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Reported Speech Exercises

The document provides examples of direct questions that need to be changed to reported speech. There are 20 examples in each of the following categories: questions about facts, questions using interrogative words (who, what, etc.), mixed types of questions, and mixed statements and questions. The task is to rewrite each direct question or statement into the corresponding reported speech format.

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Reported Speech Exercises

The document provides examples of direct questions that need to be changed to reported speech. There are 20 examples in each of the following categories: questions about facts, questions using interrogative words (who, what, etc.), mixed types of questions, and mixed statements and questions. The task is to rewrite each direct question or statement into the corresponding reported speech format.

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Change the direct questions into reported questions:

1. Is John at home?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
2. Am I late?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
3. Is it cold outside?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
4. Are they in Paris?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
5. Is the bus stop near the shopping centre?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
6. Is the milk fresh?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
7. Are you a doctor?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
8. Are James and Lucy from France?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
9. Is my brother in the garden?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
10. Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
11. Does Julie drink tea?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
12. Do you like chocolate?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
13. Do they own a flat?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
14. Does David go to the cinema often?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
15. Do the children study Chinese?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
16. Do they go on holiday every summer?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
17. Does your sister live in Stockholm?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
18. Do I talk too much?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
19. Does Jennifer want a new job?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
20. Does it rain a lot in London?
She asked me if __________________________________________________
Change the direct questions into reported questions:
1. Where is the post office?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
2. Why is Julie sad?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
3. What's for dinner?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
4. Who is the woman in the red dress?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
5. How is your grandmother?

She asked me ___________________________________________________


6. When is the party?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
7. How much is the rent on your flat?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
8. Where are the glasses?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
9. How is the weather in Chicago?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
10. Who is the Prime Minister of Canada?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
11. Where do you usually go swimming?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
12. What does Luke do at the weekend?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
13. Where do your parents live?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
14. Who do you go running with?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
15. When does Lucy get up?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
16. How much TV do you watch?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
17. How many books do they own?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
18. Where does John work?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
19. What do the children study on Fridays?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
20. Why do you study English?
She asked me ___________________________________________________
Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. Where is he?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
2. What are you doing?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
3. Why did you go out last night?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
4. Who was that beautiful woman?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
5. How is your mother?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
6. What are you going to do at the weekend?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
7. Where will you live after graduation?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
8. What were you doing when I saw you?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
9. How was the journey?
She asked me ______________________________________________________

10. How often do you go to the cinema?


She asked me ______________________________________________________
11. Do you live in London?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
12. Did he arrive on time?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
13. Have you been to Paris?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
14. Can you help me?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
15. Are you working tonight?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
16. Will you come later?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
17. Do you like coffee?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
18. Is this the road to the station?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
19. Did you do your homework?
She asked me ______________________________________________________
20. Have you studied reported speech before?
She asked me ______________________________________________________

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


Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose the past simple of ask, say
or tell:
1. Dont do it!
She ______________________________________________________________
2. Im leaving tomorrow
She ______________________________________________________________
3. Please get me a cup of tea
She ______________________________________________________________
4. She got married last year
She ______________________________________________________________
5. Be quick!
She ______________________________________________________________
6. Could you explain number four, please?
She ______________________________________________________________
7. Where do you live?
She ______________________________________________________________
8. We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant
She ______________________________________________________________
9. Ill come and help you at twelve
She ______________________________________________________________
10. What are you doing tomorrow?
She ______________________________________________________________
11. Dont go!
She ______________________________________________________________
12. Do you work in London?
She ______________________________________________________________
13. Could you tell me where the post office is?

She ______________________________________________________________
14. Come here!
She ______________________________________________________________
15. Ive never been to Wales
She ______________________________________________________________
16. Have you ever seen Lord of the Rings?
She ______________________________________________________________
17. I don't like mushrooms
She ______________________________________________________________
18. Don't be silly!
She ______________________________________________________________
19. Would you mind waiting a moment please?
She ______________________________________________________________
20. How often do you play sport?
She ______________________________________________________________

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