1.Change the following direct statements into reported speech.

Reported statements, questions, commands, suggestions and

offers.

1. ’’Shall we go out this afternoon?’’ he told me.

2. ’’We are going to the cinema after the exam.’’ Txema told Gertrudis.

3.’’Would you want to come with me to the concert?’’ Martha told me.

4.’’Did you play with your sister yesterday?’’ my mother asked me.

5.’’My parents haven’t had breakfast with me this morning.’’ Sue told me.

6.’’Where are you going?’’ Violeta asked her sister.

7.’’Don’t lock your room at night!’’ my mother ordered me.

8.’’What time is it?’’ the teacher asked us.

9.’’Why didn’t you go to the meeting last Friday?’’ my boss asked me.

10.’’Shall we go to the park next Friday?’’ They asked me.

11.’’Come here now!’’ my mother told me.

12.’’They wanted to come with us’’ María said.

13. ’’Will your brother get married with his wife any time soon?’’ Tom asked me.

14. ’’Tamara can’t speak Chinese very well but her boyfriend is going to help her’’
Maitane told Isabel.

15. ’’Felisa’s husband died two days ago.’’ my cousin told me.

16.’’Do you want an iced coffee?’’ my mother asked me.

17. ’’Sue is looking for another apartment’’ Marcos told Roger.

18. ’’Don’t touch the screen with your hands dirty!’’ Alex told his son.

19.’’I’m going to the theatre with my mother tomorrow’’ she told me.

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20.’’Have you eaten the pizza yet?’’ my grandmother asked my cousin.

21.’’She has already talked with her father’’ Miguel told Rosario.

22. ’’My dog is very active’’ I told her cousin.

23. ’’You should talk with Virginia. She is very sad’’ Jonathan told Natalia.

24.’’Where are you going to go tonight?’’ They asked us.

25.’’Tom looks very nervous. He may forget something’’ Martha told me.

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SOLUTIONS
1.Change the following direct statements into reported speech.
Reported statements, questions, commands, suggestions and
offers.

1. ’’Shall we go out this afternoon?’’ he told me.

He suggested going out that afternoon.
2. ’’We are going to the cinema after the exam.’’ Txema told Gertrudis.
Txema told Gertrudis they were going to the cinema after the exam.
3. ’’Would you want to come with me to the concert?’’ Martha told me.
Martha offered me to come with her to the concert.
4. ’’Did you play with your sister yesterday?’’ my mother asked me.
My mother asked me if I had played with my sister the day before.
5. ’’My parents haven’t had breakfast with me this morning.’’ Sue told me.
Sue told me her parents hadn’t had breakfast with her that morning.
6. ’’Where are you going?’’ Violeta asked her sister.
Violeta asked her sister where she was going.
7. ’’Don’t lock your room at night!’’ my mother ordered me.
My mother ordered me not to lock my room at night.
8. ’’What time is it?’’ the teacher asked us.
The teacher asked us what time it was.
9. ’’Why didn’t you go to the meeting last Friday?’’ my boss asked me.
My boss asked me why I hadn’t gone to the meeting the Friday before.
10. ’’Shall we go to the park next Friday?’’ They asked me.
They suggested going to the park the following Friday.
11.’’Come here now!’’ my mother told me.
My mother told me to come there then.
12. ’’They wanted to come with us’’ María said.
María said that they had wanted to come with us.
13. ’’Will your brother get married with his wife any time soon?’’ Tom asked me.
Tom asked me if my brother would get married with his wife any time soon.
14. ’’Tamara can’t speak Chinese very well but her boyfriend is going to help her’’
Maitane told Isabel.
Maitane told Isabel Tamara couldn’t speak Chinese very well but her
boyfriend was going to help her.
15. ’’Felisa’s husband died two days ago.’’ my cousin told me.
My cousin told me Felisa’s husband had died two day before.
16. ’’Do you want an iced coffee?’’ my mother asked me.
My mother asked me if I wanted an iced coffee.
17. ’’Sue is looking for another apartment’’ Marcos told Roger.
Marcos told Roger Sue was looking for another apartment.
18. ’’Don’t touch the screen with your hands dirty!’’ Alex told his son.
Alex told his son not to touch the screen with his hands dirty.

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19. ’’I’m going to the theatre with my mother tomorrow’’ she told me.
She told me she was going to the theatre with her mother the next day.
20. ’’Have you eaten the pizza yet?’’ my grandmother asked my cousin.
My grandmother asked my cousin if he had already eaten the pizza.
21. ’’She has already talked with her father’’ Miguel told Rosario.
Miguel told Rosario she had already talked with her father.
22. ’’My dog is very active’’ I told her cousin.
I told her cousin my dog was very active.
23. ’’You should talk with Virginia. She is very sad’’ Jonathan told Natalia.
Jonathan told Natalia she should talk with Virginia. She was very sad.
24. ’’Where are you going to go tonight?’’ They asked us.
They asked us where we were going to go that night.
25. ’’Tom looks very nervous. He may forget something’’ Martha told me.
Martha told me Tom looked very nervous. He might forget something.

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