Report Speech in Present

Direct Speech Indirect speech= Reported speech

You have a pencil The teacher says that we have a
pencil
Are you students? The teacher asks if we’re students
Where do you live? The teacher asks where we live
Listen to me! The teacher orders to listen to her
Don’t speak spanish! The teacher orders not to speak spanish

Exercise 1
1.- “Kevin Don’t touch my things again”
His brother said not to touch his things again
2.- “Can you lend me your car for the weekend, Mum?”
Cathy said if her mother can lend her her car for the weekend
3.- “Leave your umbrellas outside the museum, please!”
The guide said to leave our umbrellas outside….
4.- Don’t park here!
The policeman said not to park here
5.- “Could you show me that blue sweater in the shop window, please?”
The woman said if I could show her that blue sweater …..
6.- “Don’t say anything to your parents!”
She said not to say anything …..
Reported Speech (introductory expressions in past)
Exercise 2
1.- “I think there’s a bus at 5 o’clock” /Present
My brother said that there was a bus at 5 o’clock/ Past
2.- “She broke the glasses when she was washing up” Past simple / Past
continuous
He said she had broken the glasses when she had been washing up / Past Perfect /
Past Perfect Continuous
3.- “They can’t come because they’re busy” /Modal Present /To be present
Susan said they couldn’t come because they were busy /Modal Past /To be past
4.- “I’ll do my homework tomorrow”/ Future
The child told his mother he would do his homework tomorrow / Conditional verb
5.- “We have been to Paris twice” /Present Perfect
She said they had been to Paris twice / Past Perfect
6.- “ The boys are playing in the garden now” / Present continuous
She said they were playing in the garden / Past Continuous
7.- “I don’t know your boyfriend” /Present simple negative
She told Sheila she didn’t know her boyfriend / Past simple negative
8.- “ Someone brought a parcel for you last week”
She told me someone had brought a parcel for me last week
9.- “Mary, your glasses are on the table”
Her mother said Mary’s glasses were on the table
10.- “Tom is having dinner with us next Saturday”
He said Tom was having dinner with them
Exercise 3
1.- “Where do you live Mr. Sallies?
The policeman asked where Mr. Sallies lived
2.- “Are you busy, Tom?”
Mary asked if Tom was busy
3.- “Have you seen my brother?”
She asked me if I had seen her brother
4.- “How are you going to Italy?”
He asked me how I was going to Italy