English Level 4

Lesson 3
Activity 4.2

4.2 : Presentation Activity As you have learned during this level 4, one of
the most challenging structure in English grammar is the Reported Speech,
that why we decide that this last activity will be based in this structure,
because remember that “practice makes perfect”

A) WRITE THESE SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH.

1.- ' I'll see you tomorrow, ' she said. SHE SAID SHE WOULD SEE YOU THE
DAY AFTER TOMORROW

2.- 'I saw her today,' he said. HE HAD SEEN HER TODAY.

3.- ' I don't like this film,' she said. SHE DIDN´T LIKE THIS FILM

4.- He said, ' We went swimming today.' WE HAD GONE SWIMMING TODAY

5.- ' I met her about three months ago,' he said. HE HAS MET HER ABOUT
THREE MONTHS AGO.

6.- ' Pete and Sue are getting married tomorrow,' she said. THEY WERE
GETTING MARRIED TOMORROW

7.- 'I haven't read these books yet,' he said. HE HADN´T READ THESE
BOOKS YET

8.- ' I was driving my car yesterday,' she said. SHE HAD BEEN DRIVING MY
CAR YESTERDAY
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9.- 'I can see you tomorrow,' he said yesterday. HE COULD SEE YOU
TOMORROW.

10.- ' I didn't drive home after the party, I was too drunk,' she said. SHE
HADN´T DRIVEN HOME AFTER THE PARTY, SHE HAD BEEN TOO
DRUNK.

11.- 'I have something to show you', I said to her. I HAD SOMETHING TO
SHOW YOU

B) WRITE THESE QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH.

1.- 'Do you like Marlon Brando ?,' she asked. SHE ASKED IF YOU LIKED MARLON BRANDO

2.- 'Are you enjoying yourself ?,' he asked. HE ASKED IF YOU WERE ENJOYING YOURSELF

3.- 'Does your father work here ?,' she asked her. IF HER FATHER WORKED HERE

4.- 'Are you a foreigner ?,' he asked me. IF I WAS A FOREIGNER

5.- 'Have you finished your exams ?, they asked us. IF WE HAD FINISHED OUR EXAMS

6.- 'Did you invite Pete and Judith?,' I asked him. IF HAD INVITED PETE AND JUDITH

7.- 'Did they tell you when they were leaving ?,' she asked. IF THEY HAD TOLD YOU WHEN THEY
HAD BEEN LEAVING.

8.- 'Can you come to my party ?,' he asked her. IF COULD COME TO HIS PARTY

9.- 'Were you playing with my computer ?,' she asked us. IF WE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH HER
COMPUTER.

10.-' Is my father living in London?,' she asked my mother. IF MY FATHER WAS LIVING IN
LONDON .

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C) INTERROGATIVAS CON IF.

1.- "Does this car belong to you?" a policeman told me.

A policeman told me if that car belonged to you.

2.- "Do you really want to buy this magazine?" HER FRIEND ASKED HER.
IF SHE REALLY WANTED TO BUY THAT MAGAZINE.

3.- "Was the train late?" she asked him. IF THE TRAIN HAD LATE

4.- "Is he American or English?" he wanted to know. IF HE WAS AMERICAN OR

ENGLISH

5.- "Can you lend me ten pounds?" I asked him. IF COULD LEND ME TEN
POUNDS

6.- "May I use your telephone?" she asked him. IF SHE MAY USE HIS
TELEPHONE

7.- Do you like English cheese?" she asked us. IF WE LIKED ENGLISH CHEESE

8.- He said, "Is John here?" IF JOHN WAS HERE

9.- She said, "Do you want any dinner or not? IF YOU WANTED ANY DINNER
OR NOT?

10.- "Did he tell you?”, she told him. IF HE HAD TOLD YOU

11.- "Have you been to England before?" he asked me. IF I HAD BEEN TO
ENGLAND BEFORE

12.- "Are you going to visit Scotland?" he wanted to know. IF YOU WERE GOING
TO VISIT SCOTLAND

13.- Susan asked me, "Did you see the film on TV?" IF I HAD SEEN THE FILM
ON TV
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14.- "Have you ever been to the USA?", the man asked Sue. IF SHE HAD EVER
BEEN TO THE USA

15.- "Can you help me?" the woman asked Bill. IF HE COULD HELP HER.

16.- She asked me, "Does your dog stick his head in cupboards?" IF MY DOG
STICKS HIS HEAD IN MY CUPBOARDS

17.- The policeman asked, "Is the dog barking now?" IF THE DOG WAS
BARKING

18.- I asked my mum, "Will I have to clean the hamster's cage tomorrow?" IF I
WOULD HAVE TO CLEAN THE HAMSTER´S CAGE TOMORROW

19.- "Can I use your phone to make a local call?" she asked me. IF SHE COULD
USE MY PHONE TO MAKE A LOCAL CALL

20.- "Do you know where Angela is living?" he asked me. IF I KNEW WHERE
ANGELA WAS LIVING

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D) WRITE THESE WH-QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH.

1.- 'What's your name ?,' he asked me.

HE ASKED ME WHAT HER NAME WAS.
2.- 'How old is your father ?,' my teacher asked him. HE ASKED HIM HOW OLD
WAS HIS FATHER?
3.- 'When does the train leave?, ‘ I asked . I ASKED WHEN DID THE TRAIN
LEAVE?
4.- 'Who did you see at the meeting?,' my mother asked her. MY MOTHER ASKED
HER WHO DID HER SEE AT THE MEETING?

5.- 'Why did you take my wallet?,' she asked me. SHE ASKED ME WHY HAD
TAKEN HER WALLET

6.- 'How did you get to school?,' the boy asked Mary. HOW HAD GOTTEN TO
SCHOOL

7.- 'What time does the plane arrive?,' they asked the manager. WHAT TIME DID
THE PLANE ARRIVE

8.- 'Why are you so late?,' my teacher asked me. WHY I AM SO LATE

9.- 'Where did you go in Japan?,' I asked my father. WHERE HAD GONE IN
JAPAN
10.- 'What are you doing with our books?,' they asked us. WHAT WE WAS DOING
WITH THEIRS BOOKS

11.- 'Why are you looking through the keyhole?,' I said. WHY WERE YOU
LOOKING THROUGHT THE KEYHOLE

12.- 'Who put salt in my coffee?,' he asked. WHO HAD PUT SALT IN HIS
COFFE?

13.- 'Which of you knows how to make Irish coffee?,' said the chief cook WHICH
OF US KNOW HOW TO MAKE IRISH COFFE

14.- 'Why did you travel first class?,' I asked him. WHY HAD HIS
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FIRST CLASS

15.- 'How can I possibly run in these high-heeled shoes?,' she inquired. HOW
COULD SHE POSSIBLY RUN IN THESE HIGHT-HEELED SHOES

16.- 'What is your new house like?,' I asked them. WHAT WAS YOUR HOUSE
LIKE

17.- He said, 'Where am I supposed to go now?.' WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED

TO GO NOW

18.- 'Whose car did you borrow last night?,' I said to him. WHO HAD LEND YOU
THE CAR LAST NIGHT

19.- 'What was she wearing when you saw her?' the policeman asked me. WHAT
SHE HAD BEEN WEARING WHEN I HAD SEEN HER

20.- 'Who owns this revolver?' said the det WHO WAS THE OWNER OF THAT
REVOLVER