Exercise 1

Complete the sentences by changing the questions to noun clauses:

1. Who is she? I don’t know
I don’t know who she is.
2. Who are they? I don’t know
I don’t know who they are.
3. What is that? Do you know.
Do you know what that is?
4. What are those? I don’t know.
I don’t know who those are.
5. Whose book is that? I don’t know
I don’t know whose book that is.
6. Whose books are those? I don’t know
I don’t know whose books those are.
7. What is a wrench? Do you know
Do you know what a wrench is?
8. Who is that woman? I wonder
I wonder who that woman is.
9. Whose house is that? I wonder
I wonder whose house that is.
10. What is a clause? Don’t you know
Don’t you know what a clause is?
11. What is in that drawer? I don’t know
I don’t what that drawer in is.
12. What is on TV tonight? I wonder
I wonder what what is on TV tonight.
13. Whose glasses are those? Could you tell me
Could you tell me whose glasses those are?
14. Who am I? He doesn’t know
He doesn’t know who I am.
15. What’s at the end of the rainbow? The little girl wants to know
The little girl wants to know what is at the end of the rainbow.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences by changing the questions to noun clauses.
1. Who(m) did you see at the party? Tell me
Tell me who you saw at the party.
2. Who came to the party? Tell me
Tell me who came to that party.
3. Who did Helen talk to? Do you know
Do you know who Helen talked to?
4. Who lives at that apartment? Do you know
Do you know who lives at that apartment?
5. What happened? Tell me
Tell me what happened.
6. What did he say? Tell me
Tell me what she said.
7. What kind of car does Jim have? I can’t remember
I can’t remember what kind of car Jim has.
8. How old are their children? I can’t even remember
I can’t even remember how old their children are.
9. Where can I catch the bus? Could you please tell me
Could you please tell me where I can catch the bus?
10. Who broke the window? Do you know
Do you know who broke the window.
11. Who did Sara invite? I don’t know
I don’t know who Sara invited.
12. How long has Ted been living here? Do you know
Do you know how long Ted has been living here?
13. What time is flight 677 supposed to arrive? Can you tell me
Can you tell me what time flight 677 is supposed to arrive?
14. Why is Yoko angry? Do you know
Do you know why Yoko is angry?
Exercise 3
Reported Statements. Change this direct speech into reported speech:
1. “He works in a bank”
She said that he worked in a bank.
2. “We went out last night”
She told me that they had gone out last night.
3. “I’m coming!”
She said that she was coming.
4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”
She told me that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
5. “ I’d never been there before”
She said that she had never been there before.
6. “I didn’t go to the party”
She told me that she hadn’t gone to the party.
7. “Lucy’ll come later”
She said that Lucy would come later.
8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”
She told me that he hadn’t eaten breakfast.
9. “I can help you tomorrow”
She said that she could help tomorrow.
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me that I should go to bed early.

Exercise 4
Reported Questions Change these direct questions into reported speech:
1. “Where is he?”
She asked me where he was.
2. “What are you doing?”
She asked me what I was doing.
3. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me why I had gone out last night.
4.“Who was that beautiful woman?”
She asked me who that beautiful woman had been.
5. “How is your mother?”
She asked me how my mother was.
6. “What are you going to do at the weekend?”
She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.
7. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8. “What were you doing when I saw you?”
She asked me what I had been doing when she saw me.
9. “How was the journey?”
She asked me how the journey had been.
10. “How often do you go to the cinema?”
She asked me how often I went to the cinema.
Exercise 5

Reported Requests and Orders. Change the direct speech into reported speech:
1. “Please help me carry this”
She asked me to help her carry this.
2. “Please come early”
She asked me to come early.
3. “Please buy some milk”
She asked me to buy some milk.
4. “Could you please open the window?”
She asked me to open the window.
5. “Could you bring the book tonight?”
She asked me to bring the book tonight.

Exercise 6

-Sentences with were, was and would.

1. I was going to run tomorrow.
 I thought I would run tomorrow.
2. You were going to make the breakfast.
 You believed You would make the breakfast.
3. He was going to swim in the pool.
 He said He would swim in the pool.
4. I was going to pass English.
 I believed I would pass English.
5. She was going to play soccer.
 She said She would play soccer.

Exercise 7
Sentences with should have, may/might have and must have.
1. I should have brought another shoes.
2. She should have done the homework.
3. He might have driven next month.
4. She may have gone to the mall.
5. She must have been ready for the game.
6. He must have known the answers.