English Exercises > reported speech exercises

Downloadable worksheets: Direct and Indirect Speech_Complete Guide Level: advanced Age: 14-17 Downloads: 988   Verb tenses and reported speech - Upper Intermediate and Adnanced students Level: advanced Age: 13-17 Downloads: 400   Direct and Indirect / Reported Speech - Part 1 Level: elementary Age: 10-17 Downloads: 323   Reported speech in context (based on comic strip, Garfield). Direct speech provided. Word and phrase learnt i.e. to hold a grudge, hubba-hubbas Level: intermediate Age: 10-17 Downloads: 185   Reported Speech: Direct and Indirect Statements Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 156   Binge drinking (a cartoon, a written comprehension, exercises : Preterit / Past perfect - Time markers - punctuation for the dialogue and introductory verbs - direct speech and reported speech). INCLUDES KEY ANSWERS. Level: intermediate Age: 14-17 Downloads: 144

�����������������������������Direct� speech and reported speech Ex. 1� Turn into�reported speech. � 1 �It�s hot��������������������������������������� �Tom said that � 2 �I have done my homework.���������Tom said that � 3 �I �will give you a book���������������� Tom said that � 4 �Do you smoke?�.������������������������ � Tom asked me if � 5 �Where does Bob�live?��������������� ��Tom asked me where � 6 � Jane�has not arrived yet������� �Tom told us that � 7 "I�m very worried���������� ������������ �Tom told us that � 8 �I want to go away�.��������������������� Tom told us that � � 9 �You�should eat less.������������������ �The doctor told me that � 10 �Don�t shout������������������������������� The teacher told me� � Ex 2 Turn into direct speech. � 1 Mary said she was very tired.�� Mary said:"" � � 2 The teacher told the boys to open their books.��� The teacher said to the boys: " �" � � 3 Tom's mother told him not to eat any icecream.�� Tom's mother said to Tom: "" � � 4 My friend said that he was going� skiing at the weekend.�My friend said: "�at the weekend."� � � 5 Bob's mates�told the teacher that Bob was ill that day. Bob's mates said: "Teacher, � today" � � 6 Mary told Jane she would help her�.��� Mary said to Jane:"�" � � 7 I said I would have bought a new car if I had had the money. I said: "" � � 8 My father told me to look�for a job if I wanted more money�.�� �My father said:"�" � � 9 Tim�wrote to�his brother that their cat had died that day. Tim�wrote to his brother: " " � � 10 The teacher informed the students that the break lasted ten minutes.�������������� �The teacher said to the students:"" � � Ex. 3 Turn the following questions into�reported speech. � 1 "Where do you live?"����������������������������������������������������� �Mary asked Tom . � 2 "How are you going to travel to Italy?"��������������������� Mary asked Tom . � 3 "Why did you buy that book?"���������������������������������������������������Mary asked Tom � 4 "What's the time?"����������������������������������������������������������������������� Mary asked Tom � 5�"Who helped you with your work?"������������������������������������������Mary asked Tom . � EX. 4 Choose the right option � 1 I saidtold�her not to disturb me. � 2 My friend never saystells�me about his plans. � 3 The teacher toldsaid�that we had to study harder. � 4 Don't saytell�me what I have to do. � 5 He didn't saytell�why he was late. � � � �