34. John asked if it was the blue one or the green one she wanted.
- “Which....
35. “Why don’t you put a better lock on the door, Mary?” said John.
- John suggested.....
36. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
- Peter asked if ....
37. “Why don’t you put your luggage under the seat?” he asked.
-He suggested....
38. “Bring you swimming things in case it is sunny”
-He told me.....
39. “Keep away from this area,” said the security guard when we approached the fence.
-The security guard told....

40. “Why don’t you meet them to discuss the pay offer?” I asked him.
-I suggested...........

41. “Never borrow money from friends,” my father said.
- My father told me.......
42. “Where is the station car park?” Mrs Smith asked.
Mrs Smith asked......
43. Philip asked Olive if she could remember where she had put the camera.
-Philip said, “Olive.......
44. “You’d better go to the doctor’s if you have got a pain in your back, Anna”, Henry said.
-Henry suggested......
45. Peter said he wasn’t feeling well.
-Peter said, “I.....
46. “You should take more exercise, Mr Robert,” the doctor said, “if you want to lose weight”.
-The doctor advised.......
47. “Will I ever find ajob?”, Tim said to himself.
-Tim wondered.......

48. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary.
-Mary asked............
49. “Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?”

50. “Give us our money back or we’ll take you to court”
- We threatened...............
51. “There is a strong current so be careful not to swim out too far”
-He warned..........
52. “Why don’t we go and look at the cathedral?”
- He suggested..........
53. The receptionist promised to give us an early call tomorrow morning.
- “I will...........

Help me!!!

FINISH THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE

1. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked

=>She asked us

2. “I’ll phone you next Tuesday”, he told Jack

=>He told Jack that

3. “Can I sit beside you at present, Jean?” Tom asked

=>Tom

4. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth”, said John

=>John advised Elizabeth

5. “Why don’t you meet them to discuss the pay offer?” I asked him

=>I suggested

6. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number”, said Paul to Susan

=>Paul apologized

HELP!!!!

Change the following sentences to Reported Speech

1, She asked me "Have you ever seen such an interesting film?"

=>

2, "Please sit down for a few minutes" Mary told her boy friend

=>

3, I said to him "Don't call me again at this late hour"

=>

4, Mother said "Don't stand here doing nothing"

=>

5, The mother said to her children "Why don't you go to bed?"

=>

6, John asked me "Is your father a teacher or a doctor?"

=>

7, The teacher said "John, why didn't you hand in your paper?"

=>

8, Mr Brown said to me: "Who did you meet yesterday?"

=>

9, Mary said: "The clock will never work again if you try to repair it"

=>

10, "How beautiful the girl is!" Tom said

=>

Change each sentence into reported speech or a direct question by filling in the gaps. End each sentence with a full stop (.) or a question mark (?).

➤ (Did they come?) She asked ....if.... they had come .........

➤ (I asked him where he worked.) ....Where.... do you work ....?....

1. (Do you speak English?) They asked me ........ I spoke English ........

2. (I wanted to know why he had taken my key.) ........ did you take my key ........

3. (How many people came to the party?) I asked ........ people had come to the party ........

4. (Does Ann work on Saturdays?) I asked ........ Ann worked on Saturdays ........

5. (Can we meet tomorrow?) I asked ........ we could meet tomorrow ........

6. (I asked what he had done.) ........ has he done ........

7. (Wass Tom born in 1965 or 1966?) I asked them ........ Tom was born ........

8. (Why has Jane gone home?) I asked Jane had gone home ........

9. (Where do you go for your holidays?) I wanted to know ....... they went for their holidays ........

10. (Is Bill coming to the party, Jane?) I asked Jane ........ Bill was coming to the party ........

1. Why don't you meet to discuss the pay offer
-> I suggest___________________________
2. As I get older, I want to travel less
-> The older__________________________
3. How long have Catherine and Henry been engaged?
-> When _____________________________
4. She had to do the washing up but she didn't
-> She forgot____________________________________
5. Their trip lasted three days
-> They had________________________________________
6. He wrote the letter in two hours
-> It took_____________________________________
7. "Open the door", he said to them
-> He told them____________________________________
8. "What are you going to do next summer?" she asked
-> She asked us_________________________________
9. "Which way did they go?" he asked
-> He asked______________________________________
10. "Bring it back if it doesn't fit", I said to her
-> I told_________________________________________

