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__________________________________________

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me ___________where he was___________________________________________

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me ______________what i was doing then________________________________________

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me _______why l had gone out the pervious night_______________________________________________

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me _____________who that beautiful woman had been_________________________________________

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me _____________how my mother was_________________________________________

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me ________________what l was doing to do at the weekend______________________________________

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me ________________where l would live after graduation______________________________________

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me _______________what I had been doing when she had seen me_______________________________________

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me ____________how the journey had been__________________________________________

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me ______________how often i went to the cinema________________________________________

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _____________________if i lived in London_________________________________

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me __________if he had arrived on time____________________________________________

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _____________if l had been to Paris_________________________________________

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me ___________if I could help her___________________________________________

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me ________________if I was working that night______________________________________

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me ________________if l would come later______________________________________

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me ____________if l liked coffee__________________________________________

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _____________if that the road was to the station_________________________________________

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me _______________if I had done my homework______________________________________

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me ________________if l had studied reported speech before______________________________________ 

EXERCISE 11: Reported Questions

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1.  “Where is he?”

She asked me where he was.

2.  “What are you doing?”

She asked me   what I was doing.

3.  “Why did you go out last night?”

She asked me    why I had gone out the previous night.

4.  “Who was that beautiful woman?”

She asked me    who that beautiful woman had been.

5.  “How is your mother?”

She asked me   how my mother was.

6.  “What are you going to do at the weekend?”

She asked me __what I was going to do at the weekend.

7.  “Where will you live after graduation?”

She asked me _where I would live after graduation.

8.  “What were you doing when I saw you?”

She asked me  what I had been doing when she saw me.

9.  “How was the journey?”

She asked me   how the journey had been.

10.  “How often do you go to the cinema?”

She asked me how often I went to the cinema.

11.  “Do you live in London?”

She asked me _if I lived in London.

12.  “Did he arrive on time?”

She asked me  if he had arrived on time. 

13.  “Have you been to Paris?”

She asked me _ if I had been to Paris.

14.  “Can you help me?”

She asked me __ if I could help her.

15.  “Are you working tonight?”

She asked me if I was working tonight.

16.  “Will you come later?”

She asked me _I would come later.

17.  “Do you like coffee?”

She asked me   if I liked coffee.

18.  “Is this the road to the station?”

She asked me _if that was the road to the station.

19.  “Did you do your homework?”

She asked me if I had done my homework.

20.  “Have you studied reported speech before?”

She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

1. Fred said, "Get two tickets for the concert."

→ Fred told to get two tickets for the concert.

2. She said, "Help me move this table, please."

→ She asked to help her move that table.

 3. Mother said to her son, "Clean up your room."

→  Mother asked her son to clean up his room.

 4. Jessica said, "Tony, you shouldn't take the art courses."

→ Jessica advised Tony not to take he art courses.

 5. He said to me, "You should tell your father the truth about his illness."

→ He advised me to tell my father the truth about his illness.

1.The teacher said to Tim,"Com into my office,please"

=>The teacher asked Tim to come into her office

2.The mother said to her children."Have breakfast,please"

=>The mother told her children to have breakfast

3.Miss Jackson said to me,"Can you give Tim this dictionary?"

=>Miss Jackson asked me to give Tim that dictionary

4.Mrs.Jackson said to Tim,"Could you give me a hand?"

=>Mrs.Jackson told Tim to give her a hand

5.The policeman said,"Don't touch anything in the room."

=>The police told me not to touch anything in the room

6.The lifeguard said,"Don't swim out too far,boys."

=>The lifeguard asked/told the boys not to swim out too far

7."Don't make so much noise."My father said.

=>My father asked told me not to make so much noise

8."Try your best to improve your pronunciation,Tim."Miss Jackson said.

=>Miss Jackson asked Tim to try his best to improve his pronounciation

9.The teacher said to me:"You should spend more time on Spain pronunciation." 
=>The teacher said that I should spend more time on Spain pronunciation

10."You should pratice speaking English every day." said my teacher.

=>My teacher said that I should pratice speaking English every day.

11."You should learn by heart all these words." Miss Hoa said to Nga.

