REPORTED SPEECH ORDERS AND REQUESTS

REPORTED SPEECH ORDERS AND REQUESTS - introducing verbs: order, tell, ask EXERCISE 1 Look at the blackboard, children! The teacher ordered the children to look at the blackboard. Don t leave your things all over the place, Sue! 1.- Kevin, don t touch my things again his brother said 2.- Can you lend me your car for the weekend, Mum? Cathy said 3.- Leave your umbrellas outside the museum, please the guide said 4.- Don t park here, sir the policeman said Her mother told Sue not to leave her things all over the place Will you take me out for a walk, please? The dog asked me to take him out for a walk Mum, give me something to eat! 5.- Could you show me that blue sweater in the shop window, please? the woman said 6.- Will you come with me to Susan s party, John? Mary said 7.- Will you please not come with your dog into the restaurant? the waiter said 8.- Don t say anything to your parents, ok? she said 9.- Send me a copy of the contract, will you? the lawyer told Mr. Smith The boy told her mother to give him something to eat Don t close your mouth, Mr. Jones, please. The dentist asked Mr. Jones not to close his mouth. 10.- Please, show me the photographs she said 11.- Stop smoking? the doctor told him 12.- Never unlock this door! he told his assistant

REPORTED SPEECH 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 said 2.- She broke the glasses when she was washing up he said 3.- They can t come because they are busy Susan said 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 said that she knew the answer 5.- We have been to Paris twice she said 6.- The boys are playing in the garden now she said 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 said 10.- Tom is having dinner with us next Saturday he said

REPORTED SPEECH 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 said... 20.- Is this today s newspaper, Sue? Sue s father asked her 5.- We ll have a party next weekend She said... 6.- Nobody knows the answer He said... 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 said... 11.- I lost my handbag yesterday She said 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 said... 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 said...

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 said 4. Did you enjoy yourself at the party last Saturday? - she asked him 21. I think she will be very happy in England - he said 22. I want to play with you, Sue - he said 23. I won t be able to finish it by tomorrow - he said 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 said 8. Don t ask me any more questions, Mary - Susan said 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 said 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 said 27. It may be too late - he said 28. Learn all these new words for tomorrow - the teacher said 29. Mary, pass me the sugar, please - Harry said 30. She left the office two hours ago - he said 31. Show me your new CDs, David - I said 32. Soldiers, don t leave your position! - the sergeant said 33. Susan, stop crying - her mother said 34. The postman didn t deliver yesterday - she said 35. There s been a terrible accident at the crossroads - John said 36. They are getting married next week - she said 17. I can run faster than anyone - the boy told his friends 37. This exercise is terrible. I can t do it now - she said 18. I didn t break it - the child said 38. Tom, the phone is ringing - she said 19. I haven t finished eating yet - he said 39. We ll go in this car - they said 20. I met him here two days ago - he said 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 said EXERCISE 6 1.- Mary asked me where exactly I lived. 16.- She wondered if he would ask her out. 2.- Bill said he was going to be late. 3.- David said 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 said she was going shopping. 8.- Paul said that he wanted to make a phone call. 9.- Tina told the teacher she had forgotten to do her homework. 10.- She said she liked swimming but she didn t go very often. 17.- She said 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 said that he would help me whenever I needed it 23.- She said 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 said 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 said 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 said 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 said (that) he thought there was a bus at five o clock 2. He said she had broken the glasses when she was washing up 3. Susan said they couldn t come because they were busy 4. The child told his mother he would do his homework the following day 5. She said they had been to Paris twice 6. She said 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 said 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 said 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 said he hadn t broken it 19. He said he hadn t finished eating yet 20. He said he had met him two days before 21. He said he thought she would be very happy in England 22. He told Sue he wanted to play with her 23. He said 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 said he had got up at 6 o clock that morning and he was very tired 27. He said 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 said 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 said the postman hadn t delivered the day before 35. John said there had been a terrible accident at the crossroads 36. She said they were getting married the following week 37. She said that exercise was terrible and she couldn t do it. 38. She told Tom the phone was ringing 39. The said 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!

