REPHRASING REPORTED SPEECH (2020/21)

1. Rewrite these sentences into reported speech.

1. “Is Tony talking to your brother, Susan?” Paul asked ……………………………………………….………………………………

2. “My parents went to Italy last summer.” Sue commented ……………………………………….………………………………

3. “Will you post the letter for me, Pam?” I asked …………………………………………………………..……………………………

4. “Sam hasn’t come back from England yet.” Adam said …………………………………………...………………………………

5. “You should check your blood pressure, Mr Black is too high.”

Dr Newman advised …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. “Were you at Patrick’s last Saturday, Tim?” Donald wanted to know

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7. “Let’s have a party to celebrate Halloween with our friends.”

Becky suggested ……………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………

8. “I won’t forget to buy the food you want for tonight’s dinner, Mike.”

Helen promised …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

9. “We must do our homework every day or our teachers get angry.”

Dave said …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. “Do you want something to eat, Jim?”

Carols asked …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..………

11. “I’m sorry, I can’t pay for your meal, Sarah, I’m broke.”

Terry apologised …………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………

12. “What’s the weather like in Paris now?

The holidaymakers wanted to know ………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………

13. “You can’t use the lift, Dick, you aren’t old enough.”

The porter ordered ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………

14. “How did you find out about my affair, Carrie?

Carrie’s husband was interested in knowing ………………………………………………………………………………………………

15. “It’s going to rain tomorrow.” The weatherman announced ……………………………………………………………

16. “Can you make coffee for me, Susan?” Tom asked …………………………………………………………………………

17. Shall I open the door for you? (offer) Sam ……………………………………………………………….……………………

18. You can go out after lunch, children (allow) Mum ………………………………………….………………………………

19. How about sending an email to Paul? (suggest) Andy ………………………………………………………………………

20. Would you like to come for dinner tonight, Pam? (invite) We …………………………………………………………

21. I won’t forget to send you a postcard, don’t worry, Carol (promise) Alan …………………………………………………………

22.Can you please pass me the pen, Tim? (ask) Susan …………………..……………………………………………………..…………………

23. Tidy your room, Pete or you’ll be grounded (tell) Father ………………………………………………………………………………………

24. I’m sorry, Meg! I forgot to invite you to the concert last Saturday (apologize)

Dan …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Complete the following sentences using whether, whether or not, or if.
1. I can't decide ______________________ to buy a bicycle.

2. Tom asked Julie ___________________ she'd like to go to the cinema.

3. You've got to go to school __________________ you like it or not!

4. Caroline might come. It depends on _________________ she has a car or not.

5. We're not sure ___________________ we're going to change offices.

6. _________________ I buy the cake or make it myself won't make it less fattening!

7. I wonder ____________________ I should mention it to my boss.

8. He really doesn't care ____________________ it suits everyone.

9. I'm not sure _________________ I'll have time to go to the hairdressers.

10.The price doesn't change ______________ you travel by car or by train.

3. Fill in the gaps with one of the introductory verbs from the list below in the past simple.

agree, invite, warn, accuse, boast, complain, insist, explain, exclaim, remind, suggest, promise

1. “Will you come to the ball?” He said to her. He _____________ her to go to the ball.

2. “I´m the best student in the school” he said. He ______________ about being the best student.

3. “Yes, I’ll lend you some money” he said to Jane. He ______________ to lend Jane some money.

4. “What a beautiful dress she is wearing!” he said . He _____________ that she was wearing a beautiful dress.

5. “He never buys me flowers!” she said. She _______________ that he never bought her flowers.

6. “Let’s go for a picnic” he said. He _____________ going for a picnic.

7. “You stole the money” Tom said to Jim. Tom ________________Jim of stealing the money.

8. “Don’t forget to hang out the washing” she said to me. She _______________ me to hang out the washing.

9. “I promise I’ll write to you”, she said to him. She _______________ to write to him.

10. “You must finish the report” she said to him. She _________________ on him finishing the report.

11. “Don’t touch the wet paint, ”Dad said to us. Dad ___________________ us not to touch the wet paint.

12. “There’s nothing else I can do”, he said. He ________________________that there was nothing else he
could do.

4. Change these questions into reported ones:

1. Were you in time for the conference, Tom? I wanted to know …………………………………………………………………

2. When does the next train leave? The traveller wondered ………………………………………………………………………

3. Have you ever eaten insects, Terry? Mary asked ……………………………………………………………………………………

4. How can I get the tickets for tonight’s gig? I asked ………………………………………………………………………………..

5. Did you see Peter yesterday, Tom? Martha ……………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Is there anything I can do to help you, Tim? Dad …………………………………………………………………………………….

7. When are we having dinner out, today or tomorrow? My sister …………………………………………………………….

8. Does Mary sometimes visit you, Linda? I ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

9. How often do you meet your friends, Dick? Carl …………………………………………………………………………………….

10. Have you prepared tomorrow’s essay, Sam? Mum ………………………………………………………………………………

11. Will you email me while you are abroad, Liz? Sally ………………………………………………………………………………

12. How much money can you lend to buy your birthday present, dad? I …………………………………………………
5. Rewrite the sentences into direct speech:

1. My friend advised me not to drink alcohol that night since I had to drive back home.

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2. The teacher remarked that our exams were really well. ……………………………………………………………………

3. Tony asked me when we would meet for dinner. ……………………………………………………………………

4. Sally commented that she had travelled to Rome twice the previous year.

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5. Dan’s sister refused to do the washing up for him. ……………………………………………………………………

6. The passenger wanted to know when the plane would land. ……………………………………………………………………

7. Adam suggested wearing smart clothes to Tom’s party the next Friday.

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8. Mandy said she had forgotten to lock the garage when she had left that morning.

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9. The children asked the teacher if they had to bring the dictionary the following day.

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10. My father remarked that the new laptop didn’t work very well.

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11. Peter wanted to know what time the new TV show began. ……………………………………………………………………

12. Molly offered to do the shopping for me. ……………………………………………………………………

13. Pam’s mother told her to tidy her room then. ……………………………………………………………………

14. Dave invited Sue to have dinner that night. ……………………………………………………………………

15. Ted apologized for not having prepared dinner yet. ……………………………………………………………………