=>Miss Hoa said that Nga should learn by heart all those words

12."You shouldn't drink too much coke,Ba"Lan said

=>Lan said Ba not to drink too much coke

III.             Change this direct speech into reported speech

1.      “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me 

-> She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived.

2.      “Don’t go!” She

-> She told me not to go.

3.      “ I’d never been there before” She said

-> She said that she had never been there before.

4.      “Be quick!” She

-> She told me to be quick.

5.      “Do you work in London?” She

-> She asked me if I worked in London.

6.      “Please get me a cup of tea” She 

-> She told me to get her a cup of tea.

7.       “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me

-> She asked me where I would live after graduation.

8.       “Could you explain number four, please?” She

-> She asked me to explain number four.

9.      “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me

-> She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.

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

-> She told me that she would come and help me at twelve.

11.  “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She   

-> She said that she usually drank coffee in the morning.

12.   “Don't be silly!” She 

-> She told me not to be silly.

13.  “Are you working tonight?” She asked me

-> She asked me if I was working that night.

14.  “How often do you play sport?” She

-> She asked me how often I played sport.

15.   “They would help if they could” She said

-> She said that they would help if they could.

16.   “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me

-> She told me she would do the washing-up later.

17.   “He could read when he was three” She said

-> She said that he could read when he had been three.

18.   “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said

-> She said that she had been sleeping when Julie had called.

19.  “Will you come later?” She asked me

-> She asked me if I would come later.

20.   “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She

-> She asked me to wait a moment.

'I'll send you a postcard.' He told  us

-> He told us he would send me a postcard.

We've bought a new car.' They told me

-> They told me they had bought a new car.

'I don't speak German.' She said that

-> She said that she didn't speak German.

'You failed your art exam.' You said that

-> You said that I had failed my art exam.

'I can't drive.' He said

-> He said that he couldn't drive.

'You look nice.' He told me

-> He told me I looked nice.

'We're going ice-skating.' They said

-> They said that they were going ice-skating.

'The students aren't listening to me.' The teacher said

-> The teacher said that the students weren't listening to her.

He said, "I like this song."

-> He said that he liked that song.

"Where is your sister?" she asked me.

-> She asked me where my sister was.

"I don't speak Italian," she said.

-> She said that she didn't speak Italian.

"Say hello to Jim," they said.

-> They told Jim to say hello to him.

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

-> He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock.

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

-> She told boys not to play on the grass.

"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

-> She asked him where he had spent his money.

"I never make mistakes," he said.

-> He said that he never made mistakes.

"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

-> He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

-> The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

"I often have a big hamburger." Benjamin says

-> Benjamin says that he often has a big hamburger.

Hannah: "They live in Boston." Hannah said

->Hannah said that they lived in Boston.

III.             Change this direct speech into reported speech

1.      “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” She told me 

She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

2.      “Don’t go!” She

She askd me not to go

3.      “ I’d never been there before” She said 

She said she'd never been there before

4.      “Be quick!” She

She told me to be quick.

5.      “Do you work in London?” She

She asked me if I worked in London.

6.      “Please get me a cup of tea” She

She told me to get her a cup of tea

7.       “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me

She asked me where I would live after graduation

8.       “Could you explain number four, please?” She 

She asked me to explain number four

9.      “What were you doing when I saw you?” She asked me 

She asked me what I had been doing when she had seen me.

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

She said me that she would come and help me at twelve.

11.  “I usually drink coffee in the mornings” She   

She said me that she usually drank coffee in the mornings

12.   “Don't be silly!” She 

She asked me not to be silly

13.  “Are you working tonight?” She asked me 

She asked me if I was working that night

14.  “How often do you play sport?” She 

She asked me how often I played sport

15.   “They would help if they could” She said 

She said that they would help if they could

16.   “I’ll do the washing-up later” She told me 

 She told me she would do the washing-up later

17.   “He could read when he was three” She said 

She said that he could read when he was three

18.   “I was sleeping when Julie called” She said

She said she had been sleeping when Julie called

19.  “Will you come later?” She asked me 

She asked me if I could come.

20.   “Would you mind waiting a moment please?” She

She asked me to wait a moment 

'I'll send you a postcard.'

