Grammar Focus
: Reported Speech
Amora: "Clean the
black shoes!"
Amora told me to clean the black shoes.
Amora told me to clean the black shoes.
Amora: "Don't clean
the black shoes!"
Amora told me not to clean the black shoes.
Amora told me not to clean the black shoes.
Amora: "I clean the
black shoes."
Amora told me that he cleaned the black shoes
Amora told me that he cleaned the black shoes
Amora: "I cleaned the
black shoes yesterday."
Amora told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
Amora told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
Amora: "Does John
clean the black shoes?"
Amora asked me if John cleaned the black shoes.
Amora asked me if John cleaned the black shoes.
Amora: "Did John
clean the black shoes yesterday?"
Amora asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
Amora asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes the day before.
Amora: “I’m going to the cinema”
Amora said that she was
going to the cinema.
Amora: “I’ve been on the
web since 2000.”
Amora said that she’d been
on the web since 2000.
Amora:”I will teach
English online tomorrow.”
Amora said that she would
teach English online the day after.
Amora:”I can chat with you
in WeChat.”
Amora said that she could
chat with me in WeChat.
Note :
There is no change to : could, would, should, might and ought to.
Amora:”I might go to the cinema.”
Amora said that she might go to the cinema.
You can use the present
tense in reported speech if you want to say that something is still true.
Amora:”My name is Amora”
Amora said that her name is Amora.
Expressions of time if reported on a
different day / place
This > that
This evening > that evening
These > those
These days > those
Now > then
Ago > before
Yesterday > the day before
Tomorrow > the day after
Last week > a week before
Next week > the following week
Here > there
Exercise 1.
Change the
sentences below into Indirect Speech.
1.
Andrew:
"Clean the blue bike!"
2.
Jessica:
"Write a text message!"
3.
Nelly: "Help
Peter's sister!"
4.
Fred: "Wash
your hands!"
5.
Tom: "Come
at 8.”
6.
Teacher: "Do
your homework!"
7.
Doris:
"Dance with me!"
8.
Sabine:
"Meet Sandy at the station!"
9.
Sam:”Hand me,
please!”
10.
Jake:”put it
back!”
Exercise 2.
Change the
sentences below into Indirect Speech.
1.
Karen:
"Don't play football in the garden!"
2.
Teacher:
"Don't forget your homework!"
3.
Mike: "Don't
shout at Peter!"
4.
Yvonne:
"Don't talk to your neighbour!"
5.
Marcel: "Don't
sing that song!"
6.
Jane: "Don't
watch the new film!"
7.
Walter:
"Don't ring Roney on Sunday!"
8.
Lisa: "Don't
fly via Paris!"
9.
Jamie:
"Don't eat so much junk food!"
10.
Bob:”Don’t spend
too much money!”
Exercise 3.
Change the sentences below into Indirect Speech.
1.
John: "Mandy
is at home."
2.
Max: "Frank
often reads a book."
3.
Susan: "I'm
watching TV."
4.
Simon:
"David was ill."
5.
Peggy: "The
girls helped in the house."
6.
Richard: "I am
going to ride a skateboard."
7.
Stephen and
Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."
8.
Charles: "I
didn't have time to do my homework."
9.
Mrs. Jones:
"My mother will be 50 years old."
10.
Jean: "The
boss must sign the letter."
Exercise 4.
Change the sentences below into Indirect Speech.
1.
Emily: "Our
teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."
2.
Helen: "I was
writing a letter yesterday."
3.
Robert: "My
father flew to Dallas last year."
4.
Lisa: "Tim
went to the stadium an hour ago."
5.
Patricia:
"My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
6.
Michael: "I
am going to read a book this week."
7.
Jason and Victoria:
"We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
8.
Andrew: "We
didn't eat fish two days ago."
9.
Alice: "I
spent all my pocket money on Monday."
10.
David: "John
had already gone at six."
Exercise 5.
Change the sentences below into Indirect Speech.
1.
Christopher:
"Do you want to dance?"
2.
Betty: "When
did you come?"
3.
Mark: "Has
John arrived?"
4.
Ronald:
"Where does Maria park her car?"
5.
Elisabeth:
"Did you watch the latest film?"
6.
Mandy: "Can
I help you?"
7.
Andrew:
"Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
8.
Justin:
"What are you doing?"
9.
Frank: "How
much pocket money does Lisa get?"
10. Anne: "Must
I do the shopping?"
Exercise 6.
Change the
sentences below into Indirect Speech.
1.
Mandy: "Are
the boys reading the book?"
2.
Jason: "Who
gave you the laptop?"
3.
Robert: "Is
Tim leaving on Friday?"
4.
Daniel:
"Will it rain tomorrow?"
5.
Jennifer:
"Where do you play football today?"
6.
Nancy: "Why
didn't Nick go to New York last summer?"
7.
Barbara:
"Must I do my homework this afternoon?"
8.
Linda: "Did
Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
9.
Grandmother:
"Where are my glasses?"
10. A man: "When
does the train to Liverpool leave?"
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