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REPORTED SPEECH

Exercise 1. Reported statements.


1. “He works in a bank”
She said _that he worked in a bank________________________
2. “We went out last night”
She told me __that they had gone out the night before___________
3. “I’m coming!”
She said __that she was coming__________
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me ___that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived_______
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said __that _she had never been there before_____
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me __that she hadn't gone to the party_____
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said ___that Lucy would come later________________
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me ___that he hadn't eaten breakfast_________
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said __that she could help me the next day______
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me ________________________________________________________
11. “I don’t like chocolate”
She told me __that she didn't like chocolate__
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
She said __that she wouldn't see you the next day____
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said __that she was living in Paris for a few months___
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
She told me __that she had visited her parents at the weekend___
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
She said __that she hadn't eaten sushi before__
16. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
She said _that she hadn't travelled by underground before i had come to London__
17. “They would help if they could”
She said _that they would help if they could___
18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”
She told me __that she would do the washing-up later____

Exercise 2. Reported questions


1. “Where is he?”
She asked me ___where he was_______
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me ___what i was doing _____
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me ___why i had gone out the previous night____
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me ___who taht beatiful woman had been
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me ____how my mother was_____
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me __what i was going to do at the weekend__
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me __where i would live after graduation___
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me ___what i had been doing when you had seen me?__
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me __how the journey had been___
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me ___how often i went to the cineme____
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me ___if i lived in London__
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me ___if he arrived on time___
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me __if i had been to Paris___
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me ___if i could help you
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me __if i was working that night__
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me __if i would come later_
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me ___if i liked coffee__________
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me ___if this the road was to the station_
19. “Did you do your homework?”
She asked me ____if i had done me homework_____
20. “Have you studied reported speech before?”
She asked me ___if i had studied reported speech before____

Exercise 3. Orders and requests


1. “Please help me carry this”
She asked me _to help you carry this____
2. “Please come early”
She _told me to come early_
3. “Please buy some milk”
She __told me to buy some milk_
4. “Could you please open the window?”
She _asked me if i could open the window____
5. “Could you bring the book tonight?”
She ___asked me if i could bring the book that night____
6. “Can you help me with my homework, please?”
She __asked me if i could help you with your homework____
7. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?”
She __asked me if i would bring you a cup of coffee___
8. “Would you mind passing the salt?”
She __asked me if i would mind passing her the salt___
9. “Would you mind lending me a pencil?”
She ___asked me if i would mind lending her a pencil_____
10. “I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?”
She _asked me if i could tell you the time__
11. “Do your homework!”
She told me __to do my homework__
12. “Go to bed!”
She __asked me to go to bed______
13. “Don’t be late!”
She __told me not to be late_____
14. “Don’t smoke!”
She __told me not to smoke___
15. “Tidy your room!”
She __ordered me to tidy my room__
16. “Wait here!”
She __told me to wait here__________
17. “Don’t do that!”
She told me not to do that___
18. “Eat your dinner!”
She ___told me eat my dinner___

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