Reported Speech Backshift and Place expressions 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. They said, "This is our book." They said She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday." She said e said, "I am writing a test tomorrow." e said !ou said, "I will do this for him." !ou said She said, "I am not hungry now." She said They said, ""e ha#e ne#er been here before." They said They said, ""e were in $ondon last week." They said e said, "I will ha#e finished this paper by tomorrow." e said e said, "They won%t sleep." e said She said, "It is #ery &uiet here." She said

Questions - Exercise 1

Complete the sentences in reported speech. 'ote the change of pronouns and tenses. ""here is my umbrella(" she asked. She asked " ow are you(" )artin asked us. )artin asked us e asked, "*o I ha#e to do it(" e asked ""here ha#e you been(" the mother asked her daughter. The mother asked her daughter ""hich dress do you like best(" she asked her boyfriend. She asked her boyfriend ""hat are they doing(" she asked. She wanted to know "+re you going to the cinema(" he asked me. e wanted to know The teacher asked, ""ho speaks ,nglish(" The teacher wanted to know " ow do you know that(" she asked me. She asked me " as Caron talked to -e#in(" my friend asked me. )y friend asked me

Questions - Exercise 2

Complete the sentences in reported speech. 'ote the change of pronouns and tenses. ""hat%s the time(" he asked. e wanted to know ""hen will we meet again(" she asked me. She asked me "+re you cra.y(" she asked him. She asked him ""here did they li#e(" he asked. e wanted to know ""ill you be at the party(" he asked her. e asked her "Can you meet me at the station(" she asked me. She asked me ""ho knows the answer(" the teacher asked. The teacher wanted to know ""hy don%t you help me(" she asked him. She wanted to know "*id you see that car(" he asked me. e asked me " a#e you tidied up your room(" the mother asked the twins. The mother asked the twins

Exercise 3 Requests (

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Complete the sentences in reported speech. 'ote the change of pronouns in some sentences. She said, "/o upstairs." She told me "Close the door behind you," he told me. e told me "*on%t be late," he ad#ised us. e ad#ised us "Stop staring at me," she said. She told him "*on%t be angry with me," he said. e asked her "$ea#e me alone," she said. She told me "*on%t drink and dri#e," she warned us. She warned us "0ohn, stop smoking," she said. She told 0ohn "*on%t worry about us," they said. They told her ")eet me at the cinema." he said. e asked me

"ixed Exercise 1 Complete the sentences in reported speech. 'ote whether the sentence is a re&uest, a statement or a &uestion. e said, "I like this song." e said

""here is your sister(" she asked me. She asked me "I don%t speak Italian," she said. She said "Say hello to 0im," they said. They asked me "The film began at se#en o%clock," he said. e said "*on%t play on the grass, boys," she said. She told the boys ""here ha#e you spent your money(" she asked him. She asked him "I ne#er make mistakes," he said. e said "*oes she know Robert(" he wanted to know. e wanted to know "*on%t try this at home," the stuntman told the audience. The stuntman ad#ised the audience

"ixed Exercise 2 Complete the sentences in reported speech. 'ote whether the sentence is a re&uest, a statement or a &uestion and whether you ha#e to change the tenses or not. "I was #ery tired," she said. She said "1e careful, 1en," she said. She told 1en

"I will get myself a drink," she says. She says ""hy ha#en%t you phoned me(" he asked me. e wondered "I cannot dri#e them home," he said. e said "2eter, do you prefer tea or coffee(" she says. She asks 2eter ""here did you spend your holidays last year(" she asked me. She asked me e said, "*on%t go too far." e ad#ised her " a#e you been shopping(" he asked us. e wanted to know "*on%t make so much noise," he says. e asks us

#he $anter%ille &host highlight *irect Speech and Reported Speech Chapter 3I +bout ten minutes later, the bell rang for dinner, and, as 3irginia did not come down, )rs 4tis sent up one of the ser#ants. +fter a little time he returned and said that he

could not find )iss 3irginia anywhere. So, the whole family started looking for her. The hours passed, but they could find no trace of 3irginia. So, after dinner, )r 4tis ordered them all to bed, saying that nothing more could be done that night, and that he would contact Scotland !ard in the morning. 0ust when e#erybody was about to lea#e the dining5room, the clock struck midnight, and when the last stroke sounded, a secret door opened in the wall and in that door stood 3irginia with a little box in her hand. ,#erybody ran up to her. 6/ood hea#ens7 child, where ha#e you been(8 said )r 4tis, rather angrily, as he thought she had been playing a trick on them. 62apa,8 said 3irginia &uietly, 6I ha#e been with the ghost. e is dead, and you must come and see him. e had been #ery nasty, but he was really sorry for all that he had done, and he ga#e me this box of beautiful 9ewels before he died.8 Then she led the others down a narrow secret corridor to a little low room. There the family found the skeleton of Sir Simon, who had been star#ed to death by his wife%s brothers. 3irginia knelt down beside the skeleton, and, folding her little hands together, began to pray silently. )eanwhile, one of the twins was looking out of the window in the little room and suddenly said, 6$ook7 The old almond5 tree has blossoms.8 6Then /od has forgi#en him,8 said 3irginia and stood up.