7. Tom said: “ I have already has breakfast, so I am not hungry.’
A. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
B. Tom said he has already had breakfast, so he is not hungry.
C. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
D. Tom said he had already had breakfast, so he was not hungry.
8. I said to Nick: “Where are you going?”
A. I asked Nick where was he going. B. I asked Nick where he was going.
A. I asked Nick where is he going. D. I asked Nick where he is going.
9. He said to them: “Who will you see before you leave here?”
A. He asked them who they would see before they left there.
B. He asked them who would they see before they left there.
C. He asked them who they would see before you left there.
D. He asked them who you would see before they left there.
10. She asked me: “Why didn’t you come here yesterday?”
A. She asked me why I hadn’t gone there the day before.
B. She asked me why I didn’t go there the day before.
C. She asked me why didn’t I go there the day before.
D. She asked me why hadn’t I gone there the day before.
11. Mother asked me: “Did you play with your friends yesterday?”
A. Mother asked me if I had played with my friends the day before.
B. Mother asked me if I played with my friends the day before.
C. Mother asked me if I had played with your friends the day before.
D. Mother asked if you had played with my friends the day before.
12. “Would you like to have lunch with me on Sunday?” He said to me.
A. He invited me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
B. He offered me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
C. He suggested me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
D. He reminded me to have lunch with him on Sunday.
13. “Will you help me, please? She said. “I can’t rich the top shelf.”
A. She asked me help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
B. She asked me to help her as she can’t reach the top shelf.
C. She asked me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
D. She warned me to help her as she couldn’t reach the top shelf.
14. “This is a horrible room. Why don’t you ask for something better?” he said
A. He said it was a horrible room and reminded me to ask for something better.
B. He said it was a horrible room and advised me to ask for something better.
C. He said it was a horrible room and warned me to ask for something better.
D. He said it was a horrible room and invited me to ask for something better.
15. “Remember to switch off when you have finished”, he said
A. He reminded me to switch off when I’d finished
B. He offered me to switch off when I’d finished
C. He suggested me to switch off when I’d finished
D. He reminded me to switch off when I have finished
16. “Answer this letter for me, will you?” he said. “And remember to keep a copy”.
A. He warned me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
B. He told me to answer that letter and suggested me to keep a copy.
C. He told me to answer that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
D. He suggested answering that letter and reminded me to keep a copy.
17. “Why don’t you go by train? It’s much less tiring than driving, “ I said.
A. I advised him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
B. I suggested him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
C. I warned him to go by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
D. I advised him going by train as it was much less tiring than driving.
18. “Will you be here tomorrow?” she asked – “Yes” I answered
A. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I would.
B. She asked if I will be there the next day and I said that I will.
C. She asked if you would be there the next day and I said that you would.
D. She asked if I would be there the next day and I said that I will.
19. “If I were you I’d try to get a room on the top 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.

20. Have you found the book? (she asked me…)
A. She asked me if I had found the book.
B. She asked me if I found the book.
C. She asked me whether I had found the book or not.
D. B and C are correct

1 'Could you get there and back in one day?' I asked. (I asked if he . . .)
2 1 can't open this tin,' said Ann. 'Shall I do it for you?' said Tom.
3 'Could you translate this for me, please?' I asked the official.
4 'Shall we ever meet again?' he wondered.
5 'Will you be here tomorrow?' she asked. 'Yes,' I answered.
6 'Could I lose five kilos in a week?' said the fat woman. 'No,' said the doctor.
7 'Will you have a drink?' he said.
8 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the advertisement. (urge)
9 'Will you read this very carefully, please?' he said to me.
10 'Shall I tell him what happened?' she asked me.
11 'Wouldn't you like to look ten years younger?' said the hairdresser.
12 I'm going to Brighton tomorrow,' said Ann.
'So am I,' said Tom. 'Would you like a lift?' (Tom said he was too and...)
13 'Can I have a sweet?' said the small boy.
14 'Can we stay up till the end of the programme?' said the children.
15 'Could I have the weekend off?' he asked his boss.
16 'Could I leave early on Friday?' he said.
17 'Why don't you like pop music?' the teenagers asked him.
18 'Why don't you take up the oboe again?' said my friends, (advise)
19 'Where shall I hang my new picture?' he said. 'Would it look well over the mantelpiece?'
20 'What shall I do if the car won't start?' I said.
21 'Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?' said my friend.
22 'Will you be able to guide me or shall I bring a map?' I asked.
23 'You won't forget to shut the door, will you?' she said. (remind)
24 'Would you like to see over the house?' I asked her.
25 'Would you like to peel the potatoes?' said Ann, handing me a knife.
26 I've got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?' he said.
27 'Can you use a word processor?' he asked. 'No,' I said.
28 'Would you mind living by yourself for six months?' they asked.
29 'Would you mind paying cash?' said my landlady when I took out my cheque-book.
30 'Why don't you trust him?' I asked Ann.