He told  us he would send us a postcard

'We've bought a new car.' 

They told me they had bought a new car

'I don't speak German.' 

She said that she didn't speak German.

'You failed your art exam.' 

You said that you had failed your art exam.

'I can't drive.' 

He said he couldn't drive

'You look nice.' 

He told me that I looked nice.

'We're going ice-skating.' 

They said that they were going ice-skating.

'The students aren't listening to me.' 

The teacher said

He said, "I like this song."

He said that he liked that song

"Where is your sister?" 

She asked me where my sister was.

"I don't speak Italian,"

She said that she didn't speak Italian.

"Say hello to Jim,"

They said Jim to say hello

"The film began at seven o'clock,"

He said that the film had begun at seven o'clock

"Don't play on the grass, boys,"

She said the boys not to play on the grass.

"Where have you spent your money?"

She asked him where he had spent his money

"I never make mistakes,"

He said that he never made mistakes

"Does she know Robert?"

He wanted to know if she knew Robert.

"Don't try this at home," 

The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.

"I often have a big hamburger." 

Benjamin says he often had a big hamburger.

Hannah: "They live in Boston." 

Hannah said they lived in Boston.

1. “What is your name ?” She asked me what my name was

2. “What are you doing?” She asked me what I was doing

3. “Why did you go out last night?” She asked me why i had gone out the previous night 

4. “Who is the beautiful woman?” She asked me who the beautiful woman was

5. “How is your mother?” She asked me how my mother is

6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?” She asked me what i was going to do at the weekend

 7. “Where will you live after graduation?” She asked me where i would live after graduation

8. “What are you doing now?” She asked me what i was doing then

9. “How is the journey?” She asked me how the journey was

10. “How often do you go to the cinema?” She asked me how often i went to the cinema

1. Mr. Brown told Ann, 'Please give me some food!'

--> Mr. brown asked...Ann to give him some food

 ​2. I said to her, 'Don't make noise in class!'

--> I told ...her not to make noise in class

​3. Peter said ' you should help me, Juan"

--> Peter ​asked juan ...to help him

4. She told him "Don't swim the in sea!"

--> She ...told him not to swim in the sea

​5. The tiger said to the farmer "Show me your wisdom!"

--> The tiger asked...the farmer to show him his wisdom

6. They said to me "If I were you, I would not drive too fast"

--> They ​...advised me not to drive too fast

1. “He works in a bank”
She said that he worked in a bank.
2. “We went out last night”
She told me they had gone out the night before.
3. “I’m coming!”
She said that she was coming.
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me she had been waited for the bus when he had arrived.
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said that she had never been there before.
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me she hadn't gone to the party.
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said that Lucy would come later.
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me he hadn't eaten breakfast.
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said that she could help me the following day.
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me to go to bed early/ I should go to bed early.
11. “I don’t like chocolate”
She told me she didn't like chocolate.
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
She said that she wouldn't see me the following day.
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said that she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
She told me that she had visited her parents at the weekend.
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
She said that she hadn't eaten sushi before.
16. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
She said that she hadn't travelled by underground before she had come to London .
17. “They would help if they could”
She said that they would help if they could.
18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”
She told me that she would do the washing-up later.
19. “He could read when he was three”
She said that he could read when he had been three.
20. “I was sleeping when Julie called”
She said that she had been sleeping when Julie had called.

Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1. “He works in a bank”
She said he worked in a bank
2. “We went out last night”
She told me __that they had gone out the night before____...
3. “I’m coming!”
She said she was coming
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me she had been waiting for the bus when he had arrived
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said she had never been there before
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me she hadn't gone to the party
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said ____Lucy would come later______...
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me he hadn't eaten breakfast
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said she could help me the next day
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me I should go to bed early
11. “I don’t like chocolate”
She told me she didn't like chocolate
12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”
She said she wouldn't see me the next day
13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”
She said ___she was living in Paris for a few months_____...
14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”
She told me she had visited her parents at the weekend
15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”
She said __she had eaten sushi before____...
16. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”
She said ___she hadn't travelled by underground before she had came to London ___...
17. “They would help if they could”
She said ___they would help if they could_____...
18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”
She told me ___she would do the washing-up later____...
19. “He could read when he was three”
She said ___he could read when he had been three_____...
20. “I was sleeping when Julie called”
She said ___she had been sleeping when Julie had called___...
Reported Requests and Orders

