DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH

present simple

present continuous

past simple

present perfect

may

must/have to

might, could, should, ought to, would

today

tomorrow

yesterday

here

this

Turn these sentences into reported speech

1. “It was the best party ever”, he said.

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2. “The teachers are having coffee in the staff room”, Lea said.

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3. “He might be sleeping now”, my mother said.

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4. “You are very talented”, my teacher said.

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 5. “They must hand in their homeword today”, John said.

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6. “It may be too late to go to the cinema”, I said.

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7. “You should stay in bed if you feel sick”, the doctors said.

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN BOLD USING REPORTED SPEECH.

USE A REPORTING VERB FROM THE BOX IN EACH SENTENCE:

1. “I had to wait 30 minutes under the rain. Oh, and I didn’t have an umbrella.”

2. “Let me tell you how this works. You have to turn the power on and move
this thing very slowly.”

3. “You are very tired, I know. But you must read this book today”

4. “NASA is not telling us the truth. There are aliens here.”

5. “All customers have to leave the supermarket. We are closing in 10

minutes.”

6. I watched the game, but I was sure my team couldn’t win yesterday.
READ THE SENTENCES AND MATCH THEM WITH THESE REPORTING VERBS.
THEN COMPLETE THE REPORTED SPEECH SENTENCES.

Don’t forget to bring your homework!

1. My teacher ………………………………………………………………………

Oh please, Tobi, play games on the PS with us!

2. My friends ………………………………………………………………………

Don’t touch anything in this part of the museum!

3. The guide ………………………………………………………………………

You should change your clothes because it is cold outside.

4. My mom ………………………………………………………………………

Can you lend me your pen, please?

5. John ………………………………………………………………………

REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORD GIVEN. USE BETWEEN TWO
AND FIVE WORDS, INCLUDING THE WORD GIVEN.

1. “Please listen to my story”, said Tom to his friends.

BEGGED
Tom ………………………… to listen to his story.

2. “Come to the concert. I am sure you will love this band”, said Liz to Mike.
PERSUADED
Liz ……………………………………………….. to the concert.

3. “Don’t forget to buy sugar for the cooking class”, said Leo to John.
REMINDED
Leo …………………………………………….. for the cooking class.
 4. “Line up in silence, now!”, said the teacher to the students.
TO
The teacher ordered ………………………………………………..

5. “Don’t run so fast. You will get tired very soon”, the coach said to the players.
WARNED
The coach ………………………………………………… because they would
get tired very soon.

6. “Mom, do you want me to help with the cleaning today?”, I asked.

ASKED
I asked mom …………………………………………………………………

REWRITE THE SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH

1. “I enjoy reading at night”

Myriam said that ……

2. “They are traveling to China”

She told me that …

3. “You have already said this 100 times”

Tina complained that…

4. “There may be a traffic jam”

They explained that …

5. “All passengers must remain seated until the plane has stopped”.
The captain informed us that we…

6. “You should stay at home tomorrow”

My mother told me that …
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING THE WORD GIVEN. USE BETWEEN TWO
AND FIVE WORDS, INCLUDING THE WORD GIVEN.

1. “I will take you to DisneyWorld”, Peter said to his son.

TO
Peter promised …………………………………………………………………..

2. “You should buy a new computer”, the computer engineer said to me.
ADVISED
The computer engineer ………………………………….. a new computer.

3. “Why don’t we travel to Miami instead of Chile?”, my friends told me.

PERSUADED
My friends ………………………………………. Miami instead of Chile.

4. “Don’t drive too fast”, my dad said to me.

WARNED
My dad ……………………………… too fast.

5. “Please print your homework and put it in a folder”, the teacher said to us.
ASKED
The teacher ……………………………………………………………

6. “Did you buy a new football t-shirt today?”, Joe asked me.
IF
Joe asked ……………………………………………………………