SUBJECT : Reported Speech

A) Change the following sentences from DIRECT to INDIRECT SPEECH:

He said that he would be here at noon.
1. He said, “I will be here at noon.”
He said that he would be here at noon.
2. Mary said, “The train will probably arrive on time.”
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3. He said, “I have to finish this report by five o’clock.”
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4. The doctor said, “Mr. Smith will improve quickly.”
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5. William said to me, “I am leaving in the morning.”
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6. The teacher said, “Everyone has to write a composition.”
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7. John said, “I saw that movie on Wednesday.”
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8. Helen said, “I have read that book.”
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9. Mary said to John, “I cannot go to the movie with you.”
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10. John said, “I have finished studying my lesson.”
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11. Mary remarked, “John speaks English well.”
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12. William said to me, “I will not see Mr. Jones until Tuesday.”
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13. Mr. Smith said, “I will refuse their offer.”
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14. John said, “I certainly hope it won’t rain tomorrow.”
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15. Henry said, “I can meet them later.”
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16. The boy said, “I am only eight years old.”
Mary said that the train would probably arrive on time.
 He said that he had to finish that report by five o’clock.
The doctor said that Mr. Smith would improve quickly.
B) Write sentences about Jane’s trip to Paris:
She said that she would have to get up early.
1. We’re taking the nine o’clock plane.
Jane told me they were taking the nine o’clock plane.
2. I’ll have to get up early.
She told me that she didn’t really like traveling by air.
3. I don’t really like traveling by air.
She told me
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4. But it’s the easiest way to travel.
But she decided that it was the easiest way to travel.
5. We’re going to spend a week in Paris.
She told me
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6. I want to go up the Eiffel Tower.
She told me that they were going to spend a week in Paris.
7. We’ve been to Paris before.
She told me
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8. But we didn’t see everything.
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9. I’ll send you a postcard.
She said that she wanted to go up the Eiffel Tower.
10. But I won’t write you a letter.
She told me that they had been to Paris before.
11. I’m very excited!
But she said that they hadn’t seen everything.
12. We’ll be in Paris tomorrow!
She said that she would send me a postcard.
But she told me that she wouldn’t write me a letter.
C) REPORT the police-officer’s questions to the shop owner:
The police-officer asked him if he had seen the robbers.
1. What’s your name?
The police-officer asked him what was his name was.
2. Did you see the robbers?
The police-officer asked him what they were wearing.
3. What were they wearing?
The police-officer asked him how he thought they got in.
4. How do you think they got in?
The police-officer asked him what they had taken.
The police-officer asked him if this had ever happened before.
5. What did they take?
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6. Has this ever happened before?
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D) Write what the family said at the dinner table:
Father asked Beth to pass him the wine.
1. Mother: “Does anyone want some more potatoes?”
Mother asked if anyone wanted some more potatoes.
2. Father: “Pass me the wine, Beth.”
Beth said that the chicken was very nice.
3. Beth: “The chicken is very nice.”
Grandfather said that he was going to start his diet the next day.
4. Grandfather: “I’m going to start my diet tomorrow.”
Grandmother told Sam not to eat with his mouth open.
5. Grandmother: “Don’t eat with your mouth open, Sam!”
Tim said that it was the best dinner he had had.
6. Tim: “This is the best dinner I’ve had!”
Jean asked Mum if there was any more salad.
7. Jean: “Is there any more salad, Mum?”
Sam said that he was very hungry because he had only had a sandwich for
lunch that day.
8. Sam: “I’m very hungry because I only had a sandwich for lunch today.”
Helen asked Mum what they were having for dessert.
9. Helen: “What are we having for dessert, Mum?”
Bob said that he didn’t want anything else to eat.
10. Bob: “I don’t want anything else to eat.”
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F) Tell your family what the doctor said:

