www.liveinenglish.wordpress.com REPORTED SPEECH OR DERS AND REQUESTS - introducing verbs: order, tell, ask The teacher ordered the children to look at the blackboard. Don t leave your things all over the place, Sue! Her mother told Sue not to leave her things all over the place The dog asked me to take him out for a walk Mum, give me something to eat! Look at the blackboard, children! Will you take me out for a walk, please? EXERCISE 1 1.- Kevin, don t touch my things again his brother 2.- Can you lend me your car for the weekend, Mum? Cathy 3.- Leave your umbrellas outside the museum, please the guide 4.- Don t park here, sir the policeman 5.- Could you show me that blue sweater in the shop window, please? the woman 6.- Will you come with me to Susan s party, John? Mary 7.- Will you please not come with your dog into the restaurant? the waiter 8.- Don t say anything to your parents, ok? she 9.- Send me a copy of the contract, will you? the lawyer told Mr. Smith 10.- Please, show me the photographs she The boy told her mother to give him something to eat Don t close your mouth, Mr. Jones, please. 11.- Stop smoking? the doctor told him 12.- Never unlock this door! he told his assistant
The dentist asked Mr. Jones not to close his mouth STATEMENTS - introducing verbs: say, tell, explain, think, etc.... EXERCISE 2 Sorry, Mr. Jones is out this morning. The secretary told me that Mr. Jones was out that morning. You have to fill in this form and submit it in the office upstairs 1.- I think there is a bus at five o clock my brother 2.- She broke the glasses when she was washing up he 3.- They can t come because they are busy Susan 4.- I ll do my homework tomorrow the child told his mother The clerk explained to me that I had to fill in that form and submit it in the office upstairs. I have been promoted. The clerk told his wife that he had been promoted I know the answer The girl that she knew the answer 5.- We have been to Paris twice she 6.- The boys are playing in the garden now she 7.- I don t know your new boyfriend she told Sheila 8.- Someone brought a parcel for you last week she told me 9.- Mary, your glasses are on the table her mother 10.- Tom is having dinner with us next Saturday he
QUESTIONS - introducing verbs: ask, wonder, want to know What s your name and address, sir? EXERCISE 3 1.- Where do you live, Mr. Sallies? the policeman asked The policeman wanted to know what my name and address was. Where s my coffee? 2.- Are you busy, Tom? Mary asked 3.- Have you seen my brother? she asked me 4.- How are you going to Italy? he asked me He wondered where his coffee was. Are you coming to my party next Friday, Susan? She asked Susan if she was coming to her party the following Friday. Did you see the match last night? He asked me if I had seen the match the night before. How many miles have we run? 5.- Do you like classical music, Sue? I asked 6.- How much did you pay for that car? he asked me 7.- When are you going on holiday? she asked her brother 8.- Did you close the windows last night, Terry? his mother asked 9.- Why are you still in bed? I asked her 10.- Who is that man? she wondered 11.- Did you buy those flowers, Mum? the girl asked 12.- Whose CDs are these? he wondered She wanted to know how many miles they had run.
A L L T Y P E S EXERCISE 4 1.- Do you wear a uniform at school? Peter asked me... 17.- Can you keep this secret, Susan? Susan s friend asked her... 2.- Do these exercises for tomorrow, children The teacher told the children... 18.- When did you sell your old car? He wanted to know 3.- Harry, don t play with matches His mother told Harry... 19.- Can you tell me where the station is, sir? She asked the man 4.- There is a question I want to ask Sue... 20.- Is this today s newspaper, Sue? Sue s father asked her 5.- We ll have a party next weekend She... 6.- Nobody knows the answer He... 7.- How many questions are there? John asked... 8.- Have you been to Italy, Mary? Mr. Jones asked Mary... 9.- Don t touch any of my things, Mark She ordered Mark... 10.- It s going to rain soon I... 11.- I lost my handbag yesterday She 12.- Listen to those birds in the garden Susan told her friend 13.- Could you do me a favour? Tom asked Susan... 14.- Can you give me something to eat, madam? The beggar asked the woman... 15.- How much is this box of chocolates? The customer asked me 16.- This exercise is a bit difficult, but you won t have any problem if you pay attention The teacher explained 21.- George, go to the blackboard and don t be a nuisance The teacher told George 22.- Those flowers are very nice. I like them Mary... 23.- Will you buy the paper on your way to work, please? My mother asked me... 24 Can you buy some bread on your way back home, please? She asked me... 25.- Don t switch off the radio She told me... 26.- Where did you go on holiday? She asked me... 27.- Look at him. He s playing the fool again Susan told me... 28.- Open the window. It s hot in this room His mother told him 29.- Give me a sandwich, please. I m hungry Tom told his mother... 30.- Where have you been all day? My father asked me... 31.- Don t drop those plates Sheila told her friend... 32.- I know what you mean He...
