REPORTED SPEECH Rewrite the following statements into indirect speech. a) Im going away tomorrow, mother, he said.

b) It isnt as foggy today as it was yesterday, I remarked. c) Ill sit up till he comes in, but I hope he wont be late, said Mrs Pitt. d) I have a German lesson this afternoon and I havent done the homework yet, said the small boy.
e) Youve got my umbrella, yours is in the bedroom, Mary said to Dan. f) Ive been in London for a month but I havent had time to visit the

tower, said Rupert.

g) I know exactly what they said yesterday because I put a tape-recorder

under the table, the detective said. h) If you let the iron get too hot, youll scorch your clothes, I told her.

Rewrite the following questions into indirect speech. a) Did you go to France for your holidays after all? he asked her. b) Will you be here for the next ten minutes? she wanted to know. c) Shall I ask her to wait? asked his secretary. d) Are you going to let me in or arent you? said the young man. e) Did you meet anybody interesting last night? her friend asked her. f) Can I lose five kilos in one month? she asked the doctor. g) Have you ever been convicted while under the influence of drink? she asked him.
h) Do you think the fog is going to get thicker this week? Pam asked me.

Rewrite the following commands into indirect speech. a) Dont stand up until you finish your soup, the mother told the baby. b) Open your presents tomorrow, the grandmother told her grandchildren.

c) Dont press this button or everything will explode! the scientist told his colleague. d) Come home early tonight, the father told his son.

KEY ANSWERS

1. He said he was going away the next day. 2. I remarked it wasnt as foggy that day as it had been the day before. 3. Mrs Pitt said she would sit up till he came in, but she hoped he wouldnt be late. 4. The small boy said he had a German lesson that afternoon and he hadnt done the homework yet. 5. Mary said to Dan he had her umbrella, his was in the bedroom. 6. Rupert said he had been in London for a month but he hadnt had time to visit the tower. 7. The detective said he knew exactly what they had said the day before because he had put a tape-recorder under the table. 8. I told her that if she let the get too hot, she would scorch her clothes. 9. He asked her if she had gone to France for her holidays after all. 10.She wanted to know if I would be there for the next ten minutes. 11.His secretary asked if she should ask her to wait. 12.The young man asked if I was going to let him in or I wasnt. 13.Her friend asked her if she had met anybody interesting the night before. 14.She asked the doctor if she could lose five kilos in one month.

15.She asked him if he had ever been convicted while under the influence of drink. 16.Pam asked me if I thought the fog was going to get thicker that week. 17.The mother told the baby not to stand up until he finished his soup. 18.The grandmother told her grandchildren to open their presents the next morning. 19. The scientist told his colleague not to press that button or everything would explode. 20.The father told his son to come home early that night.