Name________________________ Date ____________________
TEST PAPER
I. Change to Reported Speech using the introductory phrase in brackets:
1. Judy: “I have already written this essay four times.” (Judy complained that …)
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2. Peter: “I will not stop until this factory is shut down”. (Peter announced that …)
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3. Paul: “I don’t like my new flat” (Paul said that …)
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4. My father to Ben: “I am sure I saw you here last week.” (My father told Ben…)
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5. Betty: “If I knew the answer I would tell you”. (Betty assured me ….)
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6. He said: “Tomorrow at five o’clock I will be sitting on a train to Glasgow.” (He said that…)
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7. Miss Jackson: “I warned you to study for the test a month ago.” (Miss Jackson reminded me...)
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8. Dave: “I was outside the classroom during the break but I saw a group of my colleagues inside the
room.” (Dave said that …)
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9. Mrs Wilson: “No one has ever spoken to me like this before.” (Mrs Wilson said …)
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10. Little Johnny to his neighbour: “I am not proud of what I have done”. (Little Johnny admitted…)
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II. Change to Reported Questions:
1. She wanted to know: “Were you informed about the meeting yesterday?”
She wanted to know _________________________________________________________________
2. The assistant asked: “Are you looking for something?”
The assistant asked __________________________________________________________________
3. The captain asked: “When will we get to the coast, guide?”
The captain asked ___________________________________________________________________
4. The gardener inquired: “Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”
The gardener inquired ________________________________________________________________
