Indirect Speech

I. Convert the phrases below into reported speech.

"It's raining," she said.

1 ______________________________________________
He said to her, "I love you."
2 ______________________________________________
"I saw María in the supermarket yesterday," said Carlos.
3 ______________________________________________
"We've lived here for three years," he said.
4 ______________________________________________
"I'll bring a pasta salad," said Francesca.
5 ______________________________________________
"Mark's going to install these solar panels," said Miranda.
6 ______________________________________________
"They found gold here," said the geology teacher.
7 ______________________________________________
"Jenny can't speak French," said Pierre.
8 ______________________________________________
"I first met my wife in Seville," he told us.
9 ______________________________________________
"I want your homework handed in by tomorrow," he said.
10 ______________________________________________
"My mother made these cakes," said Juan.
11 ______________________________________________
"I'm feeling tired now," said David.
12 ______________________________________________

II. Convert the orders below into reported speech.

"Shut up, everybody!" said the officer.

1 _____________________________________________________
"Open the window, Robert," said Jane.
2 _____________________________________________________
"Don't be late," she said to him.
3 _____________________________________________________
"Don't talk to strangers, Michael," said his mother.
4 _____________________________________________________
"Clare,please, please help me clean up the kitchen," said Tony.
5 _____________________________________________________
III. Convert the questions below into reported speech.

"Can they play the piano?" she asked.

1 _____________________________________________________
"Has Sarah ever been to Siena?" he asked.
2 _____________________________________________________
"Are they French or Canadian?" asked Charlie.
3 _____________________________________________________
"Where do bears live?" asked George.
4 _____________________________________________________
"Who wants some more yoghurt ice cream?" asked Mum.
5 _____________________________________________________
"Are we going out tonight?" asked Bob.
6 _____________________________________________________
"Can I use your mobile, John?" asked Sarah.
7 _____________________________________________________
"Have you ever been to Lisbon?" Luis asked Paul.
8 _____________________________________________________
"What has Daddy made for dinner?" asked Simon.
9 _____________________________________________________
"Is the Pope a Catholic," asked JK.
10 _____________________________________________________
"Who won the match?" asked Monica.

IV. Fill the gaps using a verb in the past simple

1 "I didn't do it," she said.

She ________________ doing it.
2 "Have lunch with me," she said.
She ________________ me to have lunch with her.
3 "Why don't you buy one?" said Tom.
Tom ________________ I buy one.
4 "I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary.
Mary ________________ to take me to Prague.
5 "I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare.
Clare ________________ Andy would phone that night.
6 "Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said.
He ________________ me not to tell anyone.
7 "I won't do it," he said.
He ________________ to do it.
8 "You should have lessons," she said.
She ________________ me to have lessons.
9 "We really must go with you," they said.
They ________________ on going with me.
10 "Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum.
Mum ________________ me to phone Granny.
11 "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," saidMaggy.
Maggie ________________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12 "Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
VI. Choose an appropriate introductory and report the sentences

“Please, please don’t go”

She ________________________________________________________________
“Everyone sit down”
The teacher _________________________________________________________
“Fire at the enemy”
The sergeant _________________________________________________________
“No, I didn’t call you”
Kim ________________________________________________________________
“Don’t forget to pay the bills”
Sam ________________________________________________________________
“You broke the window”
Peter _______________________________________________________________
“Children, be quiet!”
Miss Black __________________________________________________________
“Let’s go for a walk.”
Tom _______________________________________________________________
“It was me who made the mistake.”
Mary _______________________________________________________________
“I’m sorry I broke your glasses.”
Ted _________________________________________________________________
“I’m the best student in the school”, he said.
He ________________________________________________________________
“Yes, I’ll lend you some money”, he said to Jane.
He ___________________________ _____________________________________
“He never buys me flowers”, she said.
She ________________________ _______________________________________
“Let’s go for a picnic”, he said.
He _________________________________________________________________
“Don’t touch the wet paint”, Dad said to us.
Dad ________________________________________________________________
“There is nothing else I can do’, he said.
He _________________________ ________________________________________
“I promise I’ll write to you” she said to him.
She _________________________________________________________________
“What a beautiful dress she is wearing!” he said.
He __________________________________________________________________
“You stole my money”, Tom said to Jim
Tom _______________________________________________________________