REPORTED SPEECH

I. Complete the sentences in reported speech.

1. He said, "I like this song."
→ He said …THAT HE LIKED THAT SONG……………………………………………………...............
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
→ She asked me WHERE MY SISTER
WAS………………………………………………………………………..…
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
→ She said …THAT SHE DIDN’T SPEAK
ITALIAN……………………………………………………………………………..
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
→ They asked me …TO SAY HELLO TO
JIM……………………………………………………………………...
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
→ He said THAT THE FILM HAD BEGUN AT SEVEN
O’CLOCK………………………………………………
6. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asked Peter…IF/WHETHER HE PREFERRED TEA OR COFFEE.
……………………………………
7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
→ She asked him WHERE HE HAD SPENT HIS
MONEY………………………………………………………
8. "I never make mistakes," he said.
→ He said THAT HE NEVER MADE MISTAKES.
………………………………………………………………...
9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
→ He wanted to know IF/WHETHER SHE KNEW
ROBERT……………………………………………………
10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
→ The stuntman advised the audience NOT TO TRY THAT AT HOME………………………………

II.Turn the following sentences into reported speech

1 Robin said, “These biscuits taste delicious.”
ROBIN SAID THAT THOSE BISCUITS TASTED
DELICIOUS…………………………………………………
2 “I can’t see you this afternoon because I’ve got a lot to do,” Ann told me.
ANN TOLD ME THAT SHE COULDN’T SEE ME THAT AFTERNOON BECAUSE SHE HAD GOT
A LOT TO DO…
3 Fiona said, “That picture was painted by my great grandmother.”
She said(THAT) THAT PICTURE HAD BEEN PAINTED BY HER GREAT
GRANDMOTHER…………………………
4 “The sun goes around the Earth!” Copernicus said.
COPERNICUS SAID THAT THE SUN WENT AROUND THE EARTH / THAT THE SUN GOES
AROUND THE EARTH (UNIVERSAL TRUTH)
5 “I received a parcel this morning, but I haven’t opened it yet,” Tom said.
TOM SAID THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A PARCEL THAT MORNING, BUT HE HADN’T
OPENED IT YET……………
6 “Can you speak English?”, she asked
SHE ASKED ME IF/WHETHER I COULD SPEAK ENGLISH.
……………………………………………………………………
7 “Is your hotel near here?” , he asked.
HE ASKED ME IF MY HOTEL WAS NEAR
THERE……………………………………………………………
8 “Have you visited Buckingham Palace?”, he asked.
 ………HE ASKED ME IF/whether I HAD VISITED BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
………………………………
9 “Close the door.”
He told me…TO CLOSE THE DOOR.………............................................................................................
10 “Don’t do that again!”
He told me NOT TO DO THAT
AGAIN………………………………………………………………………………………………
11 “I borrowed your favourite jumper,” David said. ADMITTED
DAVID ADMITTED TO BORROWING MY FAVORITE JUMPER/HE ADMITTED TO HAVING
BORROWED MY JUMPER
12 “I didn’t leave the garden gate open,” she said. DENIED
……SHE DENIED LEAVING / HAVING LEFT THE GARDEN GATE
OPEN……………………………
13 "Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father. WARNED
HE WARNED ME NOT TO FLY KITES ….…………………………………………………………
14 “ I won’t do that” , he said. REFUSED
HE REFUSED TO DO
THAT……………………………………………………………………………………………
15 “Let’s go for a walk,” he said. SUGGESTED
HE SUGGESTED GOING FOR A WALK…/THAT WE GO FOR A
WALK……………………………………..................
16. "If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggy. THREATENED
MAGGIE THREATENED (HER) TO PINCH HER VERY HARD IF SHE WORE HER T-SHIRT
AGAIN.………………..
17. "I didn't do it," she said. DENIED
SHE DENIED DOING IT /HAVING DONE IT…………………………………………………………
18. “Let’s go to picnic,” he said. SUGGESTED
HE SUGGESTED GOING TO PICNIC /HE SUGGESTED THAT WE GO TO PICNIC……
0…………………………….
19. "We really must go with you," they said. INSISTED
THEY INSISTED ON GOING WITH
ME……………………………………………………………………………………………
20. “You should see a doctor “, she said. ADVISED
SHE ADVISED ME TO SEE A
DOCTOR…………………………………………………………………..