Exercise 1: Change to the reported speech
1. He said "Your car has been stolen/ John".
2. They said "The river is rising early this year".
3. He said "I'll expect her to come soon.".
4. Our teacher said " World War II broke out in 1939'
5. The students said " We'll be sitting for our next exam next Monday'
6. He said " I'm going to finish this work".
7. "Are you going by train?" she asked me.
8. "Did Mr Brown send the potatoes a long time ago?" she asked.
9. "Is it going to be a fine day today?" I asked her.
10. "Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.
11. "Jean, have you seen my gloves?" Thomas asked.
12. "Why didn't you report the incident to the police last week?" the officer asked the frightened
witness.
13. "Why hasn't Peter phoned?" she wondered.
14. "Where are you spending your holidays?" Janet asked us.
15. "Who does that suitcase belong to?" the policeman asked us.
16. "When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?" Martha asked.
17. "I have seen the film before" she says.
18. "I want to go home" he has told you.
19. "I haven't met my parents for years" he says.
20. "I don't know how much it cost" he tells her.
21. "I will come next year" he tells me.'[
22. "I'm reading a book" Simon says.
23. "I need some money to buy a book" Mary tells Peter.
24. "I can't come on Tuesday" they have told me.
25. "Mary will come soon" john tells me.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. She said that she ................. there the year before.
A. had gone. B. Went. C. would go. D. Goes.
2. I wonder ................. the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what. B. whether. C. where. D. when.
3. She says she ................. the book.
A. already finds. B. has already found,
C. had already found. D. would already find.
4. I was sure he ................. the letter.
A. posted. B. had posted. C. will post. D. is posting.
5. He said he ................. to the station to see me off.
A. came. B. will come. C. would come. D. is coming.
6. The policeman asked George where he ................. so early.
A. is running. B. ran. C. was running. D. runs.
7. He says that he ................. the laws of the country.
A. knew. B. is knowing. C. knows. D. had known.
8. They realised that they their way in the dark.
A. had lost. B. lose. C. lost. D. was lost.
9. My friend asked me who ................. the piano in the sitting room.
A. plays. B. was playing. C. is playing. D. has played.
10. "Go home'' said the teacher to us.
A. The teacher told us to go home. B. The teacher said us to go home.
C. The teacher told us go home. D. The teacher told to us to go home.
11. "Don't forget to clean your teeth" said Granny to Helen.
A. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth.
B. Granny remind Helen to dean her teeth.
C. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean her teeth.
D. Granny said Helen not to forget to clean her teeth.
12. "Please bring me some fish soup" he said to the waitress.
A. He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup.
B. He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup.
C. He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup.
D. He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup.
13. "This man spoke to me on the road" said the woman.
A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.
C. Tire woman said that man spoke to her on the road.
D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.
14. I said to Nick: "Where are you going?"
A. I asked Nick where was he going. B. I asked Nick where he was going.
C. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going.
15. "If I were you, I'd try to get a room on the top of floor" he said.
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.
16. "I'll wait for you if you like" she said.
A. She offered to wait for me. B. She said she'd wait for me if I liked.
C. She suggested she waited for me. D. A and B are correct.
17. '"Remember to switch off when you've finished" he said.
A. He reminded me to switch off when I've finished.
B. He reminded me to switch off when I'd finished.
C. He offered me to switch off when I'd finished.
D. He suggested me to switch off when I'd finished.
18. "You'd better apologise for being late" said my mother.
A. My mother advised me to apologise for being late.
B. My mother suggested me to apologise for being late.
C. My mother suggested apologising for being late.
D. My mother warned me to apologise for being late.
19. "Could you check the oil, please?" I asked the mechanic.
A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil.
B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil.
C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil.
D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil.
20 Kate said; "Mike, do you like my dress?"
A. Kate asked Mike if he liked her dress.
B. Kate asked Mike if you liked her dress.
C. Kate asked Mike if he liked your dress.
D. Kate asked Mike if he likes her dress
Exercise 1: Change to the reported speech
1. He said "Your car has been stolen/ John".
He told John that his car had been stolen
2. They said "The river is rising early this year".
They said that the river was rising early that year
3. He said "I'll expect her to come soon.".
He said he would expect her to come soon
4. Our teacher said " World War II broke out in 1939'
Our teacher said that world war II had broken out in 1939
5. The students said " We'll be sitting for our next exam next Monday'
The students said they would be sitting for their next exam the next Monday
6. He said " I'm going to finish this work".
He said he was going to finish that work
7. "Are you going by train?" she asked me.'
She asked me if I was going by train
8. "Did Mr Brown send the potatoes a long time ago?" she asked.
She asked if Mr Brown had sent the potatoes a long time before
9. "Is it going to be a fine day today?" I asked her.
I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day
10. "Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.
