Reported speech - exercises
1
Kate said to Frank, "I don't love you anymore."
Kate said to Frank that she didn't ............... love him anymore.
2
Simon told his boss, "I expect a 10% raise." (up-to-date reporting)
Simon told his boss that he expected a 10% raise.
3
Jack said, "Everyone will meet at the bar around 7:00."
Jack said that everyone.would meet.............. at the bar around 7:00.
4
The dentist recommended, "You should start flossing."
The dentist recommended that you SHOULD start flossing.
5
The President said, "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction."
The President said that Iraq ..had.........weapons of mass destruction.
6
The repairman said, "I won't be able to fix the car today."
The repairman said that..he wouldn't ....be able to fix the car today.
7
The sales clerk said, "There is going to be a big sale soon."
The sales clerk said that there ...was going to be..................... a big sale soon.
8
Jack said, "Everyone will meet at the bar around 7:00."
Jack said that everyone .would meet................. at the bar around 7:00.
9
My friend said, "I've met the perfect woman."
Your friend said that he .....had met............ the perfect woman.
10.
The Prime Minister said, "I will lower taxes."
The Prime Minister said that .he would ...............lower taxes.
Direct speech into reported speech.
1.
"I used to be slim."
B told me that she used to be slim.
Liz told us
2.
"I wouldn't do it if I were you." (DOESN'T CHANGE)
Terence said she wouldn’t DO it if she was(informally)/ WERE me.
3.
"We will stay in Madrid."
Terence told me that we/THEY would stay in Madrid.
They claimed that they would stay in Madrid.
4.
"I'm just looking."
Susan replied that she was just looking...............................................
5.
"We came a year ago."
They explained that .they had come a year BEFORE.........................................
6.
"I have never eaten this cake."
He admitted that he had never eaten that cake.............................................
7.
"Are you from France?
He wanted to know if I was from France...........................................
8.
"You must help me."
She said .that I had to help her..........................................................
9.
"I have not been doing anything."
He told me he not been doing anything.
10.
"The Amazon is the biggest river."
He told me that the Amazon is the biggest river
11.
"We couldn't swim in the sea."
They claimed that they couldn't swim in the sea ......................................
12.
"I can't go to school."
He said ..he couldn't go to school............................................................
Kate said to Frank, "I don't love you anymore."
Kate said to Frank that she didn't ............... love him anymore.
2
Simon told his boss, "I expect a 10% raise." (up-to-date reporting)
Simon told his boss that he expected a 10% raise.
3
Jack said, "Everyone will meet at the bar around 7:00."
Jack said that everyone.would meet.............. at the bar around 7:00.
4
The dentist recommended, "You should start flossing."
The dentist recommended that you SHOULD start flossing.
5
The President said, "Iraq has weapons of mass destruction."
The President said that Iraq ..had.........weapons of mass destruction.
6
The repairman said, "I won't be able to fix the car today."
The repairman said that..he wouldn't ....be able to fix the car today.
7
The sales clerk said, "There is going to be a big sale soon."
The sales clerk said that there ...was going to be..................... a big sale soon.
8
Jack said, "Everyone will meet at the bar around 7:00."
Jack said that everyone .would meet................. at the bar around 7:00.
9
My friend said, "I've met the perfect woman."
Your friend said that he .....had met............ the perfect woman.
10.
The Prime Minister said, "I will lower taxes."
The Prime Minister said that .he would ...............lower taxes.
Direct speech into reported speech.
1.
"I used to be slim."
B told me that she used to be slim.
Liz told us
2.
"I wouldn't do it if I were you." (DOESN'T CHANGE)
Terence said she wouldn’t DO it if she was(informally)/ WERE me.
3.
"We will stay in Madrid."
Terence told me that we/THEY would stay in Madrid.
They claimed that they would stay in Madrid.
4.
"I'm just looking."
Susan replied that she was just looking...............................................
5.
"We came a year ago."
They explained that .they had come a year BEFORE.........................................
6.
"I have never eaten this cake."
He admitted that he had never eaten that cake.............................................
7.
"Are you from France?
He wanted to know if I was from France...........................................
8.
"You must help me."
She said .that I had to help her..........................................................
9.
"I have not been doing anything."
He told me he not been doing anything.
10.
"The Amazon is the biggest river."
He told me that the Amazon is the biggest river
11.
"We couldn't swim in the sea."
They claimed that they couldn't swim in the sea ......................................
12.
"I can't go to school."
He said ..he couldn't go to school............................................................