A L L T Y P E S EXERCISE 5 1. Are you going to study for the exam? - she asked 2. Can you ride a horse, Sue? - he asked 3. Can you wait for a while, please? - he 4. Did you enjoy yourself at the party last Saturday? - she asked him 21. I think she will be very happy in England - he 22. I want to play with you, Sue - he 23. I won t be able to finish it by tomorrow - he 24. I ll finish soon - she told us 5. Did you go shopping last Saturday? - she asked 6. Do you know my brother Harry? - he asked me 7. Don t argue with me! - his father 8. Don t ask me any more questions, Mary - Susan 9. Don t laugh at him - my mother told me 10. Don t make plans for your holiday yet - he told us 11. Don t talk to me when I m studying - she told me 12. Everybody is hungry - she 13. Have you got any brothers or sisters? - I asked him 14. Have you seen Peter today? - the teacher asked the students 15. How much is this sweater? - she asked the shop assistant 16. How old is your new boyfriend, Sue? - her father asked 25. I m going to show you something very interesting - Susan told me 26. I ve got up at six o clock this morning and I m very tired - Terry 27. It may be too late - he 28. Learn all these new words for tomorrow - the teacher 29. Mary, pass me the sugar, please - Harry 30. She left the office two hours ago - he 31. Show me your new CDs, David - I 32. Soldiers, don t leave your position! - the sergeant 33. Susan, stop crying - her mother 34. The postman didn t deliver yesterday - she 35. There s been a terrible accident at the crossroads - John 36. They are getting married next week - she 17. I can run faster than anyone - the boy told his friends 37. This exercise is terrible. I can t do it now - she 18. I didn t break it - the child 38. Tom, the phone is ringing - she 19. I haven t finished eating yet - he 39. We ll go in this car - they 20. I met him here two days ago - he 40. We ll visit you when we go to Scotland next summer - they told me
D I R E C T S P E E C H Anna told us that she had finished. I ve finished Anna told us The little girl asked Susan if she was staying there all summer. Are you staying here all summer, Susan? the little girl asked The teacher told the children not to write on the blackboard. Don t write on the blackboard, children the teacher EXERCISE 6 1.- Mary asked me where exactly I lived. 16.- She wondered if he would ask her out. 2.- Bill he was going to be late. 3.- David he had to be back by 3.30. 4.- Carol asked Ann what she had done the day before. 5.- Kate asked me how many books I had read. 6.- My teacher asked me if I would go to school the following day. 7.- Helen she was going shopping. 8.- Paul that he wanted to make a phone call. 9.- Tina told the teacher she had forgotten to do her homework. 10.- She she liked swimming but she didn t go very often. 17.- She she had been to the doctor s two days before. 18.- She asked me who I had invited to my party. 19.- He wanted to know what had happened. 20.- He explained that he had been late because of the traffic. 21.- She asked Jim if he had tried those cakes. 22.- He that he would help me whenever I needed it 23.- She she had to do an important exam the following day. 24.- The firemen told us to leave the place at once. 25.- I told Peter to be honest. 11.- He he had written two letters to her. 26.- She told us we had to call her Mrs. Willis 12.- I asked my teacher what coy meant. 27.- They asked me not to come in with my shoes on. 13.- I asked Sue when her birthday was. 28.- She her friend had just had a baby. 14.- My mother asked me if I had tidied my room lately. 29.- The policeman ordered him to come out of his car. 15.- She asked John to give her a lift to the airport. 30.- He that they had finished this exercise at last.
