TOPIC: REPORTING WHAT PEOPLE SAY

CO MP L ETE EXERCISES ON REPORTED:

A. P resent
1. "I am hungry."
He says (that) He was hungry.
2. "I don't like Peter."
She says she didn’t like him.
3. "My dog comes with me."
He says his dog came with him
4. "It was sunny and hot"
The man says it had been sunny and hot.
5. "I have your books."
Mum says she had my books.
6. "I gave a kiss to Lucy."
Susan says she had given a kiss to lucy.
7. "Somebody phoned my sister."
He says somebody phoned his sister.
8. "I see you from here."
He says he saw me from there.
9. "We danced with two girls."
They say they danced with two girls.
10 "My son always does his homework."
He says his son always did his homework.

B. P ast
1. "I see many swallows."
He said he saw many swallows.
2. "We are happy."
They said they were happy.
3. "I have bought a tie."
She said she had bought a tie.
4. "My mum sings today."
She said her mum sang that day.
5. "My granddad was a pilot."
He said his granddad had been a pilot.
6. "I always go by car."
He said he always went by car.
 7. "I didn't like the film."
She said she hadn’t liked the film
8. "The cat had an accident."
Dad said the cat had had an accident.
9. "My sister came home late."
He said his sister had come home late.
10. "We don't know where she is."
He said they didn’t know where she was

C. Q u estions
1. "Where is the dog?"
My father wanted to know where the dog was.
2. "What time does it start?"
My father wanted to know what time it started.
3. "Who is your teacher?"
My father wanted to know who my teacher was.
4. "When did you sing?"
My father wanted to know when we sang.
5. "Do you play tennis?"
My father wanted to know if I played tennis.
6. "Why did you smile"?
My father wanted to know why I had smiled.
7. "Have you closed the door?"
My father wanted to know if I had closed the door.
8. "Had you asked something else?"
My father wanted to know if I had asked something else.
9. "How many books do you have?"
My father wanted to know how many books I had.
10. "Where were you yesterday?"
My father wanted to know where I had been the day
before.

D. Co mpletion
1. "Are they in the garden?"
The witch wanted to know if they were in the garden.
2. "Who drinks water?"
The witch wanted to know who drank water.
3. "Have you won a medal?"
The witch wanted to know if I had won a medal.
4. "How old is this pirate?"
The witch wanted to know how old that pirate was.
5. "Do you want to come?"
 The witch wanted to know if I wanted to go.
6. "Why is the girl crying?"
The witch wanted to know why the girl was crying.
7. "What has the cat done?"
The witch wanted to know what the cat had done.
8. "Where does he swim?"
The witch wanted to know where he swimmed.
9. "What time did you arrive?"
The witch wanted to know what time we had arrived.
10. "Did he have an accident?"
The witch wanted to know if he had had an accident.

E . I mp eratives
1. "Close the door."
The teacher told us to the door

2. "Be quiet!"
The teacher told us to be quiet.

3. "Don't make noise here."

The teacher told us not to make noise there.

4. "Do your work in pairs".

The teacher told us to do our work in pairs.

5. "Open your books".

The teacher told us to open our books.

6. "Don't talk to each other".

The teacher told us not to talk to each other.

7. "Come here".
The teacher told us to come there.

8. "Don't run in the corridor!"

The teacher told us not to run in the corridor.

9. "Say it in English".
The teacher told us to say it in English.

10. "Don't go to the playground".

The teacher told us not to go to the playground.

F . Mo d al Verbs
1. "Can I play here?"
 He said / asked if he could play there.

2. "Could you help me?"

He said / asked if I could help him.

3. "You must wash your hands."

He said / asked we had to wash our hands.

4. "May I use your phone?"

She said / asked if she might use my phone.

5. "It won't rain tomorrow."

He said / asked it wouldn’t rain tomorrow.

6. "I should learn Spanish."

He said / asked he should learn Spanish.

7. "I can't drive a lorry."

He said / asked he couldn’t drive a lorry.

8. "Must I go on foot?"
He said / asked if he had to go on foot.

9. "Will you have dinner with me?"