 'Could you get there and back in one day?' I asked. (I asked if he . . .)
2 1 can't open this tin,' said Ann. 'Shall I do it for you?' said Tom.
3 'Could you translate this for me, please?' I asked the official.
4 'Shall we ever meet again?' he wondered.
5 'Will you be here tomorrow?' she asked. 'Yes,' I answered.
6 'Could I lose five kilos in a week?' said the fat woman. 'No,' said the doctor.
7 'Will you have a drink?' he said.
8 'Why don't you install gas central heating?' said the advertisement. (urge)
9 'Will you read this very carefully, please?' he said to me.
10 'Shall I tell him what happened?' she asked me.
11 'Wouldn't you like to look ten years younger?' said the hairdresser.
12 I'm going to Brighton tomorrow,' said Ann.
'So am I,' said Tom. 'Would you like a lift?' (Tom said he was too and...)
13 'Can I have a sweet?' said the small boy.
14 'Can we stay up till the end of the programme?' said the children.
15 'Could I have the weekend off?' he asked his boss.
16 'Could I leave early on Friday?' he said.
17 'Why don't you like pop music?' the teenagers asked him.
18 'Why don't you take up the oboe again?' said my friends, (advise)
19 'Where shall I hang my new picture?' he said. 'Would it look well over the mantelpiece?'
20 'What shall I do if the car won't start?' I said.
21 'Have you got enough money? Shall I lend you some?' said my friend.
22 'Will you be able to guide me or shall I bring a map?' I asked.
23 'You won't forget to shut the door, will you?' she said. (remind)
24 'Would you like to see over the house?' I asked her.
25 'Would you like to peel the potatoes?' said Ann, handing me a knife.
26 I've got two tickets. Would you like to come with me?' he said.
27 'Can you use a word processor?' he asked. 'No,' I said.
28 'Would you mind living by yourself for six months?' they asked.
29 'Would you mind paying cash?' said my landlady when I took out my cheque-book.
30 'Why don't you trust him?' I asked Ann

Exercise 3. Turn into reported speech, using the verbs in brackets.

1. He said to her, “Come to the party. You’ll enjoy it” (persuade)

2. He said to me, “I’ll lend you some money if you like” (offer)

3. He said to us, “Why don’t you have a holiday in my country cottage?” (invite)

4. “All right. I’ll help you,” Tom said to Joe. (agree)

5. “Whatever you do, don’t walk on the grass” the safeguard said to the tourists. (warn)

6. “You must pay for the damage you’ve done,” she said. (make)

7. “I haven’t done anything wrong,” Tom said. (deny)

8. “No, I won’t talk to the lawyer,” Tom said. (refuse)

9. “Yes, I did drive too fast through the town,” she said. (admit)

10. “You damage my sweater, Tom,” said Ben. (accuse)

11. “Stop speeding or you will get a ticket,” said the traffic warden to the driver. (warn)

12. “Please do go to the movies with me tonight,” said Aunt Fancy. (persuade)

13. “Why don’t we work and keep ourselves from starving?” said Mike. (suggest)

14. “Go on holiday when the weather gets warmer,” she told him. (advise)

15. “Keep out of this room at all time,” she said to them. (warn)

16. “Remember to post those letters,” he said to me. (remind)

17. “If you can’t find anyone else,I’ll drive you you to the airport,” he said to me. (volunteer)

18. “If you don’t give me a pay rise, I’ll resign,” he said to me.(threaten)

19. “It certainly wasn’t me who took your car!” said Bob. (deny)

20. “Shall we go to Paris for the weekend?” Mary said to me. (suggest)

21. “I saw Megan in town,” he said. (mention)

22. “Be careful of malefactors and don’t go out at night alone” (warn)

23. “Nam, you shouldn’t spend so much money on gambling” (advise)

24. “Would you like to have lunch with me today” (invite)

25. “Why don’t you open a bank account” (encourage)

26. “Remember to book a table in advance” (remind)

27. “Fasten your seat belts” (tell)

28. “I’ll offer you some more wine tomorrow” (promise)

29. “Ok, I’ll carry some of these parcels for you” (offer)

30. “Could you possibly give me a lift to the next village” (ask)