REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

I. Complete the sentences using Reported Speech.

1. "Where are you going?" he asked.

He asked....................................................................

2. "How are you doing?" Martin asked us.

Martin asked us....................................................................

3. He asked, "Do I have to meet her?"

He asked....................................................................

4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.

The mother asked her daughter....................................................................

5. "Which restaurant do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.

She asked her boyfriend....................................................................

6. "What are they doing?" she asked.

She wanted to know....................................................................

7. "Were you going to the spa at 12 PM yesterday?" he asked me.

He wanted to know....................................................................

8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks Korean?"

The teacher wanted to know....................................................................

9. "How do you recognise me?" she asked me.

She asked me....................................................................

10. "Have you talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.

My friend asked me................................................ ...................

II. Rewrite the sentences using Reported Speech.

1. “Open the door!” he said to them.

- He told them...................................................................

2. “Where are you planning to go on holiday?” he asked her.

- He asked her where.........................................................

3. “Which color suits the wall?” he asked.

- He asked….......................................................................

4. “Give the shirt back to him”, I said to her.

- I told….............................................................................

5. “Don’t try to catch him,” she said to us.

- She told….........................................................................

6. “Is it going to rain today?” I asked her.

- I asked her…....................................................................

7. “He’s here”, she said.

- She said that…..................................................................

8. “Is the bus station nearby?” the girl asked.

- The girl wanted to know…...............................................

9. “Don’t cheat, Ann.” Tom said.

- Tom told Ann..................................................................

10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.

- He asked….........................................................................

11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.

- Thomas asked Jean.............................................................

12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.

- I told Mary........................................................................

13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.

She said that……………………………………………….

14. “I’ll pay him if I can.” she said.

- She said that... ...................................................................

15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.

- She asked us........................................................................

16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.

- He told Jack that..................................................................

17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.

- Tom asked Jean...................................................................

18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.

- He said that........................................................................

19. “Don’t keep the door unlocked,” he said to us.

- He told us........................................................................

20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.

- I asked him how long........................................................

21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.

- She wanted to know.......................................................

22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.

- She asked us...................................................................

23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.

- She invited me.................................................................

24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.

She told them..................................................................

25. “ Did Mr Brown send the photos to you?” she asked.

- She asked.......................................................................

26. “Don’t make your teacher angry, boys,” she said.

- She told..........................................................................

27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.

- Mary asked.......................................................................

28. “Can I borrow your socks, Janet?” asked Peter.

- Peter asked if he could borrow Janet’s socks.

29. “Why didn’t I get a promotion?” thought the office manager.

- The office manager wondered............................................................

30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.

- John advised Elizabeth........................................................................

31. “You stole the ring, Amanda!” said John.

- John accused Amanda of stealing the ring.

32. “ You broke my heart, John!” said Mary.

- Mary accused......................................................................................

33. “When was your son born?” said the nurse to Mrs. Bingley.

- The nurse asked Mrs. Bingley when her son had been born.

34. “You should exercise more, Mr. Kim,” the doctor said.

- The doctor advised................................................................................

35. “Will I find a job?”, Tim said to himself.

- Tim wondered.......................................................................................

36. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong house number,” said Paul to Susan.

- Paul apologized.....................................................................................

37. “When is Black Friday, Peter?” Martha asked.

- Martha asked Peter when.....................................................................

38. “Can I have a new car?” said Anna to her mother.

- Anna asked............................................................................................
39.. “Don’t leave the house until I get back, William”, his mother said.

- William’s mother told..........................................................................

40. “Don’t bite your nails,” said Mrs. Rogers to her son.

- Mrs. Rogers told.....................................................................................

41. “I’ve seen the film three times, Mary,” said George.

- George said............................................................................................

42. “I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.

- Martin apologized..................................................................................

43. “Have you packed your furniture?” the landlady asked us.

- The landlady asked................................................................................

44. “ John, please don’t tell anyone my new address,” said Mary.

- Mary asked............................................................................................

45. “Breakfast will not be served after 9.30,” said the notice.

- The notice said that..............................................................................

46. “Where is the best place to buy cosmetics?”

- I asked..................................................................................................

47. “Don’t forget to bring your passport with you tomorrow.”

- She reminded me ................................................................................

48. “Do not write in the grading box,” said the teacher to the boys.

- The teacher told the boys………………………………………..........

49. “How many jobs have you had since graduation?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.

- The interviewer asked ...........................................................................

50. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police?” the officer asked the frightened witness.

- The officer wanted to know...................................................................

III. Choose the correct answer

1. Harry said to me, “If I were you , I would read different types of books in different
ways.”

A. Harry advised me read different types of books in different ways.

B. I said to Harry read different types of books in different ways to me.

C. I read different types of books in different ways to Harry as he told me.

D. Harry advised me to read different types of books in different ways.

2. “Shall I make you a coffee?” Jan said to the lady.

A. Jan wanted to make a coffee for the lady

B. Jan refused to make a coffee for the lady

C. Jan offered to make a coffee for the lady

D. Jan promised to make a coffee for the lady

3. Jun asked Ngoc why _________ the film on television the night before.

A. didn’t she watch B. hadn’t she watched

C. she doesn’t watch D. she hadn’t watched

4. Gin asked me _________ .

A. what time does the concert start B. what time the concert start

C. what time the concert started D. what time did the concert start

5. Yen said that she _________ there at noon.

A. is going to be B. going to be

C. will be D. can be

6. Jack asked me _________.

A. where do you come from? B. where do I came from

C. where I came from D. where did I come from?

7. They said that their house had been broken into _________.

A. the two days before B. two days ago

C. two days before D. since two days

8. Peter said he was leaving for Paris _________.

A. next week B. the week previous

C. following week D. the following week

9. The woman wonders _________ doing well at school.

A. whether her children are B. if her children were

C. her children were D. her children are if

10. The man asked the boys _________ .

A. why did they fight B. why they were fighting

C. why they fight D. why were they fighting

11. Judy _________ going for a walk, but no one else wanted to.

A.admitted B. offered

C. promised D. suggested

12. When he was at Oliver’s flat yesterday, Martin asked if he _________ use the phone.

A. can B. could C. may D. must

13. Tom said that New York _________ more lively than London.

A. is B. be C. was D. were

14. Sue was very pessimistic about the situation. I advised her _________.

A. no worry B. not worry

C. no to worry D. not to worry

15. Someone _________ me there’s been an accident on the motorway.

A. asked B. said C. spoke D. told