He said / asked if I would have dinner with him.

10. "Shall I carry your suitcase?"

He said / asked if he should carry my suitcase.

G . T en ses 1

1. "I am going to do judo."

He told us he was going to do judo

2. "Who do you play with?"

My father asked me who I played with.

3. "It was a wonderful time."

They said it had been a wonderful time.

4. "I have never seen a comet."

She said she had never seen a comet.

5. "I must help my father."

He told me he had to help his father.

6. "Who has drunk the water?"

 Susan asked who had drunk the water.

7. "Don't park here!"

The police told me not to park there.

8. "You should listen to the teacher."

He said I should listen to the teacher.

9. "Have you got the keys?"

My mum asked if I had gotten the keys.

10. "Why didn't you play with us?"

They asked why I hadn’t played with them.
H. T en ses 2

1. "When is your birthday?"

He asked when my birthday was.

2. "Could you help us?"

They asked if I could help them.

3. "Have you eaten your soup?"

Mum asked if I had eaten my soup.

4. "Will you study Chinese?"

He asked me if I would study Chinese.

5. "Who was her best friend?"

I asked who her best friend had been.

6. "Don't worry about that."

They told me not to worry about that.

7. "Did you really climb Everest?"

They asked if I had been really climbed
Everest.

8. "We were cooking dinner."

They said they had been cooking dinner.

9. "The dog didn't bark."

They said that the dog hadn’t barked.

10. "I might eat more vegetables."

He said he might eat more vegetables.
I . Co mpletion

1. "You are taller than me."

 He said I was taller than him.

2. "I like this man."

She said she liked that man.

3. "I was in the concert."

He said he had been in the concert.

4. "When does the bus arrive?"

He asked when the bus arrived.

5. "Who are these men?"

She asked who those men were.

6. "Don't go to the left."

The man told us not to go to the left.

7. "I will buy the food."

He said he would buy the food.

8. "We don't find the way."

They said they didn’t find the way.

9. "They have had a good time."

He told me they had had a good time.

10. "Where did you work as a chef?"

He asked where I had worked as a chef.
J. W ri te the correct tense

1. "What time does the train leave?"

He asked what time the train left.

2. "Where do you study?"

He asked us where we studied.

3. Can I go out now?"

She asked if she could go out then.

4. "I was the best player."

He said he had been the best player.

5. "Who had told the story?"

He asked us who had told the story.

6. "Why are they crying?"

She asked why they were crying.

7. "I have been waiting for you."

 He said he had been waiting for me.

8. "Run!"
The fireman ordered us to run.

9. "Why didn't Paula come?"

He asked why Paula had not come.

10 "Could you lend me your car?"

He asked if I could lend him my car.
K. Which is the correct ending of the sentence in Reported speech? Choose from
the drop down menu and mind the tenses of the reporting verbs.

1. Benjamin: "I often have a big hamburger."

Benjamin says (that) he often had a big hamburger. .
2. Hannah: "They live in Boston."
Hannah said (that) they lived in Boston. .
3. Tyler: "Ian doesn't invite girls to his parties."
Tyler told me (that) Ian did not invite girls to his parties. .
4. Dominic: "She understands Japanese."
Dominic remarks (that) she understood Japanese. .
5. Sophia: "Bella doesn't collect stickers."
Sophia explains (that) Bella did not collect stickers. .
6. Robert: "Dennis often downloads the latest tunes."
Robert added (that) Dennis often downloaded the latest tunes. .
7. Olivia: "Leroy is out riding his new wave-board today."
Olivia explained (that) Leroy was out riding his new wave-board today. .
8. Luke: "I don't know what to do."
Luke added (that) he didn’t know what to do. .
9. Lily: "Mr. Jones is rude to Samantha."
Lily thinks (that) Mr. Jones was rude to Samantha. .
10. James and David: "We have to go now."
James and David tell me (that) They had to go now.
.
L. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense,
although it is sometimes not necessary.

1. Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"

Andrew told me to clean the blue bike.
2. Jessica: "Write a text message!"
Jessica told me to write a text massage.
3. Nelly: "Help Peter's sister!"
Nelly told me to help Peter’s sister.
4. Fred: "Wash your hands!"
Fred told me to wash my hands.
5. Anna: "Open the window!"
Anna told me to open the window.
6. Tom: "Come at 8!"
Tom told me to come at 8.
7. Teacher: "Do your homework!"
The teacher told me to do me homework.
8. Doris: "Dance with me!"
Doris told me to dance with him.
9. Sabine: "Meet Sandy at the station!"
Sabine told me to meet Sandy at the station.
10. Victoria: "Check your e-mails!"
Victoria told me to check my e-mails.
M. Which of the alternatives is the correct way to report the italicised direct
speech?

1. "Where do you live?""

a. Miho asked me where do I live.
b. Miho asked me where I lived.
c. Miho asked me where did I live.

2. "What is the time?"

a. Can you tell me what is the time?"
b. Can you tell me what the time is?"

3. "Can you help me, please?"

a. John wanted me to help him.
b. John wanted that I helped him.
c. John wanted that I help him.

4. "When are you going back to Japan?"

a. He asked when I was going back to Japan.
b. He asked when was I going back to Japan.

5. "Do you play chess?"

a. He asked me do I play chess.
b. He asked me if I did play chess.
c. He asked me did I play chess.
d. He asked me if I played chess.

6. "Do not tell her what I said."

a. He begged me to not tell her what he had said.
b. He begged that I didn't tell her what he had said.
c. He begged me not to tell her what he had said.

7. "Where are my keys?"

a. He wanted to know where were his keys.
b. He wanted to know where his keys were.

8. "What's she doing?"

a. I wondered what was she doing.
b. I wondered what she was doing.

9. "Don't talk!"
a. The teacher told us not to talk.
b. The teacher told us to not talk.
10. "Can I use your phone?"
a. I asked her could I use her phone.
b. I asked her if I could use her phone.

11. "I'll drive you to the airport."

a. She offered that she would drive us to the airport.
b. She offered to drive us to the airport.

12. "How did you get on in this quiz?"

a. How did I get on in this quiz is my business, not yours!"
b. How I got on in this quiz is my business, not yours!"

13. "I'll give you your money back tomorrow."

a. She promised me to give the money back the next day.
b. She promised to give me back the money the next day.

14. "Never use my computer without my permission!"

a. He shouted that I should never use his computer without his permission.
b. He shouted to never use his computer without his permission.

15. "Be quiet!"

a. I told her be quiet.
b. I told her to be quiet.

16. "Why don't you start again?"

a. He suggested me to start again.
b. He suggested that I started again.
c. He suggested why didn't I start again.

17. "Why did he say that?"

a. I would like to know why he said that.
b. I would like to know why did he say that.

18. "Do we have a test tomorrow?"

a. I've forgotten do we have a test tomorrow?"
b. I've forgotten if we have a test tomorrow.
c. I've forgotten have we a test tomorrow?"

19. "Why did you have to wait so long?"

a. She wanted to know why we had to wait so long.
b. She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long.

20. "Have you finished with the computer?"

a. She asked if had I finished with the computer.
b. She asked if I had finished with the computer.
N. Make the direct speech into reported speech.
It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions.

1. "We're working."
He tells me .........................they are working

2. "She's coming to the party."

He tells me .........................she is coming to the party.

3. "She's talking on the telephone."

He tells me she is talking on the telephone. .........................

4. "Lucy is reading a book in front of the fire."

He tells me ......................... lucy is reading a book in front of the fire.

5. "I'm not going out."

He tells me .........................he is not going out.

6. "We are not visiting Paris during our trip."

He tells me .........................they are not visiting Paris during their trip.

7. "I'm listening to my new CD."

He tells me ......................... he is listening to his new CD.

8. "John is working in a bar for the summer."

He tells me ......................... John is working in a bar for the summer.

9. "I'm not going to go on holiday."

He tells me ......................... he is not going to go on holiday.

10. "He isn't living in Beijing."

He tells me .........................he is not living in Beijing.

11. "I'm taking the train to Berlin."

