Direct & Indirect Speech

Exercise 1

Report the following sentences:

Bill said: „ Gail knows that man. “

Joe said: „ Mark is leaving today. “

Bob said: „ I have seen that movie. “

Tom said: „ We saw it too. “

Jim said: „ I was thinking about it. “

Sue said: „ I`m going to see it soon. “

Roy said: „ Joan will go with us. “

Pat said: „ I can drive us there. “

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence

is a request, a statement or a question and whether you have to change
the tenses or not.

1. He told me: "We have been dancing all the time."

He told me

2. Mum asked me: "Have you seen my daughter?"

Mum asked me

3. Marilyn said: "I always eat cornflakes in the morning."

Marilyn said
Marillyin is explaining: "I always eat cornflakes in the morning."
Marillyin is explaining
4. He told her: "Give up smoking!"
He told her

5. Phil asked me: "Were you at the party, too?"

Phil asked me
Phil is asking me: "Were you at the party, too?"
Phil is asking me

6. Ann asked Kate: "Did you really write this story?"

Ann asked Kate
7.Tim asked: "Who has taken my ruler?"
Tim asked

8.Bill said: "I take the car because I am late."

Bill said

9.He told them: "Don't tell me such a nonsense!"

He told them

10. Debby told me: "I will meet him at the station next morning."
Debby told me

11.The mother asked him: "Why are your clothes so dirty?"

The mother asked him

12. He said:“Okay.“

He always says:“Okay.“

13.He said :“Really?“