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REPORTED SPEECH

We use reported speech when we want to tell someone what someone said. We
usually use a reporting verb (e.g. say, tell, ask, etc.) and then change the tense of
what was actually said in direct speech.
 Day 2. Homework 2 Date: _____________________________
Change this direct speech into reported speech.
1. "He works in a bank" She said
__________________________________________________________________.
2. "We went out last night" She told me
__________________________________________________________________.
3. "I'm coming!" She said
_________________________________________________________________.
4. "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived" She told me
_________________________________________________________________.
5. "I'd never been there before" She said
________________________________________________________________.
6. "I didn't go to the party" She told me
_______________________________________________________________.
7. "Lucy'll come later" She said
______________________________________________________________.
8. "She hasn't eaten sushi before" She said
_______________________________________________________________.
9. "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London" She said
_______________________________________________________________.
10. "They would help if they could" She said
_______________________________________________________________.
11. "I'll do the washing-up later" She told me
_______________________________________________________________.
12. "He could read when he was three" She said
_______________________________________________________________.
13. "I was sleeping when Julie called" She said
_______________________________________________________________.
Parent’s signature: _______________________ Grade _______/ 10
Reported question
In reported questions, we change:

 Tenses in the same way as for reported statements,

 Locations, pronouns, time references, etc.

When we report questions, we use an affirmative sentences word order (not a question
word order), so in reported questions the subject comes before the verb.
Example: I asked them why it was called the green room.
NOT I asked them why was it called the green room.
 Day 4. Homework 4 Date: _____________________________
Rewrite the questions in reported speech.
1 ‘What time does the shop open?’ she asked me.
She asked me what time the shop opened.
2 ‘What’s the entrance fee to the film premiere?’ they asked.
They asked
___________________________________________________________________
_.
3 ‘Why are you using a green pen for homework?’ my girlfriend asked me.
My girlfriend asked me
___________________________________________________________.
4 ‘Will the new detective series be good?’ my mum asked me.
My mum asked me
______________________________________________________________.
5 ‘Where can I buy batteries?’ Mrs Evans asked.
Mrs Evans asked me
_____________________________________________________________.
6 ‘Has the film finished?’ my wife asked.
My wife wanted to know
__________________________________________________________.
7 ‘Who knows where penguins live?’ asked the teacher.
The teacher asked us
_____________________________________________________________.
8 ‘Is there a toilet in this bookshop?’ my son asked the attendant.
My son asked the attendant
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Parent’s signature: _______________________ Grade _______/ 10

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