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Reported Speech – Free Exercise
Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place.
- Two weeks ago, he said, “I visited this museum last week.” → Two weeks ago, he said that . I → he|simple past → past perfect|this → that|last …→ the … before
- She claimed, “I am the best for this job.” → She claimed that . I → she|simple present→ simple past|this→ that
- Last year, the minister said, “The crisis will be overcome next year.” → Last year, the minister said that . will → would|next …→ the following …
- My riding teacher said, “Nobody has ever fallen off a horse here.” → My riding teacher said that . present perfect → past perfect|here→ there
- Last month, the boss explained, “None of my co-workers has to work overtime now.” → Last month, the boss explained that . my → his/her|simple present→ simple past|now→ then
Rewrite the question sentences in indirect speech.
- She asked, “What did he say?” → She asked . The subject comes directly after the question word.|simple past → past perfect
- He asked her, “Do you want to dance?” → He asked her . The subject comes directly after whether/if |you → she|simple present → simple past
- I asked him, “How old are you?” → I asked him . The subject comes directly after the question word + the corresponding adjective (how old)|you→ he|simple present → simple past
- The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?” → The tourists asked me . The subject comes directly after whether/if |you→ I|us→ them
- The shop assistant asked the woman, “Which jacket have you already tried on?” → The shop assistant asked the woman . The subject comes directly after the question word|you→ she|present perfect → past perfect
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech.
- The passenger requested the taxi driver, “Stop the car.” → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech
- The mother told her son, “Don’t be so loud.” → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The policeman told us, “Please keep moving.” → The policeman told us . to + same wording as in direct speech ( please can be left off)
- She told me, “Don’t worry.” → She told me . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The zookeeper told the children, “Don’t feed the animals.” → The zookeeper told the children . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
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Reported Speech. Greg: "I am cooking dinner Maya.". Maya: "Greg said he was cooking dinner.". So most often, the reported speech is going to be in the past tense, because the original statement, will now be in the past! *We will learn about reporting verbs in part 2 of this lesson, but for now we will just use said/told.
Perfect English Grammar. Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: ( Click here to read the explanations about reported speech ) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy)
Reported speech. PDF exercises with answers to download for free. Reported speech PDF exercise 1. Key with answers 1. Complete sentences: "It is too late." - I said it was too late. Reported speech PDF exercise 2. Key with answers 2. A multiple choice choice test: "Sam may contact you." - He said Sam might contact me. Reported speech PDF exercise 3
Reported Speech Exercises (With Printable PDF) In English grammar, reported speech is used to tell someone what another person said. It takes another person's words (direct speech) to create a report of what they said (indirect speech.) With the following direct and indirect speech exercises, it will be easier to understand how reported ...
Key with answers: www.e-grammar.org/reported-speech-exercises-pdf/ Reported speech Exercise 2. Choose the correct option. _____ "I wish you were with me."
Title: Reported Speech - PDF Grammar Worksheet - B1 - RS011 Author: Nikolaus ROSMANITZ Subject: Reported Speech - PDF Grammar Worksheet - B1 \(Intermediate\)
Reported Speech. All downloads are in PDF Format and consist of a worksheet and answer sheet to check your results. Levels of Difficulty : Elementary Intermediate Advanced. RS002 - Reported Speech - Questions Intermediate. RS003 - Reported Speech - Questions Intermediate. RS004 - Reported Speech - Indirect Commands Intermediate.
The twins said that they were five years old. Mum said, "You will have to get up early for the trip tomorrow." Mum said that we (I, they,he,she) would have to get up early for the trip the following day. The teacher told her, "You speak English very well." The teacher told her that she spoke English very well.
Grammar videos: Reported speech - exercises 1. Check your grammar: matching Draw a line to match the direct and indirect (reported) speech forms. Direct speech Reported speech 1. Present simple o o a. Past perfect 2. Present continuous o o b. Past simple 3. Past simple o o c. Past continuous 4. 'will' o o d.
Key with answers: www.e-grammar.org/reported-speech-exercises-pdf/ Reported speech Exercise 3. Change the reported speech into direct speech. _____ He said that he ...
Reported Speech - English Grammar PDF Exercises Author: Klaus Rosmanitz Subject: Reported Speech and reported questions - An English Grammar PDF worksheet Keywords: reported speech, reported questions Created Date: 5/4/2012 4:21:24 PM
Direct speech is mainly used to write dialogue or quoted speech. Read how to punctuate direct speech below. Insert the first set of quotation marks. Begin the sentence or phrase inside the quotation marks with a capital letter. Place the correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point, etc.) at the end of the sentence.
Reported Speech (Intermediate Advanced) Exercises and Practice A. Change each direct speech example into the reported speech . The first one has been done for you. 1. Michelle said, "I love my Chihuahua, Daisy." Michelle said that she loved her Chihuahua, Daisy. 2.
Unit 7 - Exercise 1 - Reported speech. Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences. Use contractions where possible.
My mother said, "Close you eye and open your hands." My mother told me to close my eyes and open my hands. I said to the host, "Can I have another piece of cake." asked the host if I could have another piece of cake.
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
This reported speech exercise is about making reported 'yes/no' questions. Review reported questions here; Download this quiz in PDF here; More reported speech exercises here
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Reported Questions - PDF Grammar Worksheet - B1 - RS008 Author: Nikolaus ROSMANITZ Subject: Reported Questions - PDF Grammar Worksheet - B1 \(Intermediate\) Created Date: 5/13/2020 5:12:39 AM ...
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