Finish the sentences using Reported speech.

Always change the tense, although it is

sometimes not necessary.

Example: Peter: "Don't clean the black shoes!"

Peter told me _________________________

Answer: Peter told me not to clean the black shoes.

1) Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"

Karen told me .
2) Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!"

The teacher reminded me .

3) Mike: "Don't shout at Peter!"

Mike told me .
4) Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour!"

Yvonne told me .
5) Denise: "Don't open the door!"

Denise told me .
6) Marcel: "Don't sing that song!"

Marcel reminded me .
7) Jane: "Don't watch the new film!"

Jane advised me .
8) Walter: "Don't ring Romy on Sunday!"

Walter told me .
9) Lisa: "Don't fly via Paris!"

Lisa advised me .
10) Jamie: "Don't eat so much junk food!"

Jamie reminded me .

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

Example: Peter: "Clean the black shoes!"

Peter told me _________________________

Answer: Peter told me to clean the black shoes.

1) Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"

Andrew told me .
2) Jessica: "Write a text message!"

Jessica told me .
3) Nelly: "Help Peter's sister!"

Nelly told me .
4) Fred: "Wash your hands!"

Fred told me .
5) Anna: "Open the window!"
Anna told me .
6) Tom: "Come at 8!"

Tom told me .
7) Teacher: "Do your homework!"

The teacher told me .

8) Doris: "Dance with me!"

Doris told me .
9) Sabine: "Meet Sandy at the station!"

Sabine told me .
10) Victoria: "Check your e-mails!"

Victoria told me .

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

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

Peter told me that ____________________________

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 said to 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 said to me that .

7) Stephen and Claire: "We have 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 .

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

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

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

1) Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."

Emily said that .

2) Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."

Helen told me that .

3) Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."

Robert told me that .

4) Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."

Lisa said that .

5) Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."

Patricia said that .

6) Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."

Michael said to me that .

7) Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."

Jason and Victoria told me that .

8) Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."

Andrew remarked that .

9) Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."

Alice complained that .

10) David: "John had already gone at six."
David said that

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

Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"

Peter asked me _________________________________

Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes.

1) Christopher: "Do you want to dance?"

Christopher asked me .
2) Betty: "When did you come?"

Betty wanted to know .

3) Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Mark asked me .
4) Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Ronald asked me .
5) Elisabeth: "Did you watch the latest film?"

Elisabeth asked me .
6) Mandy: "Can I help you?"

Mandy wanted to know .

7) Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me .
8) Justin: "What are you doing?"

Justin asked me .
9) Frank: "How much pocket money does Lisa get?"

Frank wanted to know .

10) Anne: "Must I do the shopping?"

Anne asked .

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

Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes yesterday?"

Peter asked me _________________________________________

Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes the day before.

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 .

) Andrew:"Clean the blue bike!"

Andrew told me to clean the blue bike.
2) Jessica:"Write a text message!"
Jessica told me to write a text message.
3) Nelly:"Help Peter's sister!"
Nelly told me to help Peter's sister.
4) Fred:"Wash your hands!"
Fred told me to wash my hands.
5) Anna:"Open the window!"
Anna told me to open the window.
6) Tom:"Come at 8!"
Tom told me to come at 8.
7) Teacher:"Do your homework!"
The teacher told me to do my homework.
8) Doris:"Dance with me!"
Doris told me to dance with her.
9) Sabine:"Meet Sandy at the station!"
Sabine told me to meet Sandy at the station.
10) Victoria:"Check your e-mails!"
Victoria told me to check my e-mails.

1) Karen:"Don't play football in the garden!"

Karen told me not to play football in the garden.
2) Teacher:"Don't forget your homework!"
The teacher reminded me not to forget my homework.
3) Mike:"Don't shout at Peter!"
Mike told me not to shout at Peter.
4) Yvonne:"Don't talk to your neighbour!"
Yvonne told me not to talk to my neighbour.
5) Denise:"Don't open the door!"
Denise told me not to open the door.
6) Marcel:"Don't sing that song!"
Marcel reminded me not to sing that song.
7) Jane:"Don't watch the new film!"
Jane advised me not to watch the new film.
8) Walter:"Don't ring Romy on Sunday!"
Walter told me not to ring Romy on Sunday.
9) Lisa:"Don't fly via Paris!"
Lisa advised me not to fly via Paris.
10) Jamie:"Don't eat so much junk food!"
Jamie reminded me not to eat so much junk food.

1) John:"Mandy is at home."
John said that Mandy was at home.
2) Max:"Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that Frank often read a book.
3) Susan:"I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that she was watching TV.
4) Simon:"David was ill."
Simon said that David had been ill.
5) Peggy:"The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that the girls had helped in the house.
6) Richard:"I am going to ride a skateboard."
Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.
7) Stephen and Claire:"We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me that they had cleaned the windows.
8) Charles:"I didn't have time to do my homework."
Charles remarked that he hadn't had time to do his homework.
9) Mrs Jones:"My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old.
10) Jean:"The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter.

1) Emily:"Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."

Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day.
2) Helen:"I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me that she had been writing a letter the day before.
3) Robert:"My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me that his father had flown to Dallas the year before.
4) Lisa:"Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said that Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
5) Patricia:"My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said that her mother would celebrate her birthday the following weekend.
6) Michael:"I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me that he was going to read a book that week.
7) Jason and Victoria:"We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me that they would do their best in the exams the next day.
8) Andrew:"We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked that they hadn't eaten fish two days before.
9) Alice:"I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained that she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
10) David:"John had already gone at six."
David said that John had already gone at six.

1) Christopher:"Do you want to dance?"

Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.
2) Betty:"When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know when I had come.
3) Mark:"Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me if John had arrived.
4) Ronald:"Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me where Maria parked her car.
5) Elisabeth:"Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me if I had watched the latest film.
6) Mandy:"Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know if she could help me.
7) Andrew:"Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me if Mandy would have lunch with Sue.
8) Justin:"What are you doing?"
Justin asked me what I was doing.
9) Frank:"How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
Frank wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa got.
10) Anne:"Must I do the shopping?"
Anne asked if she had to do the shopping.

1) Mandy:"Are the boys reading the book?"

Yesterday Mandy asked me if the boys were reading the book.
2) Jason:"Who gave you the laptop?"
Yesterday Jason wanted to know who had given me the laptop.
3) Robert:"Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked me if Tim was leaving on Friday.
4) Daniel:"Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me if it would rain today.
5) Jennifer:"Where do you play football today?"
Yesterday Jennifer wanted to know where I played football.
6) Nancy:"Why didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
Yesterday Nancy wanted to know why Nick hadn't gone to New York the summer
before.
7) Barbara:"Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
Yesterday Barbara asked me if she had to do her homework that afternoon.
8) Linda:"Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Yesterday Linda wanted to know if Max had flown to London two weeks before.
9) Grandmother:"Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me where her glasses were.
10) A man:"When does the train to Liverpool leave?"
Yesterday a man asked me when the train to Liverpool left.