Nana 2020 term-1

Reported speech

1)'Call for a taxi, please.' I to Ben

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2) 'I got forty cents change at the market yesterday.' Kim

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3 'Why were your eyes sparkling?' Dave to me

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4) 'Will you show me round the house?' Mr Ford to the agent

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5) 'Julie is crying in her bedroom now.' Frank

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6) 'Who do you take after?' The teacher to Lily

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7) 'Your new bicycle has been stolen.' Sally to Rob

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8) 'Don't ask me silly questions, Tom.' Tom's sister

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9) 'You should have painted the walls green.' My mum to me

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10) 'Would you give me a lift?' Eve to Charlie

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11) 'Learn this poem by heart.' The teacher

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12) 'Do you have to speak to him?' Greg to Nora

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13) 'How could he be the murderer?' Mrs Taylor

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14) 'I can't come now.' Jenny

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15) 'Let's enjoy the party.' I to my friends

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16. Mr Jones said, "As a young boy I collected stickers."

Mr Jones said (that--------------------------------------------.

17. Peter reported, "We played a lot of tennis last year."

Peter reported (that----------------------------------------------.

18. Mother said, "I have a headache."

Mother said (that---------------------------------------------.

19‫ز‬. Helen said, "I'm watching the late-night show."

Helen said (that------------------------------------------.

10. Peter said, "They were interested in other countries."

Peter said (that----------------------------------------.

Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. She told him, "Shut the door!"
She told him --------------------------------------

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2. He said, "I am going home now."

He said (that) -----------------------------------
3. Sam asked her, "Have you got 20 pounds?"
Sam asked her ---------------------------------------------
4. He wanted to know, "Which picture is the most famous one?"
He wanted to know -----------------------------------------------
5. She said, "I was biking yesterday."
She said (that) ----------------------------------------
6. He was told, "Fill in the form!"
He was told ------------------------------------------
7. She said, "I am doing my homework.
She said (that) --------------------------------------------
8. They asked me, "Did Paul lose the match?"
They asked me ------------------------------------------
9. He told her, "Don't call me before 7 o'clock!
He told her ----------------------------------------------
10. Mother said to me, "I will buy that book for you."
Mother said to me (that) -------------------------------------------
11. Cathy asked me, "Is the movie interesting or boring?"
Cathy asked me -----------------------------------------------------------
12. She said to him, "I have invited you to my party."
She said to him (that) ------------------------------------
13. They wanted to know, "When is your birthday?"
They wanted to know ----------------------------------------
14. Susan said, "I like classical music."
Susan said (that) ----------------------------------------
15. She asked me, "Where did you meet her?"
She asked me ------------------------------------------------------

WRITE the question sentences in indirect speech.

1. She asked, “What did he say?”

2. → She asked ----------------------------------

3. He asked her, “Do you want to dance?”

→ He asked her -----------------------------------

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4. I asked him, “How old are you?”

→ I asked him -------------------------------

5. The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?”

→ The tourists asked me -------------------------------

6.‘Why don’t you take up the piano?’ my mum asked us.

my mum asked us--------------------------------------

Rewrite the following sentences in reported speech but using reporting verbs.

1. ‘Let’s go dancing!’, she proposed.

she suggested-------------------------------------------

2. “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said.

she apologized-------------------------------

3. "I´m really sorry I didn´t call you .” He apologised to her

he apologized-----------------------------

4. “We’ll do the dishes”, they promised.

they promised--------------------------

5. "I think you should go to the dentist" Julie said to Tom

Julie advised Tom------------------------------------------