Reported Speech

A. Turn into reported speech:

(to be)
1) The pencil is on the desk Mark said.
2) He was a doctor! Susan said.
3) I will be a nurse in the future. Mary said.
4) I have been ill for 2 weeks! Henry said.
5) I am being precise! Ben said.
(Pesent Simple Past Simple)
1) I want to live in London. Paul said.
2) She knows the answer! David said.
3) Mike smokes a lot. Wendy said.
4) I have a new car! Helen said.
5) I go to school by bus. Jim said.
(Present Continuous Past Continuous)
1) I am living in Paris. Maggie said.
2) Susan is playing football. Raul said.
3) They are going home. Pam said.
4) We are buying this house. Jim and Sam said.
5) You are driving very well! Karen told me.
(Present Perfect Past Perfect)
1) I have seen this movie. Daniel said.
2) I have eaten sushi Luis said.
3) He has found the treasure! Gabriel said.
4) We have given a nice present. Kim and Carl said.
5) Joe has known the editor. Nelson said.
(Future Conditional)
1) I will leave the country. Karen said.
2) I will meet Paul. Frank said.
3) He will open the warehouse. Tim said.
4) She will park the car. Joe said.
5) His father will start the engine. Lilian said
(Past Simple Past Perfect)
a) I went to the cinema. Vivian said.
b) I bought the house. Ben said.
c) He forgot the keys. Olivia said.
d) My son kept the car. Karen said.
e) We joined the party. Daniel said.

B. Turn into reported speech:

(to be)
1) The ruler isnt on the desk Mark said.
2) He wasnt a nurse! Susan said.
3) I wont be a vet. Mary said.
4) I havent been ill for a month! Henry said.
5) I am not being funny! Ben said.
(Pesent Simple Past Simple)
1) I dont want to live in Liverpool. Paul said.
2) She doesnt know the solution! David said.
3) Mike doesnt smoke drugs. Wendy said.
4) I havent a new van! Helen said.
5) I dont go to school by car. Jim said.
(Present Continuous Past Continuous)
1) I am not living in Lisbon. Maggie said.
2) Susan isnt playing volleyball. Raul said.
3) They arent going to the disco. Pam said.
4) We arent buying this building. Jim and Sam said.
5) You arent driving badly! Karen told me.
(Present Perfect Past Perfect)
1) I havent seen that film. Daniel said.
2) I havent eaten pizza Luis said.
3) He hasnt found the key! Gabriel said.
4) We havent given a bad gift. Kim and Carl said.
5) Joe hasnt known the director. Nelson said.
(Future Conditional)
1) I will not leave the city. Karen said.
2) I wont meet Sam. Frank said.
3) He wont open the coffeeshop. Tim said.
4) She will not park the bus. Joe said.
5) His father wont start the machine. Lilian said
(Past Simple Past Perfect)
a) I didnt go to the disco. Vivian said.
b) I didnt buy the car. Ben said.
c) He didnt forget the way. Olivia said.
d) My son didnt keep the van. Karen said.
e) We didnt join the group. Daniel said.

C. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."
Peter told me that ____________________________
Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.
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John: "Mandy is at home."

Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Simon: "David was ill."
Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."

John said that _____________

Max told me that _____________
Susan said to me that _____________
Simon said that _____________
Peggy told me that _____________
Richard said to me that _____________
Stephen and Claire told me that __________
Charles remarked that _____________
Mrs Jones told me that _____________
Jean said that _____________

D. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
Peter told me that _________________________________
Answer: Peter told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
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Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."

Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Pam: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Jim and Joe: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
David: "John had already gone at six."

Emily said that _____________

Helen told me that _____________
Robert told me that _____________
Lisa said that _____________
Pam said that _____________
Michael said to me that _____________
Jim and Joe told me that _____________
Andrew remarked that _____________
Alice complained that _____________
David said that _____________

E. Imagine you want to repeat sentences that you heard two weeks ago in another place. Rewrite the sentences in reported
speech. Change pronouns and expressions of time and place where necessary.
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They said, "This is our book."

She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
You said, "I will do this for him."
She said, "I am not hungry now."
They said, "We have never been here before."
They said, "We were in London last week."
He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
He said, "They won't sleep."
She said, "It is very quiet here."

They said that _____________

She said that _____________
He said that _____________
You said that _____________
She said that _____________
They said that _____________
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He said that _____________
He said that _____________
She said that _____________

F. Helen talked to you about her holiday in London. Two weeks later, you met Gareth and told him about Helen. You
explained exactly what she had told you.
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Helen: I want to tell you something about my holiday in London.

Helen: I went to London in July.
Helen: My parents went with me.
Helen: We spent three days in London.
Helen: London is a multicultural place.
Helen: I saw people of all colours.
Helen: Me and my parents visited the Tower.
Helen: One evening we went to see a musical.
Helen: I love London.
Helen: The people are so nice there.

She said that ____________

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G. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "Clean the black shoes!"
Peter told me _________________________
Answer: Peter told me to clean the black shoes.
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Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"

Jessica: "Write a text message!"
Nelly: "Help Peter's sister!"
Fred: "Wash your hands!"
Anna: "Open the window!"
Tom: "Come at 8!"
Teacher: "Do your homework!"
Doris: "Dance with me!"
Sabine: "Meet Sandy at the station!"
Victoria: "Check your e-mails!"

Andrew told me __________

Jessica told me __________
Nelly told me __________
Fred told me __________
Anna told me __________
Tom told me __________
The teacher told me __________
Doris told me __________
Sabine told me __________
Victoria told me __________

H. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.
Example: Peter: "Don't clean the black shoes!" Peter told me _________________________
Answer: Peter told me not to clean the black shoes.
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Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"

Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!"
Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!"
Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour!"
Denise: "Don't open the door!"
Marcel: "Don't sing that song!"
Jane: "Don't watch the new film!"
Walter: "Don't ring Romy on Sunday!"
Lisa: "Don't fly via Paris!"
Jamie: "Don't eat so much junk food!"

Karen told me __________

The teacher reminded me __________
Mike told me __________
Yvonne told me __________
Denise told me __________
Marcel reminded me __________
Jane advised me __________
Walter told me __________
Lisa advised me __________
Jamie reminded me __________