. Tom, the phone is ringing - she said

19. I havent finished eating yet - he said 39. Well go in this car - they said

20. I met him here two days ago - he 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. 16.- She wondered if he would ask her out.

2.- Bill said he was going to be late. 17.- She said she had been to the doctors two days
before.

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

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

4.- Carol asked Ann what she had done the day before.
19.- He wanted to know what had happened.

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

20.- He explained that he had been late because of the
traffic.
6.- My teacher asked me if I would go to school the
following day.
21.- She asked Jim if he had tried those cakes.

7.- Helen said she was going shopping.

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

8.- Paul said that he wanted to make a phone call.

23.- She said she had to do an important exam the
following day.
9.- Tina told the teacher she had forgotten to do her
homework.
24.- The firemen told us to leave the place at once.

10.- She said she liked swimming but she didnt go very
often. 25.- I told Peter to be honest.

11.- He said he had written two letters to her. 26.- She told us we had to call her Mrs. Willis

12.- I asked my teacher what coy meant. 27.- They asked me not to come in with my shoes on.

13.- I asked Sue when her birthday was. 28.- She said her friend had just had a baby.

14.- My mother asked me if I had tidied my room lately. 29.- The policeman ordered him to come out of his car.

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

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. to open the window because it was hot in that room
29. to give him a sandwich because he was hungry
30. where I had been all day
31. not to drop those plates
32. 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? 17. I went to the doctors two days ago
2. Im going to be late 18. Who have you invited to your party?
3. I have to be back by 3.30 19. Whats happened?
4. Ann, what did you do yesterday? 20. Ive been late because of the traffic
5. How many books have you read? 21. Have you tried these cakes?
6. Will you come to school tomorrow? 22. Ill help you whenever you need it
7. Im going shopping 23. I have to do an important exam
8. I want to make a phone call tomorrow
9. Ive forgotten to do my homework 24. Leave the place at once!
10. I like swimming, but I do go very often 25. Be honest, Peter!
11. Ive written two letters to you 26. You must call me Mrs Willis
12. What does coy mean? 27. Please, dont come in with your shoes
13. When is your birthday, Sue? on
14. Have you tidied your room lately? 28. My friend has just had a baby
15. Can you give me a lift to the airport? 29. Come out of your car, sir!
16. Will he ask me out? 30. We have finished this exercise at last!