Reported Speech

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REPORTED STATEMENTS

1. «He works in a bank.»
2. «We went out last night.»
3. «I’m coming!» →
4. «I was waiting for the bus when he arrived.»
5. «I’d never been there before.»
6. «I didn’t go to the party.»
7. «Lucy will come later.»
8. «He hasn’t eaten breakfast.»
9. «I can help you tomorrow.»
10. «You should go to bed early.»
11. «I don’t like chocolate.» →
12. «I won’t see you tomorrow.»
13. «She’s living in Paris for a few months.»
14. «I visited my parents at the weekend.»
15. «She hasn’t eaten sushi before.»

 

KEY:

1. She said that he worked in a bank.
2. She said that they had gone out last night.
3. She/He said that she was coming.
4. She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
5. She said that she had never been there before.
6. She said that she hadn’t gone to the party.
7. She said that Lucy would come later.
8. She said that he hadn’t eaten breakfast.
9. She said that she could help me tomorrow.
10. She said that I should go to bed early.
11. She said that she didn’t like chocolate.
12. She said that she wouldn’t see me tomorrow.
13. She said that she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. She said that she had visited her parents at the weekend.
15. She said that she hadn’t eaten sushi before.

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REPORTED QUESTIONS

1. «Where is he?» 
2. «What are you doing?» 
3. «Why did you go out last night?» 
4. «Who was that beautiful woman?» 
5. «How is your mother?» 
6. «What are you going to do at the weekend?» 
7. «Where will you live after graduation?» 
8. «What were you doing when I saw you?» 
9. «How was the journey?» 
10. «How often do you go to the cinema?» 
11. «Do you live in London?» 
12. «Did he arrive on time?» 
13. «Have you been to Paris?» 
14. «Can you help me?» 
15. «Are you working tonight?» 

KEY

1. She asked me where he was.
2. She asked me what I was doing.
3. She asked me why I had gone out last night.
4. She asked me who that beautiful woman had been.
5. She asked me how my mother was.
6. She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.
7. She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8. She asked me what I had been doing when she saw me.
9. She asked me how the journey had been.
10. She asked me how often I went to the cinema.
11. She asked me if I lived in London.
12. She asked me if he had arrived on time.
13. She asked me if I had been to Paris.
14. She asked me if I could help her.
15. She asked me if I was working tonight.

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REPORTED ORDERS

1. «Please help me carry this.» 
2. «Please come early.» 
3. «Please buy some milk.» 
4. «Could you please open the window?» 
5. «Could you bring the book tonight?» 
6. «Can you help me with my homework, please?» 
7. «Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?» 
8. «Would you mind passing the salt?» 
9. «Would you mind lending me a pencil?» 
10. «I was wondering if you could possibly tell me the time?» 
11. «Do your homework!» 
12. «Don’t smoke!» 
13. «Don’t be late!»
14. «Go to bed!» 

KEY

1. He asked me to help her carry this. 
2.  He asked me to come early. 
3. she asked me to buy some milk. 
4. She asked me to open the window. 
5. She asked me to bring the book tonight. 
6. He asked me to help her with her homework. 
7. She asked me to bring her a cup of coffee. 
8. She asked me to pass the salt. 
9. He asked me to lend her a pencil. 
10. She asked me to tell her the time. 
11. She told me to do my homework. 
12. She told me not to smoke. 
13. He told me not to be late. 
14. She told me to go to bed.

 

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REPORTED REQUESTS

EXERCISE: Reported requests

1. «Can I have an apple?», she asked. 
2. «Can I have the newspaper, please?» 
3. «May I have a glass of water?» he said. 
4. «Sugar, please.» 
5. «Could I have three kilos of onions?» 
6. She said: «Could you open the window, please?» 
7. He said: «Please don’t smoke.» 
8. I said politely, «Please make less noise.» 
9. She has often said to me, «Could you stay the night?» .
10. They said to the architect: «We’d like you to meet us here tomorrow.» 
11. She will certainly say to John, «Please stay for lunch.» 
12. She always says, «Please don’t forget me.» 
13. «Stop talking, Joe,» the teacher said. 
14. «Be patient,» she said to him. 
15. «Go to your room,» her father said to her. 

KEY

1. She asked for an apple.
2. He asked for the newspaper.
3. He asked for a glass of water.
4. She asked for the sugar.
5. He asked for three kilos of onions.
6. She asked me to open the window.
7. He asked them not to smoke.
8. I asked them politely to make less noise.
9. She has often asked me to stay the night.
10. They asked the architect tot d
11. She will certainly ask John to stay for lunch.
12. She always asks me not to forget her.
13. The teacher told Joe to stop talking.
14. She told him to be patient.
15. Her father told her to go to her room.

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REPORTED SUGGESTIONS

1. She said, «Why don’t you get a mechanic to look at the car?»
2. «Why don’t you go to the doctor?» he said. He suggested I go to the doctor.
3. «It would be a good idea to see the dentist», said my mother. My mother suggested I see the dentist.
4. The dentist said, «I think you should use a different toothbrush». he dentist recommended using a different toothbrush.
5. You said, «I don’t think you have time to see the dentist this week.» You suggested postponing my visit to the dentist.
6. My manager said, «I think we should examine the budget carefully at this meeting. » y manager proposed that we examine the budget carefully at the meeting.
7. «Why don’t you sleep overnight at my house?» she said.

KEY

1. She suggested that I should get a mechanic to look at the car./She suggested I get a mechanic to look at the car.
2. He suggested that I go to the doctor. /He suggested I should go to the doctor.
3. My mother suggested I see the dentist.
4. The dentist recommended using a different toothbrush. 
5. You suggested postponing my visit to the dentist. 
6. My manager proposed that we examine the budget carefully at the meeting.
7. She suggested that I sleep overnight at her house.