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Reported speech rephrasing

The document contains exercises on reported speech, focusing on transforming direct statements, questions, requests, and suggestions into reported speech. It includes various examples for practice, such as converting statements about people's actions and questions they asked into indirect speech. The exercises are categorized into statements, statements with time expressions, questions, requests, and suggestions.

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Reported speech rephrasing

The document contains exercises on reported speech, focusing on transforming direct statements, questions, requests, and suggestions into reported speech. It includes various examples for practice, such as converting statements about people's actions and questions they asked into indirect speech. The exercises are categorized into statements, statements with time expressions, questions, requests, and suggestions.

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REPORTED SPEECH EXERCISES

STATEMENTS

1. John: "Mandy is at home." John said (that) ……………………..


2. Max: "Frank often reads a book." Max told me (that) ………………………………
3. Simon: "David was ill." Simon said (that) ………………………………….
4. Peggy: "The girls helped in the house." Peggy told me (that) ……………………
5. Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
Stephen and Claire told me (that) ……………………………………….
6. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework." He remarked (that) …………
7. They said, "This is our book." → They said ………………………………………….
8. You said, "I can do this for him."→ You said ………………………………….
9. They said, "We have never been here before."→ They said ………………………

STATEMENTS WITH EXPRESSIONS OF TIME


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. Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me (that) ………………………………
7. Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago." He remarked (that) …………………
8. Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday." Alice complained (that) ………
9. David: "John had already gone at six." David said (that) ……………………………
10. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday." → She said ……………………………
11. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."→ He said ………………………………….
12. She said, "I am not hungry now."→ She said ………………………………….
13. They said, "We were in London last week." → They said ………………………….
14. She said, "It is very quiet here."→ She said …………………………….

QUESTIONS
1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked. → She asked ………………………….
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us. → Martin asked us ……………………………….
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"→ He asked …………………………….
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter. → She asked her daughter …
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend → She asked him ………………
6. "What do they do?" she asked. → She wanted to know ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7. "Will you go to the cinema with me?" he asked me. → He wanted to know ……………………
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?" → The teacher wanted to know ………………
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me. → She asked me …………………………
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me. → My friend asked me …………………
11. "What's the time?" he asked. → He wanted to know ……………………….
12. "When will we meet again?" she asked me. → She asked me ………………………..
13. "Are you crazy?" she asked him. → She asked him …………………………..
14. "Where did they live?" he asked. → He wanted to know ……………………….
15. "Will you be at the party?" he asked her. → He asked her …………………………
16. "Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me. → She asked me ……………………
17. "Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked. → The teacher wanted to know …………
18. "Why don't you help me?" she asked him. → She wanted to know ………………………
19. "Did you see that car?" he asked me. → He asked me …………………………
20. "Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.
→ The mother asked the twins ……………………………………….
REQUESTS
1. "Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said. → The teacher told Joe ………………………….
2. "Be patient," she said to him.→ She told him ……………………………………
3. "Go to your room," her father said to her.→ Her father told her ……………………………
4. "Hurry up," she said to us. → She told us …………………………………….
5. "Give me the key," he told her.→ He asked her ………………………………..
6. "Play it again, Sam," she said.→ She asked Sam …………………….
7. "Don't touch it," she said to him.→ She told him ……………………………..
8. "Don't do that again," he said to me.→ He told me …………………….
9. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.→ He told her ……………..
10. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him. → She warned him ……………….
11. "Don't let him in," she said. → She told me ………………………..
SUGGESTIONS AND OFFERS
1. She said, “Why don´t you get a mechanic to look at the car?” She suggested……………
2. “I´ll help you when you want”, my sister said. My sister offered…………………………
3. “Why don´t we go to the cinema?” he said. He suggested…………………………………
4. “I can take you to the hospital”, Lisa said. Lisa offered ……………………………………
5. “It would be a good idea to see the dentist”, my father told me. My father suggested ……
6. “Shall I cook dinner for you?” Tom said. Tom offered …………………………………….
7. “Why don´t you sleep overnight at my house?” she said.
She suggested………………………………………………………………………

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