REPORTED SPEECH

Write the sentences in reported speech

1) ‘The plane takes off at 14.30’

She said _________________________________________________________________
2) ‘We won’t be able to pay until next week.’
They said ________________________________________________________________
3) ‘She left the hotel at ten twenty.’
The receptionist said ______________________________________________________
4) ‘I’m taking my holidays in August.’
Kate said ________________________________________________________________
5) ‘I’ve never seen anything like it’
He said _________________________________________________________________
6) ‘You can’t take photos here’
The guide told them _______________________________________________________
7) ‘The lift doesn’t go to the top floor.’
The receptionist said ______________________________________________________
8) You should get to the airport early’
The travel agent told them _________________________________________________
9) ‘Don’t leave your luggage unattended’
They told us _____________________________________________________________
10) ‘Could you open the window, please’
He asked me _____________________________________________________________
11) ‘Fasten your seat belts’
The flight attendant told passengers ___________________________________________
12) ‘Would you mind not smoking?’
He asked us _____________________________________________________________
13) ‘Take the lift to the second floor’
The receptionist told us ___________________________________________________
14) ‘Don’t go there in July or August.’
He told us ______________________________________________________________
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Finish each sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the one above.

1) ‘Now to mend the fuse, first you unscrew this part’

Paul explained…
2) ‘Psst! Guess what? My father’s just won a lot of money!’
Sally whispered…
3) ‘OK. Fine. You’re right. I did it.’
The thief confessed …
4) ‘I’m not going to marry him –so there!’
Rebecca announced …
5) ‘We’re negotiating terms at the moment.’
The President says …
6) ‘I might pop round this evening.’
She said …
7) ‘If I were younger, I would learn how to use a computer.’
He says …
8) ‘Would you mind not smoking in the library?’ the teacher asked the students.
The teacher…
9) ‘Let’s have a barbecue,’ said the students.
The students suggested…
10) ‘Why don’t you have a barbecue?’ said Tim to this mother.
Tim suggested …
11) ‘Honestly, I really did do the homework myself,’ said the student.
The student denied …
12) ‘I am the greatest gymnast evet,’ said the gold medal winner.
The gold medal winner boasted …
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Change the following questions and commands into indirect questions or commands

1) ‘Who is your top competitor in figure skating?’ the reporters asked Tonya.

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2) ‘Are you willing to kill someone for $65,000?’ Eckhard asked Rietz.

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3) ‘Have you ever taken asteroids?’ the testers asked Johnson.

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4) ‘Are athletes who take drugs deceiving themselves?’ we asked the doctor.

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5) ‘Where can I get asteroids?’ the athlete asked.

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6) ‘Don’t take asteroids,’ sport doctors tell athletes.

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7) ‘Arrest Gilloly and Eckhard,’ the inspector ordered the police officers.

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8) ‘Strip Ben Johnson of his title,’ the Olympic Committee commanded.

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9) Don’t use these banned drugs,’ doctors advise athletes.

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