Reported Speech (post 1) exercises

Hi, Guys!,
As I told you this morning, you can practise Reported Speech thanks to the following exercises. As a matter of fact, we are going to correct some of them in class. Good luck and have fun!!!

Reported Statements
Put these statements into reported speech.

Example: “Mick is in his office,” Brendan told me.
Brendan told me (that) Mick was in his office1. “We are very hungry,” they said. ______________________________________________________________
2. “I don’t really want to play tennis,” Danny told Chris. _____________________________________________________________
3. “Michelle is working in her room,” Mrs Blackmore said.
-____________________________________________________________
4. “Brendan has gone to the cinema,” Mick told Bill.
-____________________________________________________________
5. “I can’t drive,” Peter said.
-____________________________________________________________
6. “I’ll see you later,” Larry told May.
-____________________________________________________________
Now complete this table.
DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECHA this …………………….…....
B these ……………………………
C today …………………………….
D tonight …………………………….
E yesterday …………………………….
F a year ago …………………………….
G last week …………………………….
H now …………………………….
I next week / month / year …………………………….


Reported Questions

Put these questions into reported speech. Examples:“How old are you?” Mrs Thorne asked Brenda. Mrs Thorne asked Brendan how old he was.
“Do you like spaghetti?” Maria asked me. Maria asked me if I liked spaghetti.
1. “Where do you come from?” the woman asked me.

2. “Did you see the film on TV?” May asked Larry.

3. “Have you ever been to the United States?” the man asked Sue.

4. “What are you doing?” the policeman asked the two men.

5. “When are you going back to Ireland?” I asked Brendan.

6. “Can you help me?” the woman asked Mick.

COMMANDS

Look at the examples. Copy and complete the rule.

“Please sit down” --- He asked everybody to sit down.
“Don’t talk in the exam!” --- The teacher told us not to talk in the exam.

We use told / asked + object + (not) to + _____________
Rewrite the sentences in Reported Speech.

1. “Meet me at the library at four o’clock”.
Jason told me to __________________________________________________
2. “Open your books at page 59”.
Our teacher ______________________________________________________
3. “Don’t forget your books!”.
The lecturer ______________________________________________________
4. “Please close the door quietly”.
She _____________________________________________________________
5. “Don’t worry about the exam”.
My friend _________________________________________________________
6. “Wait outside for five minutes!”.
The teacher _______________________________________________________
7. “Don’t stay out late!”.
My dad ___________________________________________________________