 Exercises with Reported Speech:

A) Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although sometimes it is not
necessary.

Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."

Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.

1) John: "Mandy is at home."

John said that ______________________________________________________________________.
2) Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that ____________________________________________________________________.
3) Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan told me that __________________________________________________________________.
4) Simon: "David was ill."
Simon said that _____________________________________________________________________.
5) Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that __________________________________________________________________.
6) Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard told me that_________________________________________________________________.
7) Stephen and Claire: "We cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that ________________________________________________________.
8) Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that _______________________________________________________________.
9) Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me that _______________________________________________________________.
10) Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that ______________________________________________________________________.

B) Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences.(POSITIVE)

1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said.

→ The teacher told Joe ___________________________________________________________.
2. "Be patient," she said to him.
→ She told him _________________________________________________________________.
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.
→ Her father told her _____________________________________________________________.
4. "Hurry up," she said to us.
→ She told us___________________________________________________________________.
5. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ He asked her_________________________________________________________________.
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ She asked Sam_______________________________________________________________.
7. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He asked Caron_______________________________________________________________.
8. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ The receptionist asked the guest__________________________________________________.
9. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She told us___________________________________________________________________.
10. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ She told him__________________________________________________________________.
C) Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences. (NEGATIVE:
Don’t is dropped= not + to + rest of the sentence)
1. "Don't touch it," she said to him.
→ She told him ____________________________________________________________________.
2. "Don't do that again," he said to me.
→ He told me______________________________________________________________________.
3. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
→ He told her _____________________________________________________________________.
4. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
→ She warned him _________________________________________________________________.
5. "Don't let him in," she said.
→ She told me _____________________________________________________________________.
6. "Don't go out without me," he begged her.
→ He begged her ___________________________________________________________________.
7. "Don't forget your bag," she told me.
→ She told me _____________________________________________________________________.
8. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
→ The chemistry teacher told his students _______________________________________________.
9. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
→ He advised her ___________________________________________________________________.
10. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
→ She told the boys _________________________________________________________________.

D) Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns in some sentences. (MIXED)
1. She said, "Go upstairs."
→ She told me _____________________________________________________________________.
2. "Close the door behind you," he told me.
→ He told me ______________________________________________________________________.
3. "Don't be late," he advised us.
→ He advised us ___________________________________________________________________.
4. "Stop staring at me," she said.
→ She told him ____________________________________________________________________.
5. "Don't be angry with me," he said.
→ He asked her ____________________________________________________________________.
6. "Leave me alone," she said.
→ She told me _____________________________________________________________________.
7. "Don't drink and drive," she warned us.
→ She warned us __________________________________________________________________.
8. "John, stop smoking," she said.
→ She told John ___________________________________________________________________.
9. "Don't worry about us," they said.
→ They told her ____________________________________________________________________.
10. "Meet me at the cinema." he said.
→ He asked me ____________________________________________________________________.

E) Ask someone to tell you about something that happened to them and then report it below:

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