Fill in the blanks with reported speech: 1. I am working in Dallas today. / He said in Dallas that day. 2. I think he will win the election. / She said win the election. 3. Anna lives in London. / Peter says Anna London. 4. My father is going to visit us next week. / Frank said his father visit them the following week. 5. They bought a brand new Mercedes! / She said they a brand new Mercedes. 6. I have worked at the company since 1997. / She said she at the company since 1997. 7. They are watching TV at the moment. / She said they watching TV at that moment. 8. Francis drives to work every day. / He said Francis to work every day. 9. Alan thought about changing his job last year. / Alan said that he changing his job the previous year. 10. Susan is flying to Chicago tomorrow. / Susan said she to Chicago the next day. 11. George went to the hospital last night. / Peter said that George to the hospital the preceding night. 12. I enjoy playing golf on Saturdays. / Ken says that he playing golf on Saturdays. 13. I will change jobs soon. / Jennifer told me she jobs soon. 14. Frank is getting married in July. / Anna tells me that Frank in July. 15. October is the best month of the year. / The teacher says that October the best month of the year.

Answer key: 1. I am working in Dallas today. / He said he was working in Dallas that day. 2. I think he will win the election. / She said she thought he would win the election. 3. Anna lives in London. / Peter says Anna lives in London. 4. My father is going to visit us next week. / Frank said his father was going to visit them the following week. 5. They bought a brand new Mercedes! / She said they had bought a brand new Mercedes. 6. I have worked at the company since 1997. / She said she had worked at the company since 1997. 7. They are watching TV at the moment. / She said they were watching TV at that moment. 8. Francis drives to work every day. / He said Francis drove to work every day. 9. Alan thought about changing his job last year. / Alan said that he had thought about changing his job the previous year. 10. Susan is flying to Chicago tomorrow. / Susan said she was flying to Chicago the next day. 11. George went to the hospital last night. / Peter said that George had gone to the hospital the preceding night. 12. I enjoy playing golf on Saturdays. / Ken says that he enjoys playing golf on Saturdays. 13. I will change jobs soon. / Jennifer told me she would change jobs soon. 14. Frank is getting married in July. / Anna tells me that Frank is getting in July. 15. October is the best month of the year. / The teacher says that October is the best month of the year.

1. Where do you live?, she asked me. She asked me 2. When do the children sing?, I asked Tom. I asked Tom 3. What did they build?, I asked Paul. I asked Paul 4. Who did you meet?, Tina asked me. Tina asked me 5. When will you return?, she asked me. She asked me 6. How will they find that book?, Tom asked. Tom asked 7. Why will she leave so early?, I asked her. I asked her 8. What have you done?, I asked him. I asked him 9. What has she bought?,i asked Tom. I asked Tom 10. What have they said?, She asked me. She asked me 1. Do you speak English?, he asked me. He asked me 2. Does she feel better?, she asked Tina. She asked Tina 3. Did you have lunch alone?, he asked me. He asked me 4. Did you see the film last week?, I asked her. I asked her 5. Will you come by taxi?, He asked me. He asked me 6. Will she keep her money at home?, I asked him. I asked him 7. Have you seen the dog?, he asked Tom. He asked Tom 8. Has he made a cake?, I asked I asked 9. Have you forgotten the address?, She asked me. She asked me 10. Has she ridden a horse?, I asked. I asked

REPORTED SPEECH: IMPERATIVES & REQUESTS DIRECT SPEECH Go away Don t worry Can you help me? REPORTED SPEECH She told him TO GO AWAY The doctor told me NOT TO WORRY I asked the man TO HELP ME. To report imperatives or requests use TOLD or ASKED + PERSON + (NOT) TO + INFINITIVE VERB You can t use SAID in these sentences ( she said him to go away) The teacher told us Bring your literature books tomorrow Don t fish in this river Stay away from me. Could you give me a glass of water? Can you take this to my office? Don t light fire in this park Don t run in the corridor. Make your bed and have breakfast quickly Sleep eight hours a day. Can you open a window?