The girl asked ì the bus station was far away
11. "Jean, have you seen my gloves?" Thomas asked.
Thomas asked jean if he had seen his gloves
12. "Why didn't you report the incident to the police last week?" the officer asked the frightened witness.
The officer asked the frightened witness why he hadn't reported the incident to the police the previous week
13. "Why hasn't Peter phoned?" she wondered.
She wondered why Peter hadn't phoned
14. "Where are you spending your holidays?" Janet asked us.
Janet asked us where we were spending our holidays
15. "Who does that suitcase belong to?" the policeman asked us.
The policeman asked us who that suitcase belonged to
16. "When is the first day of your holiday, Peter?" Martha asked.
Martha asked Peter when the first day of his holiday was
17. "I have seen the film before" she says.
She says she has seen the film before
18. "I want to go home" he has told you.
He has told you that he wants to go home
19. "I haven't met my parents for years" he says.
He says that he haven't met his parents for years
20. "I don't know how much it cost" he tells her.
He tells her that he doesn't know how much it costs
21. "I will come next year" he tells me.'[
He tells me he will come the next year
22. "I'm reading a book" Simon says.
Simon says that he is reading a book
23. "I need some money to buy a book" Mary tells Peter.
Mary tells Peter that she needs some money to buy a book
24. "I can't come on Tuesday" they have told me.
They have told me that they can't come on Tuesday
25. "Mary will come soon" john tells me.
John tells me that Mary will come soon
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer.
1. She said that she ................. there the year before.
A. had gone. B. Went. C. would go. D. Goes.
2. I wonder ................. the tickets are on sale yet.
A. what. B. whether. C. where. D. when.
3. She says she ................. the book.
A. already finds. B. has already found,
C. had already found. D. would already find.
4. I was sure he ................. the letter.
A. posted. B. had posted. C. will post. D. is posting.
5. He said he ................. to the station to see me off.
A. came. B. will come. C. would come. D. is coming.
6. The policeman asked George where he ................. so early.
A. is running. B. ran. C. was running. D. runs.
7. He says that he ................. the laws of the country.
A. knew. B. is knowing. C. knows. D. had known.
8. They realised that they their way in the dark.
A. had lost. B. lose. C. lost. D. was lost.
9. My friend asked me who ................. the piano in the sitting room.
A. plays. B. was playing. C. is playing. D. has played.
10. "Go home'' said the teacher to us.
A. The teacher told us to go home. B. The teacher said us to go home.
C. The teacher told us go home. D. The teacher told to us to go home.
11. "Don't forget to clean your teeth" said Granny to Helen.
A. Granny told Helen not forget to clean her teeth.
B. Granny remind Helen to dean her teeth.
C. Granny told Helen to not forget to clean her teeth.
D. Granny said Helen not to forget to clean her teeth.
12. "Please bring me some fish soup" he said to the waitress.
A. He asked the waitress bring him some fish soup.
B. He asked the waitress to bring her some fish soup.
C. He asked the waitress to bring him some fish soup.
D. He asked the waitress bring her some fish soup.
13. "This man spoke to me on the road" said the woman.
A. The woman said that man had spoken to me on the road.
B. The woman said that man has spoken to her on the road.
C. Tire woman said that man spoke to her on the road.
D. The woman said that man had spoken to her on the road.
14. I said to Nick: "Where are you going?"
A. I asked Nick where was he going. B. I asked Nick where he was going.
C. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going.
15. "If I were you, I'd try to get a room on the top of floor" he said.
A. He advised me to try to get a room on the top floor.
B. He advised me to try getting a room on the top floor.
C. He offered me to try to get a room on the top floor.
D. He suggested me to try to get a room on the top floor.
16. "I'll wait for you if you like" she said.
A. She offered to wait for me. B. She said she'd wait for me if I liked.
C. She suggested she waited for me. D. A and B are correct.
17. '"Remember to switch off when you've finished" he said.
A. He reminded me to switch off when I've finished.
B. He reminded me to switch off when I'd finished.
C. He offered me to switch off when I'd finished.
D. He suggested me to switch off when I'd finished.
18. "You'd better apologise for being late" said my mother.
A. My mother advised me to apologise for being late.
B. My mother suggested me to apologise for being late.
C. My mother suggested apologising for being late.
D. My mother warned me to apologise for being late.
19. "Could you check the oil, please?" I asked the mechanic.
A. I invited the mechanic to check the oil.
B. I asked the mechanic to check the oil.
C. I reminded the mechanic to check the oil.
D. I warned the mechanic to check the oil.
20 Kate said; "Mike, do you like my dress?"
A. Kate asked Mike if he liked her dress.
B. Kate asked Mike if you liked her dress.
C. Kate asked Mike if he liked your dress.
D. Kate asked Mike if he likes her dress