KEY EXERCISE 1 1. His brother ordered Kevin not to touch his things again 2. Cathy asked her mother to lend her her car for the weekend 3. The guide told us to leave our umbrellas outside the museum 4. The policeman told the man not to park there 5. The woman asked the shop-assistant to show her that blue sweater in the shop window 6. Mary asked John to go with her to Susan s party 7. The waiter told me not to go with my dog into the restaurant 8. She told me not to say anything to my parents 9. The lawyer asked Mr Smith to send him a copy of the contract 10. She asked me to show her the photographs 11. The doctor told him to stop smoking 12. He told his assistant not to unlock that door EXERCISE 2 1. My brother (that) he thought there was a bus at five o clock 2. He she had broken the glasses when she was washing up 3. Susan they couldn t come because they were busy 4. The child told his mother he would do his homework the following day 5. She they had been to Paris twice 6. She the boys were playing in the garden then 7. She told Sheila she didn t know her new boyfriend 8. She told me someone had brought a parcel for me the week before 9. Mary s mother told her that her glasses were on the table 10. He Tom was having dinner with them the following Saturday EXERCISE 3 1. The policeman asked Mr Sallies where he lived 2. Mary asked Tom if he was busy 3. She asked me if I had seen her brother 4. He asked me how I was going to Italy 5. I asked Sue if she liked classical music 6. He asked me how much I had paid for that car 7. She asked her brother when he was going on holiday 8. Terry s mother asked him if he had closed the windows the night before 9. I asked her why she was still in bed 10. She wondered who that man was 11. The girl asked her mother if she had bought those flowers 12. He wondered whose CDs those were. EXERCISE 4 1. if I wore a uniform at school 2. to do those exercises the following day 3. not to play with matches 4. there was a question she wanted to ask 5. they would have a party the following week 6. nobody knew the answer 7. how many questions there were 8. if she had been to Italy 9. not to touch any of his things 10. it was going to rain soon 11. she had lost her handbag the day before 12. to listen to those birds in the garden 13. to do him a favour 14. to give him something to eat 15. how much that box of chocolates was 16. (that) the exercise was a bit difficult but they wouldn t have any problem if they paid attention 17. to keep that secret 18. when I had sold my old car 19. where the station was 20. if that was that day s newspaper 21. to go to the blackboard and not to be a nuisance 22. those flowers were very nice and she liked them 23. to buy the paper on my way to work 24. to buy some bread on my way back home 25. not to switch off the radio 26. where I had gone on holiday
27. to look at him. He was playing the fool again 28. to open the window because it was hot in that room 29. to give him a sandwich because he was hungry 30. where I had been all day 31. not to drop those plates 32. he knew what I meant EXERCISE 5 1. She asked me if I was going to study for the exam 2. He asked Sue if she could ride a horse 3. He asked me to wait for a while 4. She asked him if he had enjoyed himself at the party the Saturday befor 5. She asked me if I had gone shopping the Saturday before 6. He asked me if I knew his brother Harry 7. His father ordered him not to argue with him 8. Susan asked Mary not to ask her any more questions 9. My mother told me not to laugh at him 10. He told us not to make plans for our holiday yet 11. She told me not to talk to her when she was studying 12. She everybody was hungry 13. I asked him if he had any brothers or sisters 14. The teacher asked the students if they had seen Peter that day 15. She asked the shop assistant how much that sweater was 16. Her father asked Sue how old her new boyfriend was 17. The boy told his friends he could run faster that anyone 18. The child he hadn t broken it 19. He he hadn t finished eating yet 20. He he had met him two days before 21. He he thought she would be very happy in England 22. He told Sue he wanted to play with her 23. He he wouldn t be able to finish it by the following day 24. She told us she would finish soon 25. Susan told me she was going to show me something very interesting 26. Tarry he had got up at 6 o clock that morning and he was very tired 27. He it might be too late 28. The teacher told them to learn all those new words for the following day 29. Harry asked Mary to pass him the sugar 30. He she had left the office two hours before 31. I told David to show me his new CDs 32. The sergeant ordered the soldiers not to leave their positions 33. Susan s mother told her to stop crying 34. She the postman hadn t delivered the day before 35. John there had been a terrible accident at the crossroads 36. She they were getting married the following week 37. She that exercise was terrible and she couldn t do it. 38. She told Tom the phone was ringing 39. The they would go in that car 40. They told me they would visit me when they went to Scotland the following summer. EXERCISE 6 1. Where do you live exactly? 2. I m going to be late 3. I have to be back by 3.30 4. Ann, what did you do yesterday? 5. How many books have you read? 6. Will you come to school tomorrow? 7. I m going shopping 8. I want to make a phone call 9. I ve forgotten to do my homework 10. I like swimming, but I do go very often 11. I ve written two letters to you 12. What does coy mean? 13. When is your birthday, Sue? 14. Have you tidied your room lately? 15. Can you give me a lift to the airport? 16. Will he ask me out? 17. I went to the doctor s two days ago 18. Who have you invited to your party? 19. What s happened? 20. I ve been late because of the traffic 21. Have you tried these cakes? 22. I ll help you whenever you need it 23. I have to do an important exam tomorrow 24. Leave the place at once! 25. Be honest, Peter! 26. You must call me Mrs Willis 27. Please, don t come in with your shoes on 28. My friend has just had a baby 29. Come out of your car, sir! 30. We have finished this exercise at last!