Reported Speech
Reported Speech
Reported Speech
OR DERS
AND REQUESTS - introducing verbs: order, tell, ask
EXERCISE 1
Look at the blackboard, 1.- ‘Kevin, don’t touch my things again’ – his
children! brother said
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7.- ‘Will you please not come with your dog into
the restaurant?’ – the waiter said
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The dog asked me to take him out for a walk
8.- ‘Don’t say anything to your parents, ok?’ – she
said
Mum, give me something to
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eat!
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EXERCISE 2
The policeman wanted to know what my name 2.- ‘Are you busy, Tom?’ – Mary asked
and address was. ______________________________________
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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,
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Susan?
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1.- ‘Do you wear a uniform at school?’ 17.- ‘Can you keep this secret, Susan?’
Peter asked me ... Susan’s 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, don’t 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 today’s newspaper, Sue?’
Sue said ... Sue’s father asked her …
5.- ‘We’ll have a party next weekend’ 21.- ‘George, go to the blackboard and don’t be a
She said ... nuisance’
The teacher told George …
4. Did you enjoy yourself at the party last 22. I want to play with you, Sue - he said
Saturday? - she asked him
15. How much is this sweater? - she asked the 34. The postman didn’t deliver yesterday - she
shop assistant said
16. How old is your new boyfriend, Sue? - her 35. There’s been a terrible accident at the
father asked crossroads - John said
17. I can run faster than anyone - the boy told 36. They are getting married next week - she
his friends said
18. I didn’t break it - the child said 37. This exercise is terrible. I can’t do it now -
she said
DIRECT SPEECH
The little girl asked Susan if she was staying there all summer.
‘Are you staying here all summer, Susan? – the little girl asked
EXERCISE 6
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 Susan’s 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 o’clock
2. He said she had broken the glasses when she was washing up
3. Susan said they couldn’t 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 didn’t know her new boyfriend
8. She told me someone had brought a parcel for me the week before
9. Mary’s 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. Terry’s 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 wouldn’t 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 day’s 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 hadn’t broken it
19. He said he hadn’t 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 wouldn’t 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 o’clock 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. Susan’s mother told her to stop crying
34. She said the postman hadn’t 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 couldn’t 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 doctor’s two days ago
2. I’m going to be late 18. Who have you invited to your party?
3. I have to be back by 3.30 19. What’s happened?
4. Ann, what did you do yesterday? 20. I’ve 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. I’ll help you whenever you need it
7. I’m going shopping 23. I have to do an important exam
8. I want to make a phone call tomorrow
9. I’ve 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. I’ve written two letters to you 26. You must call me Mrs Willis
12. What does ‘coy’ mean? 27. Please, don’t 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!