1.'How about going to the cinema tonight?' Kenneth asked me.

-Kenneth...........suggested going to the cinema that night.........................................................................

2.'Can I give you a hand with this report?' said my colleague.

-My colleague....offered to give me a hand with that report....................................................................

3.'If you're good, I'll buy you an ice cream later' said the boy's mother.

-His mother....promises to buy me an ice cream later.........................................................................

4.'I won't take this job even for all the money in the world' said Douglas.

-Douglas.........refused to take this job even for all the money in the world..........................................................................

5.'Please don't forget to pick up bread on your way home from school today' his aunt told him.

-His aunt......reminded him to pick up bread on his way home from school that day..............................................................

6.'It's not a good idea to be checking your personal emails during working hours' said the boss.

-The boss........advised me not to check my personal emails during working hours'.........................................................................

7.'Do you think I should send an email or just call him?' asked Jane.

-Jane.......wondered to send an email or just call him..........................................................

8.'I certainly didn't eat my homework. It was the dog that ate it!' said the student.

-The student................................................................................................

EXERCISE 15:

Mixed Reported Speech 1 (Statements, Questions, Requests and Orders)

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’

or ‘tell’:

1.  “Don’t do it!”

She ____________told me not to do it__________________________________________________

2.  “I’m leaving tomorrow”

She said that she was leaving the next day______________________________________________________________

3.  “Please get me a cup of tea”

She _________________asked me to get her a cup of tea_____________________________________________

4.  “She got married last year”

She _____________________said that she had got married last year_________________________________________

5.  “Be quick!”

She _______________told me to be quick_______________________________________________

6.  “Could you explain number four, please?”

She ____________________asked me to explain number four__________________________________________

7.  “Where do you live?”

She ____________________asked me where I lived.__________________________________________

8.  “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”

She ______________said that they had gone to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant________________________________________________

9.  “I’ll come and help you at twelve”

She ________________said that she would come and help me at twelve______________________________________________

10.  “What are you doing tomorrow?”

She ________________asked me what I was doing the day after______________________________________________

11.  “Don’t go!”

She _______________told me not to go_______________________________________________

12.  “Do you work in London?”

She _________________asked me if I worked in London_____________________________________________

13.  “Could you tell me where the post office is?”

She ____________________asked me to tell her where the post office was__________________________________________

14.  “Come here!”

She __________________told me to come there____________________________________________

15.  “I’ve never been to Wales”

She ___________said that she had never been to Wales___________________________________________________

16.  “Have you ever seen ‘Lord of the Rings’?”

She _____________asked me if I had ever seen Lord of the Rings_________________________________________________

17.  “I don't like mushrooms”

She __________said that she didn't like mushrooms____________________________________________________

18.  “Don't be silly!”

She _______________told me not to be silly_______________________________________________

19.  “Would you mind waiting a moment please?”

She ________________asked me to wait a moment______________________________________________

20.  “How often do you play sport?”

She ____________________asked me how often I played sport__________________________________________

1. He said he would visit Ha Long Bay the next day.

2. She said she was very tired then.

He said that he would visit Ha Long Bay the next day.

She said that she was very tired then

1.'You absolutely cannot go out until your room is spotless.'

- His mother told......him to to go out until your room was spotless.............................................................

2.'Do you think I have any chance of getting the job?'

-He wondered........if he had any chance of getting a job....................................................

3.'Did your company launch a new product last week?'

-He asked me.........if my company had launched a new product the week before.....................................................

4.'Will you be seeing him at the office party this evening?'

-He asked.....me if I would be seeing him at the office party that evening.................................................................

5. 'I plan on going on holiday for two weeks this November.'

-He said..........he planned on going on holiday for two weeks that November....................................................................

6.'I was walking through the park yesterday when I saw an old friend I hadn't seen in years.'

-He said he.......had been walking through the park the day before when he had seen an old friend he hadn't seen in years ...............................................................................

7.'Could you possibly help me fill out this application?'

-He asked me........to help him fill out that application......................................

1.She asked me to help her carry that.

2.She asked me to come early.

3.She asked me to buy some milk.

4.She asked me if I could open the window.

5.She asked me if I could bring the book that night.

6.She asked me if I could help her with her homework.

7.She asked me if I would bring her a cup of coffee.

8.She asked me if I would mind passing the salt.

9.She asked me if I would mind lending her a pencil.

10.She asked me if I could possibly tell her the time.

11.She told me to do my homework.

12.She told me to go to bed.

13.She told me not to be late.

14.She told me not to smoke.

15.She told me to tidy my room.

16.She told me to wait there.

17.She told me not to do that.

18.She told me to eat my dinner.

19.She told me not to make a mess.

20.She told me to do the washing-up.

1. “You should practice speaking English,” said my teacher. (reported speech)

→ My teacher said ………that I should practice speaking E……………………………………………..

2. “Turn off the radio” He said to me (reported speech)

→He told me .........to turn off the radio...................................................................................

3.  The boy isn’t strong. He can’t lift this box. (enough)         

→The boy isn’t strong....enough to lift this box..........................................................................

4. I want to invite my friends to my birthday party. (be going to)

→I’m....going to invite my friends to my birthday party. ...................................................................................................

1. She told him to get her another cup of coffee.

2. Her mother told her to open the window.

3. She asked Tan to be careful.

4. Ha told Lan to switch the lights on

5. She required the boys not to play on the grass

6. She told John to stop smoking

7. Ha asked me not to make so much noise

8. He requested me to close the door behind me.

9. She told me not to open the window.

10. He asked her to lend him her pen

His uncle told him that he would buy for him a helmet