Reported Speech Revision AK

1. Complete.
1. to ask

2. have stated

3. ordered

4. tell

5. hasn’t apologised

6. had refused

7. to suggest

8. denied/denies

9. agreed

10. claim

2. Key Word Transformation.

1. asked if I could

2. would help if I reminded

3. apologised for breaking

4. reminded us to do our

5. accused Andy of stealing

3. Multiple Choice.
1. b, c (apologised, blamed)

2. a (on)

3. b (told)

4. b (promised)

5. d (agreed)
4. Change to reported questions!
1. He asked: ”Where have you been Tom?”

He asked me where I had been.

2. The teacher wanted to know: ”Who discovered America?”

The teacher wanted to know who had discovered America.

3. The referee asked: ”How many players do you want to substitute?”

The referee asked how many players I/we/he wanted to substitute.

4. He asked: ”What would you do if you were a celebrity?”

He asked me what I would have done if I had been a celebrity.

5. She wondered:” how much pay can I expect?”

She wondered how much pay she could expect.

6. The captain asked: ”When will we get to the coast, guide?”

The captain asked the guide when they would get to the coast.

7. The gardener inquired: ”Why didn’t you buy a new shovel?”

The gardener inquired why I hadn’t bought a new shovel.

8. They wanted to know: ”Who’s that woman?”

They wanted to know who that woman was.

9. The zookeeper asked: ”How much food did the lions eat last week?

The zookeeper asked how much food the lions had eaten the week before.

10. The rock star asked: ”Would you sing the song with me?”

The rock star asked me if I would sing the song with him.

5. Reported speech – statements with expressions of time.

1. Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."

Emily said (that) their teacher would go to Leipzig the next day.
2. Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday."
Helen told me (that) she had been writing a letter the day before.
3. Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."
Robert told me (that) his father had flown to Dallas the year before.
4. Lisa: "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago."
Lisa said (that) Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
5. Patricia: "My mother will celebrate her birthday next weekend."
Patricia said (that) her mother would celebrate her birthday the
following weekend.
6. Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."
Michael said to me (that) he was going to read a book that week.
7. Jason and Victoria: "We will do our best in the exams tomorrow."
Jason and Victoria told me (that) they would do their best in the exams
the next day.
8. Andrew: "We didn't eat fish two days ago."
Andrew remarked (that) they hadn't eaten fish two days before.
9. Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."
Alice complained (that) she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
10. David: "John had already gone at six."
David said (that) John had already gone at six.