Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
Change pronouns and expressions of time and place where
necessary.
They said, "This is our book."
→ They said that was their book.
She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said
He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
→ He said
You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said
She said, "I am not hungry now."
→ She said
They said, "We have never been here before."
→ They said
They said, "We were in London last week."
→ They said
He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
→ He said
He said, "They won't sleep."
→ He said
She said, "It is very quiet here."
→ She said
Questions - Exercise 1
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
→ She asked
"How are you?" Martin asked us.
→ Martin asked us
He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
→ He asked
"Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
→ The mother asked her daughter
"Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
→ She asked her boyfriend
"What are they doing?" she asked.
→ She wanted to know
"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
→ He wanted to know
The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ The teacher wanted to know
"How do you know that?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
→ My friend asked me
Questions - Exercise 2
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"What's the time?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know
"When will we meet again?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
"Are you crazy?" she asked him.
→ She asked him
"Where did they live?" he asked.
→ He wanted to know
"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.
→ He asked her
"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.
→ She asked me
"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.
→ The teacher wanted to know
"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.
→ She wanted to know
"Did you see that car?" he asked me.
→ He asked me
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins
Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not
necessary.
EXAMPLE:
Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."
ANSWER:
Peter told me (that) he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
Emily said (that)
Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me (that)
Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me (that)
Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said (that)
Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said (that)
Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me (that)
Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me (that)
Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked (that)
Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained (that)
David: "John had already gone at six."
David said (that)
Reported questions:
1. Mandy: "Are the boys reading the book?"
Yesterday Mandy asked me
2. Jason: "Who gave you the laptop?"
Yesterday Jason wanted to know
3. Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked me
4. Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me
5. Jennifer: "Where do you play football today?"
Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know
6. Nancy: "Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
Yesterday Nancy wanted to know
7. Barbara: "Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
Yesterday Barbara asked me
8. Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Yesterday Linda wanted to know
9. Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me
10. A man: "When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
Yesterday a man asked me
