Exercises

Name: __________________________________________________ Date: _____/ _____ / _____

Topic Grammar: Reported Speech
1) Complete the sentences with said, told, or asked.
a) Jane ___________ me if I could lend her some money.
b) I _____________ him that I couldnt meet him tonight.
c) I ______________ that I was too busy to go out.
d) We ___________ the man if he could help us.
e) Annie ___________: I have a problem.
f) Annie ___________ us that she had a problem.
g) She _____________ her husband that she was leaving him.
h) He ____________ the teacher that he had forgotten his homework.
2) Change these sentences from direct speech to reported speech.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)

My names Dean.
Do you want a drink?
Im not thirsty.
Will you go out with me?
Can I walk you home?
Where do you live?
I live quite near.
I fell in love at first sight.

He said that his name was Dean.

He asked her if _______________________________________________.
She said ____________________________________________________.
He asked ___________________________________________________.
he asked ___________________________________________________.
He asked ___________________________________________________.
She said ____________________________________________________.
He told Millie ________________________________________________.

3) Write the sentences in reported speech.

He said, I love you.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

He told her that He loved her.

Im tired.
I dont like rock music.
Ill book a table.
I saw the film on TV.
I live in the city centre.

She said that she ________________________________.

He told her he __________________________________________.
He said _______________________________________________.
Julie said that __________________________________________.
She said that she _______________________________________>

4) Mark reported questions.

Do you want to dance?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)

He asked her if she wanted to dance.

Do you like football?

Mike asked me if I ____________________________________________.
What music do you like?
I asked her what music _________________________________________.
Are you tired?
She asked me ________________________________________________.
Have you been to New York? I asked them _________________________________________________.
Where did you live before? He asked me _________________________________________________.
Can you swim?
She asked him ________________________________________________.
Where are you from?
I asked him ___________________________________________________.