http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/lm-reported.html
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/tm-reported1.html
http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/httpdocs/grammar/1bch.html
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech#exercises
Exercises on Reported Speech
Statements in Reported Speech
no backshift – change of pronouns
no backshift – change of pronouns and places
with backshift
with backshift and change of place and time expressions
Questions in Reported Speech
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Requests in Reported Speech
Exercise 1 – requests (positive)
Exercise 2 – requests (negative)
Exercise 3 – requests (mixed)
Mixed Exercises on Reported Speech
Exercise 1
Exercise 2Reported speech
WORKSHEETS AND ANSWERS
1.... Write these statements in reported speech.1. ‘I didn’t go to the cinema with them,’ Pete said.
.... Pete said (that) he hadn’t gone to the cinema with them.
2.. ‘I may go swimming later’, said Julie.
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3.. ‘My house was robbed last week’, Maria told us.
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4.. ‘Get out of bed!’my mum said to me.
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5.. ‘Can I open the window?’ he asked.
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6.. ‘Why didn’t you tell me?’ Sarah asked John.
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2.... Write these reported statements in direct speech.
1.. Raquel told me she had seen the football match.
.... ‘I saw the football match’, Raquel said to me.
2.. Lisa said she had enjoyed the concert.
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3.. Phillip told us he might go skiing at Christmas.
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4.. Susan asked Kate where she had been the night before.
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5.. My dad told me to tidy up my room.
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6.. Mary asked me if she could borrow my car.
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3.... Rewrite these sentences using the reporting verbs in brackets.
1.. ‘Don’t run across the road; it’s dangerous,’ said Russell to the children. (warned)
.... Russel warned the children not to run across the road because it was dangerous.
2.. ‘Why don’t you want to go out with him?’ Sue asked me. (ask)
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3.. ‘I will come to the party; don’t worry,’ Jim said. (promise)
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4.. ‘Lets buy a new computer,’ said Francis. (suggest)
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5.. ‘Alright, I’ll do the shopping,’ said Graham. (agree)
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6.. ‘I didn’t finish the project on time,’ said Jill. (admit)
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ANSWER KEY
1. 2. Julie said she might go swimming later.3. Maria told us her house had been robbed the week before. 4. My mum told me to get out of bed. 5. He asked if he could open the window.6. Sarah asked John why he hadn’t told her.
2. 2. ‘I enjoyed the concert,’said Lisa. 3. ‘I might go skiing at Christmas,’Philip told us. 4. ‘Where were you last night, Kate?’Susan asked. 5. ‘Tidy up your room!’my dad told me. 6. ‘Can I borrow your car?’asked Mary.
3. 2. Sue asked me why I didn’t want to go out with him. 3. Jim promised to/he would go to the party. 4. Francis suggested we should/buying a new computer. 5. Graham agreed to do the shopping. 6. Jill admitted she hadn’t finished/not finishing the project on time.
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