LICEO NAVARRA REPORTED SPEECH I

Name:____________________________________________________ Date: ______________________

1. Change the following sentences to REPORTED SPEECH:

1. He “I will be here at noon.”
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2. Mary “This train has arrived on time the last week .”
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3. He “I have to finish my report by five o’clock.”
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4. The doctor > Mr Smith, “You will improve your health quickly.”
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5. William > me, “I am leaving in your house tomorrow morning.”
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6. The teacher > “Everyone has to write a composition now.”
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7. John > “I saw that movie on yesterday.”
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8. Helen > “we have read this book .”
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9. Mary > John, “I cannot go to the movie with you.”
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10. Dan> fred “My parents moved here 25 years ago.”
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11. Ingrid “This weekend I am going jogging.”
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12. Andrew > “My car was stolen a few weeks ago.”
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13. Diego> Julia “Last night I ate too much pizza.”
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14. Eli > Paul “I enjoyed the film yesterday.”
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15. Helen>” The people are so nice there”.
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2. Complete the sentences with say or tell (in the correct form). Use only one word each time.
1 Anna ______________ goodbye to me and left .
2 __________________ us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
3 Don’t just stand there! _____________________ something!
4 I wonder where Sue is. She_______________________ she would be here at 8 o’clock.
5 Dan____________________________ me that he was bored with his job.
6 The doctor_________________ that I should rest for at least a week.
7 Gary couldn’t help me. He _________________ me to ask Chris.
8 Gary couldn’t help me. He__________________ to ask Chris.
9 Don’t ____________________anybody what I___________________ . It’s a secret just between us.
10 ‘Did Kate ________________ you what happened?’ ‘No, she didn’t _____________anything to me.’

3. Change the following statements into the reported speech.

a. “I have something to show you”, I > her.
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b. “I’m going away tomorrow”, he
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c. “I’ve been in London for a month but I haven’t had time to visit the Tower”, said Rupert.
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d. “I’ll come with you as soon as I’m ready”, she
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e. “We have a lift but very often it doesn’t work”, they
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f. “I must go to the dentist tomorrow”, he
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g. “I found an old Roman coin in the garden yesterday and I am going to take it to the museum this
afternoon”, he
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