REPORTED SPEECH
1) STATEMENTS
1) Mary
said: ”I will play cards the day after tomorrow”.
Mary said that she would play cards in two days’ time
2) Sophie
said: ”I went to bed early last night”.
Sophie said that she had gone to bed early the previous night
3) The
teacher said to Jenny: “You have to learn your grammar”.
The teacher said to Jenny that she had to learn her grammar
4) Monique
said to the immigration officer:” This is my first trip to England.”
Monique said to the immigration officer that was her first trip to
England
5) He
told me: ”You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen”.
He told me that I was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen
6) Nick
said: ”I’m going to visit my parents next month”
Nick said that he was going to visit his parents the following month
7) “My
parents are fine and I really get on with them” Lilly said
Lilly said that her parents were fine and she really get on with them
8) ” I
am sorry but I can’t come to your birthday party because I am going away for
the weekend.” Gloria said
Gloria said that she was sorry but she couldn’t come to my birthday
party because she was going away for the weekend
9) ”My
friend Gary has found a new job in the music business” Mark said
Mark said that his friend Gary had found a new job in the music business
10) “I
have already written this essay four times.” Judy said
Judy said that she had already written that essay four times
2.- QUESTIONS
1) ”Do you live
in the country, Peter?” he asked
He
asked Peter if he lived in the country
2) ” Did you
see Charles yesterday morning”? they said
They
asked me if I had seen Charles the previous morning
3) ”Where have
you seen Tom?” he asked me
He
asked me where I had seen Tom
4) “Who
discovered America?” the teacher said
The
teacher asked us who had discovered America
5) ”Will we get
there on time, John?” she said
She
asked John if they would get there on time
6) ”How many
players do you want to substitute?” the referee asked
The
referee asked me how many players I wanted to substitute
7) ”Don’t you
know the traffic regulations?” the policeman said
The
policeman asked me if I didn’t know the traffic regulations
8) ”Do our
soldiers have enough weapons?” the commander said
The
commander asked me if our soldiers had enough weapons
9) ”What would
you do if you were a celebrity?” he asked
He
asked me what I would do if I had been a celebrity
10) ”How much
pay can I expect?” she said
She
asked me how much pay she could expect
3.- COMMANDS OR IMPERATIVES
1) “Keep quiet or I’ll punish you” the
mother said
The
mother told him to keep quiet or she would punish him
2) “Close the door” he said
He
told me to close the door
3) “Don’t hit the dog” they said
They
told us not to hit the dog
4) “Move
to your right” the instructor said
The
instructor told me to move to my right
5) “Mix the eggs with flour” the cook said
The
cook told us to mix the eggs with flour
6) “Don’t forget to turn off the lights,
Susan” her father said
Her
father told Susan not to forget to turn off the lights
7) “Don’t leave your room again” she said
She
told him not to leave his room again
8) “Don’t touch the wire with wet hands,
children” the electrician said
The
electrician told the children not to touch the wire with wet hands
9) “Buy some eggs” she said
She
told me to buy some eggs
10) “Don’t go near the fire, Greg” I said
I told Greg not to go near the fire
4.- MIXED
1) ” Can you do your best, boys?” the
coach said
The coach asked the boys if they could do their best
2) “I will not stop until this factory is
shut down” Peter said
Peter said that he would not stop until that factory was shut down
3) ”When will we get to the coast, guide?”
the captain said
The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast
4) “Don’t forget to thank your mother” his
father said
His
father told him not to forget to thank his mother
5) “You have bought yourself a wonderful
dress “ said her boyfriend
Her boyfriend said that he had bought himself a wonderful dress
6)
“I don’t like my new flat” said Paul
Paul
said that he didn’t like his new flat
7) “Tell me the truth, Thomas” she said
She told Thomas to tell the truth
8) “Why didn’t you buy a new shovel, Mr
Smith?” said the neighbour
The neighbour asked Mr Smith why he hadn’t bought a new shovel
9) “Don’t play games with me” the mother
said
The
mother told me not to play games with her
10) ”Are we going to start work tomorrow?”
she said
She
asked him if they wee going to star work the next/following day
11) ”I am sure I saw you here last week” he
said
He
said that he was sure he had seen me there the previous week
12) “Help me carry this” she said
She
told me to help her carry that
13) ”Is he staying with his family now?” she
said
She
asked me if he was staying with his family then
14) ”If I knew the answer I would tell you”
said Betty
Betty
said if she had known the answer she would tell me
15) ”Why weren’t we allowed to park here
last month?” said they
They
asked me why they hadn’t been allowed to park there the previous month
16) “Get in touch with them today" he
said
He
told me to get in touch with them that day
17) “Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train
to Glasgow” she said
She
said that the next/following day at five o’clock she would be sitting …
18) “Don’t forget to thank Mrs Jones when
you’re saying good bye to her” I said
I
told him not to forget to thank Mrs Jones when he was saying good bye to her
19) “Were you informed about the meeting
yesterday?” she said
She
asked him if he had been informed abut the meeting the previous day / the day
before
20) “How many goals will we score this
week?” they said
They
asked me how many goals they would score that week
5.- LET’S
1) He
said, “Let’s wait for her return.”
He suggested waiting for her return
2) "Let's go to the
restaurant" I said
I
suggested going to the restaurant
3) He said, "Let's wait a few minutes
and then try again later"
He
suggested waiting a few minutes and then trying again later
4) "Let's not blame him till we hear
the facts" she said
She
suggested not blaming till they (we) heard the facts
5) The
student said, "Let's show our teacher that we respect him"
The
student suggested showing their teacher that they respected him
6) “Let’s not argue again” they said
They
suggested not arguing again
7) “Let us go for a picnic today” I said
I suggested going for a picnic
that day
8) “Let’s
have a race and see who the fastest is” you said
You suggested having a race and
seeing who the fastest was
9) “Let’s play now” they said
9) “Let’s play now” they said
They suggested playing then
10) “Let’s leave this room” she
said
She
suggested leaving that room
6.- UNDERLINE AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES
1) He asked us what time does the train arrive.
the train arrives
2) He suggested that we went to the
concert. going
3) She said me to go and get the
newspaper. told me
4) The tourist asked us if did we speak
any English. spoke
5)
He wants to know if it would rain tomorrow. the
next/following day
6) The police officer warned us to not
make a sound. not to
7) My friend suggested that I trying
her yoga class. X
8)
He says that he was angry with me. said / is
9)
They asked us if we were ready? X
10) The pupil told he had done his
homework. said
11)
She told to me that she had enjoyed the film. said
to
12) We
wondered what time was it. it was
13)
The police suggested that he told the truth. telling
14) My father asked me how did I feel.
I felt
15) My mum said I could bought new
shoes. buy
16)
She explained that she may be late. might
17) She asked him that what he had
made for dinner. X
18) Eric insisted that he will have
to think about it. would
19) Jane suggested they trying the
new Italian restaurant. X
20) Susan asked whether I knew where lived
her friend. her friend lived
