DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS

Curso 2023 - 2024

INGLÉS 4º ESO / EXERCISES
UNIT 7: REPORTED SPEECH

1.- Complete the sentences with the correct form of SAY and TELL. When both verbs
are possible, write them.
(a) Ann..................................goodbye to me and left.
(b)us about your holiday. Did you have a nice time?
(c) Don’t just stand there......................................something.
(d) I wonder where Sue is. She.......................................she would be here before ten.
(e) Dan..................................to me that he was bored with his job.
(f) The doctor...................................me that I should rest for at least a week.
(g) Don’t …………………… anybody what I......................................It’s a secret just between us.
(h) ‘Did she …………………… you what happened?’ ‘No, she didn’t ……………………
anything to me’.
(i) Gary couldn’t help me. He.....................................me to ask Caroline.

2.- Choose the correct answer.

(a) My friend said / told that I was lucky.
(b) The man explained / told that the computer was easy to use.
(c) Our teacher advised / said us to study for the test.
(d) The secretary told / complained Mike that her boss was hard.
(e) The man on TV announced / told that the news would be late.
(f) My brother told / mentioned that he would join me for lunch.
(g) Simon told / said Tina that the lesson would begin at 9.00.
(h) She told / explained me that she would return the DVD to the shop

3.- Fill in the blanks using the appropriate changes in reported speech.
a) ‘I like English.’
Michael said that he.....................................English.
b) ‘You must stop eating fried food.’
The doctor said that I.....................................stop eating fried food.
c) ‘I don’t want to go to school today.’
My brother insisted that he …………………… want to go to school …………………… .
d) ‘My sister has lived in Toledo for years.’
The man told us that ……… sister.......................................in Toledo for years.
e) ‘I will be 17 next Tuesday.’
Brenda reminded us that she ………… be 17 …………………… .
f) ‘I can’t find my new white shirt.’
John complained that he......................................................new shirt.

4.- Write the following sentences in reported speech.

a.- ‘My cousins have often visited France,’ Joanna pointed out. b.- ‘I

can’t see you yet,’ the nurse apologized.

c.- ‘A lot of gold is mined in South Africa,’ the diplomat pointed out. d.-

‘The children have been studying geography,’ he said.

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Curso 2023 - 2024
INGLÉS 4º ESO / EXERCISES
UNIT 7: REPORTED SPEECH

e.- ‘The minister is preparing his speech,’ the journalist said. f.- ‘I

might go to Amsterdam,’ Paul said.

g.- ‘The train will be leaving in 15 minutes,’ she told Harry.

h.- ‘We will also work during the summer,’ the teenagers agreed.

i.- ‘All police officers have to report for duty at noon,’ the chief insisted. j.-

‘The boys were saving up for a canoe,’ the man explained.

5.- Write the following sentences in reported speech.

a. ‘The electricity bill must be paid this week,’ he advised us. b.-

‘I had a bad cold last week,’ the worker said.

c.- ‘We are painting our house today,’ my friend said.

d.- ‘The palace will be open to the public tomorrow,’ the official declared. e.-

‘The boss is examining our work now,’ the worker said.

f.- ‘She didn’t leave work early once last week,’ Tom said. g.-

‘I forgot to take my briefcase,’ Jim said.

h.- ‘The shops weren’t open yesterday afternoon,’ the woman said.

i.- ‘I want you to take the car to the garage next Friday,’ he told his wife.

6.- Write the following Yes/No questions in reported speech.

a.- ‘Are you going to the club now?’ he wanted to know.

b.- ‘Haven’t you ever worked or laptop before?’ she wanted to know. c.-

‘Have you ever visited the Tate Gallery in London?’ she asked. d.- ‘Will

the workers be at work next Saturday?’ the manager asked. e.- ‘Was Don

Quixote written by Cervantes?’ he wondered.

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Curso 2023 - 2024
INGLÉS 4º ESO / EXERCISES
UNIT 7: REPORTED SPEECH

f.- ‘Can we see him this evening or tomorrow morning?’ the woman wondered. g.-

‘Do you read the newspaper every day?’ he asked.

h.- Did anyone try to save her life?’ the police officer asked.

