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Reported Speech Exercises
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Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site:
( Click here to read the explanations about reported speech )
Reported Statements:
- Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Past Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Present Perfect Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Future Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Mixed Tense Reported Statement Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- 'Say' and 'Tell' (quite easy) (in PDF here)
Reported Questions:
- Present Simple Reported Yes/No Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- Present Simple Reported Wh Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- Mixed Tense Reported Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
Reported Orders and Requests:
- Reported Requests and Orders Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 1 (difficult) (in PDF here)
- Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 2 (difficult) (in PDF here)
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Reported Speech – Free Exercise
Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place.
- Two weeks ago, he said, “I visited this museum last week.” → Two weeks ago, he said that . I → he|simple past → past perfect|this → that|last …→ the … before
- She claimed, “I am the best for this job.” → She claimed that . I → she|simple present→ simple past|this→ that
- Last year, the minister said, “The crisis will be overcome next year.” → Last year, the minister said that . will → would|next …→ the following …
- My riding teacher said, “Nobody has ever fallen off a horse here.” → My riding teacher said that . present perfect → past perfect|here→ there
- Last month, the boss explained, “None of my co-workers has to work overtime now.” → Last month, the boss explained that . my → his/her|simple present→ simple past|now→ then
Rewrite the question sentences in indirect speech.
- She asked, “What did he say?” → She asked . The subject comes directly after the question word.|simple past → past perfect
- He asked her, “Do you want to dance?” → He asked her . The subject comes directly after whether/if |you → she|simple present → simple past
- I asked him, “How old are you?” → I asked him . The subject comes directly after the question word + the corresponding adjective (how old)|you→ he|simple present → simple past
- The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?” → The tourists asked me . The subject comes directly after whether/if |you→ I|us→ them
- The shop assistant asked the woman, “Which jacket have you already tried on?” → The shop assistant asked the woman . The subject comes directly after the question word|you→ she|present perfect → past perfect
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech.
- The passenger requested the taxi driver, “Stop the car.” → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech
- The mother told her son, “Don’t be so loud.” → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The policeman told us, “Please keep moving.” → The policeman told us . to + same wording as in direct speech ( please can be left off)
- She told me, “Don’t worry.” → She told me . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The zookeeper told the children, “Don’t feed the animals.” → The zookeeper told the children . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
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Reported Speech. Greg: "I am cooking dinner Maya.". Maya: "Greg said he was cooking dinner.". So most often, the reported speech is going to be in the past tense, because the original statement, will now be in the past! *We will learn about reporting verbs in part 2 of this lesson, but for now we will just use said/told.
Take note: All of the above listed reporting verbs can also fit into structure 1: rep. verb (+that) + clause Billy denied (that) he had stolen the bag. She admitted (that) she had left the freezer door open. 4B. Reporting verbs followed by a gerund: rep. verb + preposition + verb+ing. Reported Speech.
Reported speech. PDF exercises with answers to download for free. Reported speech PDF exercise 1. Key with answers 1. Complete sentences: "It is too late." - I said it was too late. Reported speech PDF exercise 2. Key with answers 2. A multiple choice choice test: "Sam may contact you." - He said Sam might contact me. Reported speech PDF exercise 3
She said, "I can get home on my own". She said that she could get home on her own. They said, "We haven't been to an art gallery for ages". They said that they hadn't been to an art gallery for ages . The police asked me, "When did you leave the house this morning ?"
Perfect English Grammar. Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: ( Click here to read the explanations about reported speech ) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy)
He said, "I am in love with your sister.". He said that he was in love with my sister. The reporter asked, "Where is the president staying?". The reporter wanted to know where the president was staying . George said, "I can't do it now but I'll try later.".
Key with answers: www.e-grammar.org/reported-speech-exercises-pdf/ Reported speech Exercise 3. Change the reported speech into direct speech. _____ He said that he ...
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
Reported Speech 1. Your teacher has given you these orders. Rewrite them in reported speech. 1. You must do your homework every day! 2. Could you please bring your textbooks to school every day? 3. You mustn´t eat in class! 4. Please, don´t be late for school. 5. Can you give this letter to your parents, please? 6. You must be quiet in class!. 7.
Unit 7 - Exercise 1 - Reported speech. Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.
ESO 4 REVISION UNIT 6. REPORTED SPEECH Grammar 1 Reescribe las frases en estilo indirecto. 1. "I often wear cotton shirts," Sarah said. ..... ..... 2.
Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher. ... (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Reported speech (2013113) From worksheet author: Reported speech practice ... Pinterest Twitter Whatsapp Download PDF Loading ad... LIVEWORKSHEETS ...
The twins said that they were five years old. Mum said, "You will have to get up early for the trip tomorrow." Mum said that we (I, they,he,she) would have to get up early for the trip the following day. The teacher told her, "You speak English very well." The teacher told her that she spoke English very well.
ID: 189319. 14/05/2020. Country code: ES. Country: Spain. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Reported speech (2013113) From worksheet author: Ejercicios para practicar reported speech con diferentes tiempos verbales. Loading ad...
7.- 'Come in and look round. There's no obligation to buy,' said the shopkeeper. 8.- 'If you don't pay the ransom, we'll kill the boy,' said the kidnappers. 9.- 'I won't answer any questions,' said the arrested man. 10.- 'He expects a lot of work for very little money,' complained one of the typists.
24/04/2024. Country code: CM. Country: Cameroon. School subject: English language (1061957) Main content: Reported speech (2012149) From worksheet author: Work based on direct and reported speech. Other contents: Reported speech and direct speech.
B1 Reported Commands RS009 Make reported commands from the sentences below! 1. The teacher said, "You can't leave the room!" The teacher ordered us _____ . 2. Mom told me, "Don't spend too much money on clothes".
reported speech practice resuelto.docx - Free download as Word Doc (.doc / .docx), PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document contains 17 statements that were reported by various individuals. The statements covered topics such as book reading habits, cinema visits, noise preferences of teachers, calmness, TV watching habits, film preferences, locations of places ...
ID: 7241292. 17/10/2023. Country code: ES. Country: Spain. School subject: English as a second language (2236799) Main content: reported speech (2236800) From worksheet author: Reported Speech. Other contents:
ID: 376938. 22/09/2020. Country code: MX. Country: Mexico. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Grammar (2013241) From worksheet author: fill in the blanks reported speech. Loading ad...