Change the direct speech into reported speech:
1. “Please help me carry this”
She asked me ___to help her carry that__...
2. “Please come early”
She __told me to come early____...
3. “Please buy some milk”
She ___asked me to buy some milk_____...
4. “Could you please open the window?”
She _told me to open the window ____...
5. “Could you bring the book tonight?”
She ___told me to bring the book that night__...
6. “Can you help me with my homework, please?”
She __asked me if I could help her with her homework___...
7. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?”
She __asked me to bring her a cup of coffee___...
8. “Would you mind passing the salt?”
She ___asked me to pass the salt ____...
9. “Would you mind lending me a pencil?”
She _____told me to lend her a pencil____...
10. “I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?”
She ___told me she had been wondering if I could possibly tell her the time ___...
11. “Do your homework!”
She told me ___to do my homework___...
12. “Go to bed!”
She __asked me to go to bed ___...
13. “Don’t be late!”
She ___asked me not to be late____...
14. “Don’t smoke!”
She ___asked me not to smoke__...
15. “Tidy your room!”
She __told me to tidy my room __...
16. “Wait here!”
She ___asked me to wait there____...
17. “Don’t do that!”
She __told me not to do that____...
18. “Eat your dinner!”
She ___asked me to eat my dinner____...
19. “Don’t make a mess!”
She ___told me not to make a mess___...
20. “Do the washing-up!”
She ____asked me to do the washing-up ___...
Reported Questions
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me ___where he was ____...
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me ___what I was doing ____...
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me __why I had gone out the night before ____...
4. “Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me __who that beautiful woman had been___...
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me ____how my mother was _____...
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me ___what I was going to do at the weekend___...
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me __where I wowuld live after graduation___...
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me __what I had been doing when she had seen me __

9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me _how the journey had been___...
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me ___how often I went to the cinema___...
11. “Do you live in London?”
She asked me ______if I lived in London ____...
12. “Did he arrive on time?”
She asked me __if he had arrived on time ___...
13. “Have you been to Paris?”
She asked me ____if I had been to Paris_____...
14. “Can you help me?”
She asked me __if I could help her ____...
15. “Are you working tonight?”
She asked me ___if I was working that night__...
16. “Will you come later?”
She asked me ___if I would come later ___...
17. “Do you like coffee?”
She asked me ____if I liked coffee___...
18. “Is this the road to the station?”
She asked me _____if that road was to the station___...
19. “Did you do your homewwork?"

She asked me__I had done my homework __...

20. " Have you studied reported speech before?"

She asked me ___if I had studied reported speech before ___...

Change direct speech into reported speech. Begin each of the sentences in the way shown.

1) He said to me,”You took the money.”

He accused ____________ me of taking the money_________________________

       2) The teacher said to Jim, “Would you give your book to Mary please?”

 The teacher asked ________ Jim to give his book to Mary______________________

2) The student said,”I’m sorry I’m late.”

The student apologized ________  for being late____________________

3) Boddy’s father said to him, “Don’t forget to brush your teeth.”

Boddy’s father reminded ___________him to brush his teeth_______________

4) “I’ve always wanted to become a doctor,” 

Helen saidHelen has always dreamed _______of becoming a doctor________________

5) The nurse said to me, “You should consult a dermatologist.”

The nurse advised ______________me to consult a dermatologist._______________________

6) “Don’t touch the hot plate,” 

I said to AnnI warned ____________________anna not to touch the hot plate___________________________

7) The fire chief said, “Everyone must leave the building immediate ly.”

The fire chief ordered _____to leave the building immediately___________________________

8) The man said to the hunters, “Everyone stopped hunting and killing animals.”

The man prevented _________the hunters from hunting and killing animals________________________

9) The instructor said to the students, “You’ll have exactly one hour to complete the exam.

The instructor warned ___________the students to have exactly one hour to complete the exam___________________