7.- Write the following Wh-questions in reported speech.

a.- ‘Whose pencil is this?’ the teacher enquired. b.-

‘Where are Niagara Falls?’ the child asked.

c.- ‘Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?’ he asked. d.-

‘Who was singing just now?’ my mother asked.

e.- ‘When did the committee decide to fire the workers?’ he wondered f.-

‘How far is the station from our hotel?’ the girl wanted to know.

g.- Where will Jane be next Thursday at six o’clock?’ Carol asked. h.-

‘What have you made for dinner, Mum?’ she asked.

8.- Write the following sentences in reported speech. Start with the words given.
a.- ‘Do you understand me?’
The teacher asked us

b.- ‘Will it rain tomorrow?’

He wanted to know

c.- ‘Do we have to answer all the questions?’

The pupils asked

d.- ‘Have you been ill?’

My friend wondered

e.- ‘How are you going to pay?’

The waiter asked me

f.- ‘When will my car be ready?’

Mr Green wanted to know

g.- ‘Who is your favourite actor?’

She asked me
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Curso 2023 - 2024
INGLÉS 4º ESO / EXERCISES
UNIT 7: REPORTED SPEECH

9.- Write the following commands in reported speech.

a.- ‘Don’t smoke in my office, please,’ the boss said. b.-

‘Keep quiet! ,’ the nurse said to the visitors.

c.- ‘Fasten your seatbelts,’ the pilot said to the passengers. d.-

‘Give me your papers,’ the policeman instructed me.

e.- ‘Don’t forget to phone me! ,’ the father said to his son. f.-

‘Don’t make a noise! ,’ the librarian said to the readers. g.-

‘Don’t go near the sea, children,’ Mary said.

h.- ‘Finish the job tonight,’ my boss told me.

i.- ‘Have your passport ready,’ the customs officer told us.

10.- Write the following suggestions in reported speech.

a.- ‘Why don’t we play a game of tennis?’ Sheila asked.

b.- ‘Let’s order hamburgers instead of Indian food,’ Martin said. c.-

‘Why don’t we type that letter now?’ the secretary said.

d.- ‘What about not arguing again?’ my girlfriend told me.

e.- ‘Let’s go to Greece for our holiday next year,’ Dave suggested. f.-

‘Why don’t we try this new Italian restaurant?’ Alberto suggested.

11.- Put the following sentences into indirect speech.

a.- ‘How can I get from this station to the airport?’ Bill asked. b.-

‘It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday,’ I said to Peter. c.-

‘Don’t miss your train,’ she advised her.

d.- ‘Lend me your pen for a moment,’ I said to Mary.

e.- ‘What was she wearing when you saw her last?’ the policeman asked me.
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Curso 2023 - 2024
INGLÉS 4º ESO / EXERCISES
UNIT 7: REPORTED SPEECH

f.- ‘We like working on Sundays because we get double pay,’ explained the builders. g.- ‘If

you let the iron get too hot you will scorch your clothes,’ I warned her.

h.- ‘Why don’t we talk to our director?’ the pupil told them. i.-

‘The people are so nice here,’ Helen says.

j.- Sue said, ‘The teachers at my school are very nice.’

k.- ‘Have you tidied up your room?’ the mother asked the twins. l.-

‘Don’t repair the computer yourself,’ Helen warned John.

m.- ‘Where have you spent your money?’ she asked him. n.-

‘Don't try this at home,’ the stuntman told the audience. o.- ‘The

film began at seven o'clock,’ he said.

p.- He said, ‘I will have finished this paper for tomorrow.’ q.-

‘Why haven't you phoned me?’ he asked me.

r.- ‘How do you know that?’ she asked me.

s.- ‘Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?’ she said t.-

‘Stop staring at me, Tom,’ she said.

u.- ‘I cannot drive you home,’ he said to me. v.-

He said, ‘Don't go too far.’

w.- ‘I didn’t go to the cinema with them,’ Martha said.

x.- ‘Don’t run across the road; it’s dangerous,’ said Russell to the children. y.- ‘I

may go swimming later,’ said Julie.

z.- ‘Where did you spend your holidays last year?’ she asked me.