REPORTED SPEECH

1-Select the correct reported speech for each statement

1-Tom said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

· Tom said he wants to visit his friends that weekend.
· Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.
· Tom said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.

2-Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.'

· Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.
· Jerry said he was studying English a lot at the moment.
· Jerry said I was studying English a lot at that moment.

3-They said, 'We've lived here for a long time.'

· They said they have lived there for a long time.
· They said they lived here for a long time.
· They said they had lived there for a long time.

4-He asked me, 'Have you finished reading the newspaper?'

· He asked me if had I finished reading the newspaper.
· He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.
· He asked me if I finished reading the newspaper.

5-'I get up every morning at seven o'clock.', Peter said.

· Peter said he got up every morning at seven o'clock.
· Peter said I got up every morning at seven o'clock.
· Peter said he had got up every morning at seven o'clock.

6-Susan told me, 'I can come tonight.'

· Susan told me I could come that night.
· Susan told me she could come that night.
· Susan told me she could come tomorrow evening.

7-She said, 'I really wish I had bought that new car.'
· She told me she really wished she bought that new car.
· She told me she really had wished she had bought that new car.
· She told me she really wished she had bought that new car.

8-Jack said, 'He must be guilty!'

· Jack said he must have been guilty.
· Jack said he must have be guilty.
· Jack said he must has been guilty.
 9-Cheryl asked her, 'How long have you lived here?'
· Cheryl asked her how long she has lived there.
· Cheryl asked her how long she lived there.
· Cheryl asked her how long she had lived there.

10-He said, 'I must get going. Otherwise, I'm going to be late.'
· He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late.
· He told me he had to get going. Otherwise, I was going to be late.
· He told me he has to get going. Otherwise, he was going to be late.

11-She said, 'I've worked here since I left my last job.'

· She told me that she worked there since she had left her last job.
· She told me that she had worked there since she had left her last job.
· She told me that she had worked there since she left her last job.

12-You said, 'I will help you!'

· You said you would help me!
· You said I would help you!
· You said you would help her!

13-She asked me, 'When are we going to leave?'

· She asked me when she was going to leave.
· She asked me when we were going to leave.
· She asked me when we are going to leave.

14-Peter said, 'I may bring someone with me to the party.'

· Peter said he might bring someone with him to the party.
· Peter said he might have brought someone with him to the party.
· Peter said he might bring someone with her to the party.

15-My friend said, 'I will have finished my homework by the time you arrive.'
· My friend told me he would have finished his homework by the time I arrived
· My friend told me he would have finished his homework by the time he arrived
· My friend told me he would had finished his homework by the time I arrived

16-Mark asked me, 'Why do you want to study Russian?'

· Mark asked her why I wanted to study Russian.
· Mark asked me why did I want to study Russian.
· Mark asked me why I wanted to study Russian.

17-Marcia said, 'I have been waiting for you for over an hour.'
· Marcia said she had been waiting for me for over an hour.
· Marcia said she was waiting for me for over an hour.
· Marcia said she had waited for me for over an hour.
18-Alison said, 'I had eaten before you arrived.'
· Alison told me she had eaten before I had arrived.
· Alison told me I had eaten before I had arrived.
· Alison told me she had eaten before she had arrived.

19-Lenny sang, 'I want to get away, I want to fly away.'

· Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away.
· Lenny sings he wanted to get away, he wanted to fly away.
· Lenny sang he wanted to get away, he wants to fly away.

20-Jason asked me, 'Are you coming with me?'

· Jason asked me if I came with him.
· Jason asked me if I was coming with him.
· Jason asked me if I was coming with you.

2-Report these sentences

1-They said: "It will be hot tomorrow."

They pointed out (that) …it would be hot the following day.

2-Mother said: "I am busy."

Mother answered (that) ……she was busy.

3-She told the police: "I have heard strange noises during the night."

She explained (that) …She had heard strange noises during that night.

4-Peter said: "I go to school by train."

Peter told us (that) …He went to school by train.

5-Sandy said: "My father likes sweets."

Sandy said (that) ……Her father liked sweets.

6-Jim told me: "I will spend my holidays in Paris next year."

Jim announced (that) …He would spend his holidays in Paris the following year.

7-Bob told me: "I went to a birthday party last night."

Bob told me (that) …He had been to a birthday party the night before.
8-Peter said: "I have known the telephone number of my friend Jim but I

can’t remember it now."

Peter admitted (that) …He had known the telephone number of his friend Jim but

he couldn’t remember it at that moment.

9-Bob told me: "I went to a birthday party last night."

Bob told me (that) …he had gone to a birthday party the night before.

10-Tom said: "I am learning for the history test."

Tom has just told me (that) he is studying for the history test.

11-They said: "We have just returned from London."

They informed me (that) …they had just returned from London.

12-Mary said: "I know the answer."

Mary replied (that) …she knew the answer.

13-He said: "I read this book last month."

He said (that) …he had read that book the previous month.

14-Mrs White told us: "I will stay at home next weekend."

Mrs White commented (that) …she would stay at home the following weekend.

15-Peter and Sally said: "We live in New York."

Peter and Sally mentioned (that) …they lived in New York.

16-She told me: “I have been phoning him for two hours and I’m fed up”

She complained (that) …she had been phoning him for two hours and she was fed
up.

3-Report these questions

1-“What time did Carol arrive?”

I wondered what time Carol had arrived.

2-“Where is the nearest bank?”

I asked him ……where the nearest bank was.

3-“What did he do last night?”

 I wanted to know ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4-“Has Mike ever been to Paris?”

I asked him ……if Mike had ever been to Paris.

5-“Did Sally call her sister?

I wanted to know ……if Sally had called her sister.

6-“What time is it?”

He asked me ………what time it was.