He said I could get up for half an hour.
1. “You really ought to stay in bed.”
He said I ought to stay in bed.
2. “But you can get up for half an hour.”
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3. “You can leave here on Thursday.”
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4. “You ought to take some exercise.”
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5. “But you shouldn’t walk too much.”
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6. “You mustn’t run at all.”
He said I could leave there on Thursday.
He said I ought to take some exercise.
SUBJECT : Reported Speech
He said I shouldn’t walk too much.
A) Statements:
Mary said that she liked Turkish pop music.
Example: The boy said, “My name is Mark.”
The boy said (that) his name was Mark.
The woman said that it wasn’t her umbrella; hers was red.
Do the same:
1. Mary said, “I like Turkish pop music.”
Tom said that he had a sports car and it was red.
2. The woman said, “It’s not my umbrella, mine is red.”
Mr. Brown said that he didn’t drive a car in the rush hour.
3. Tom said, “I have a sports car. It is red.”
Terry said that he ate toasts for breakfast and they were made by his
mother.
4. Mr. Brown said, “I don’t drive a car in the rush hour.”
Sue said that the boy was looking at them and she didn’t know him.
5. Terry said, “I eat toasts for breakfast. They are made by my mother.”
John said that he could swim well but he didn’t have enough time to swim.
6. Sue said, “The boy is looking at us. I don’t know him.”
My brother told me that he didn’t want to carry my books!
7. John said, “I can swim well but I don’t have enough time to swim.”
The teacher said that if we didn’t study regularly, we would fail.
8. My brother said to me, “I don’t want to carry your books!”
Mr. Green said that he had to water his flowers twice a week.
9. The teacher said, “If you don’t study regularly, you’ll fail.”
Alice said that she used to swim well but now she didn’t.
10. Mr. Green said, “I have to water my flowers twice a week.”
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11. Alice said, “I used to swim well but now I don’t.”
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12. Mr. Miller said, “I know your parents. I’ve met them in the meeting.”
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Mr. Miller said that he knew my parents and he had met them in the meeting.

B) Imperatives:
The woman told the porter to carry her suitcases.
Examples: * The teacher always says to us, “Study very hard.”
The teacher always tells us TO study hard.
The policeman told the man to describe his car.
* The teacher says, “Don’t talk in the class.”
The teacher tells us NOT TO talk in the class.
The mother told the boy not to hurt himself.
Do the same:
1. Woman to the porter: “Carry my suitcases.”
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2. Policeman to a man: “Describe your car.”
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3. Mother to the boy: “Don’t hurt yourself.”
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4. The robber to the man: “Give me your money.”
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5. Teacher to the student: “Give me your book.”
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6. The man to us: “Don’t park here.”
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7. Woman to her husband: “Don’t forget to take your key.”
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8. Mr. Smith to her son: “Don’t put your books on this desk.”
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9. Young man to the young woman: “Give me one of your photographs.”
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10. The man to his son: “Hurry up! Don’t miss the bus!”
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11. The woman to her daughter: “Tidy your room, don’t waste your time.”
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The robber told the man to give him his money.
C) Wh- questions:
He asked how long it took me to have lunch.
Examples: * “What is the time?” he asked.
He asked me what the time was.
He asked me what I was doing at the weekend.
* “Where do you live?” he asked Mary.
How wanted to know where Mary lived.
She asked Tom why he was late.
Do the same:
My mother asked me where my umbrella was.
1. He asked, “How long does it take you to have lunch?”
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2. He asked me, “What are you doing at the weekend?”
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3. She asked, “Why are you late, Tom?”
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4. My mother asked me, “Where is your umbrella?”
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5. The secretary asked the man, “Who do you want to see, sir?”
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6. The students asked, “What time does the bell ring?”
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7. He asked Tom, “What kind of films do you like watching?”
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8. The teacher asked the girl, “When do you have to be home?”
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9. They always asked, “Why don’t you let my cat in?”
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10. The passengers asked, “When did the last train leave?”
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11. He asked, “What will you do tomorrow, Jane?”
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The secretary asked the man who he wanted to see.
The students asked what time the bell rang.
He asked Tom what kind of films he liked watching.
The teacher asked the girl when she had to be home.
They always asked why I didn’t let their cat in.
The passengers asked when the last train had left.
He asked Jane what she would do the next day.