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Reported Speech Statements Guia

The document provides examples of reported speech statements, questions, requests, and orders. It also includes examples of causatives, third conditionals, unreal past, clauses of result, and exercises changing direct speech to reported speech and reported requests/orders.

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Reported Speech Statements Guia

The document provides examples of reported speech statements, questions, requests, and orders. It also includes examples of causatives, third conditionals, unreal past, clauses of result, and exercises changing direct speech to reported speech and reported requests/orders.

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Reported speech statements

1. He Works in a bank
She said

2. We went out last night


She said
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3. I’m coming!
She told me

4. I was spleeping when Julie called


She said

5. I won’t see you tomorrow


She said

Reported speech questions

1. Who was that beautiful woman?

She asked me

2. How is you mother?

She asked me

3. Can you help me?

She asked me

Reported speech request and order

1. Please help me carry this


She asked me

2. Don’t smoke!
She

3. tidy your room!


She

Can you help with my homework, please?

she
Causatives form have someone do something and get someone to do something

1. The cleaner cleaned the house (have)

____________________________________________________________________________

2. The taxi driver collected us (have)


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____________________________________________________________________________

3. My husband looked after our children (get)

____________________________________________________________________________

4. The teenager went to bed early (get)

______________________________________________________________________________

Third conditionals

If you __________________________(not /be) late, we____________________(not /miss)the bus

If she __________________________(study) , she__________________________(pass)the exam.

If we __________________________(arrive) earlier, we_________________________(see) john

she____________________(study)French ,If she __________________________(go) to university.

he____________________(not /go)traveling ,If he __________________________(take) the job.


Unreal past

1. I wouldn’t go thee if________________(be) you.


2. It’s high time you___________________(mend) your boat
3. She behaved as though she ______________________(be)the prime minister of Greece 3

4. If only I___________________(find) the answer now


5. Playing in the snow is fun .I wish it__________________(snow) he more often.
6. I’d rather you__________________________(not love)that terrible boy!

Clauses of result

Complete the sentences with so or such

1. I spend_________________much money that I can’t save any.


2. Shames is _______________ a nice dog that the never banks
3. Those are_________________great pictures that I never want to throw them away
4. My back aches________________badly that I can’t lift anything anymore

Indica en que tiempo se combierte para reported speech

Present simple:_____________________

Present progressive:___________________

Past simple:_________________________

Present perfect simple:__________________

Will:_______________________

Can:______________________

May:________________________

Must:____________________

Now:______________________

Today,tonight____________________;____________________

Yesterday___________________________________________
This morning/year:_________________________________

Here:_________________________________

Tomorrow________________________________

Ago____________________________________
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Last week/Month________________________________________

Next week/month________________________________________

Reported Statements
Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you
don't need to change the time expressions.

1) "He works in a bank."


She said

2) "We went out last night."


She said

3) "I'm coming!"
She said

4) "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."


She said

5) "I'd never been there before."


She said

6) "I didn't go to the party."


She said

7) "Lucy will come later."


She said

8) "He hasn't eaten breakfast."


She said

9) "I can help you tomorrow."


She said

10) "You should go to bed early."


She said

11) "I don't like chocolate."


She said
12) "I won't see you tomorrow."
She said

13) "She's living in Paris for a few months."


She said

14) "I visited my parents at the weekend."


She said 5

15) "She hasn't eaten sushi before."


She said

16) "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London."


She said

17) "They would help if they could."


She said

18) "I'll do the washing-up later."


She said

19) "He could read when he was three."


She said

20) "I was sleeping when Julie called."


She said

Reported questions – Exercise


Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"

Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

Justin: "What are you doing?"


Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"

Reported Requests and Orders

Make reported requests or orders. Start each sentence with 'she asked me' or 'she told me'. It's the same day, so you 6
don't need to change the time expressions.

1) "Please help me carry this."


She asked

2) "Please come early."


She asked

3) "Please buy some milk."


She asked

4) "Could you please open the window?"


She asked

5) "Could you bring the book tonight?"


She asked

6) "Can you help me with my homework, please?"


She asked

7) "Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?"


She asked

8) "Would you mind passing the salt?"


She asked

9) "Would you mind lending me a pencil?"


She asked

10) "I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?"
She asked

11) "Do your homework!"


She told

12) "Don't smoke!"


She told

13) "Don't be late!"


She told

14) "Go to bed!"


She told
15) "Tidy your room!"
She told

16) "Wait here!"


She told

17) "Don't do that!"


She told 7

18) "Eat your dinner!"


She told

19) "Don't make a mess!"


She told

20) "Do the washing-up!"


She told
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