He tells me .........................he is taking the train to Berlin.

12. "She is never coming back."

He tells me .........................she is never coming back.

13. "Jill is studying a lot."

He tells me .........................Jill is studying a lot.

14. "I'm not meeting Julie."

He tells me .........................he is not meeting Julie.

15. "We aren't renting a flat."

 He tells me .........................they are not renting a flat.

16. "They are visiting the museum."

He tells me they are visiting the museum..........................

17. "She's eating dinner."

He tells me She is eating dinner..........................

18. "We aren't going to the library."

He tells me ......................... they are not going to the library.

19. "I'm coming."

He tells me .........................he is coming.

20. "I'm sleeping."

He tells me ......................... he is sleeping.
O. Choose the correct answer.

1. I have no idea ____.

a. where she's
b. where she is
c. where is she
2. Could you tell me ____ gone?
a. where she's
b. where is she
c. where has she
3. I asked them where ____ going.
a. were they
b. they were
4. Can you tell me how much ____ cost?
a. will it
b. it will
5. Do you have any idea how long ____ me to do it?
a. did it take
b. it took
c. took it
6. Has she told you whether ____ help?
a. will she
b. she will
7 - Can you explain why ____ so expensive?
a. is it
b. it's
8. She asked me where ____ from.
a. do I come
b. come I
 c. I come
9. I was wondering why ____ take the train; it'll be quicker.
a. don't we
b. we don't
10. Can you remember _____?
a. what did she say
b. what she said

P. Choose the most likely reported speech alternative in the given context.
Note: The accepted answers are not based on mandatory backshift.

1. Sang-Jae: Do we have a test tomorrow? (Sang-Jae asked you this question this
morning. You report it to your friend in the afternoon.)
a. Sang-Jae wanted to know if we have a test tomorrow.
b. Sang-Jae wanted to know if we had a test tomorrow.

2. Alex: What will you buy if you won €10,000? (He asked you last week.)
a. Alex asked me what I would buy if I won €10,000.
b. Alex asked me what I would have bought if I had won €10,000.

3. Mary: John's not very well! (Two hours after Mary tells you this, you see John
jogging in the park.)
a. Mary said you don't feel well, so how come you're out running?
b. Mary said you didn't feel well, so how come you're out running?

4. Sally: I don't eat chocolate. (Sally tells you this at 10.15. Twenty minutes later
you see her eating a chocolate bar.)
a. You just told me that you don't eat chocolate!
b. You just told me that you didn't eat chocolate.

5. You: Who's taken my pencil? (You said this in class yesterday, and report it to
your friend today.)
a. I wanted to know who took my pencil.
b. I wanted to know who had taken my pencil.

6. Joo-Hi: I'm playing tennis after work today. Do you want to play too? (Your
friend said this to you this morning.)
a. Joo-Hi said she's playing tennis after work today and asked if I wanted to
play too.
b. Joo-Hi said she was playing tennis after work today and asked if I want
to play too.
c. Joo-Hi said she's playing tennis after work today and asked if I want to play
too.

7. Yuki: I don't like Japanese food. (You don't believe her. She's Japanese!)
 a. Yuki said she doesn't like Japanese food.
b. Yuki said she didn't like Japanese food.

8. You: How is Christy today? (Your friend Christy has been sick. You report to her
today the question you asked yourself yesterday.)
a. I wondered how you were.
b. I wondered how you are.

9. You: Why is he late? (This is what you are thinking now.)

a. I wonder why he was late.
b. I wonder why he is late.

10. Teacher: Come here please. (The teacher says this to you in the classroom.
You report it to your friend in the playground.)
a. The teacher told me to come here.
b. The teacher told me to go to him.

11. Mary: I've lost my dictionary! (You report this just after you hear it. You know it
is still true.)
a. Mary said that she's lost her dictionary. Can you help us find it?
b. Mary said that she'd lost her dictionary. Can you help us find it?

12. Prime minister in a TV broadcast: Unemployment has fallen. (You simply

report what you heard. You neither want to imply that you believe the
information nor that you disbelieve it.)
a. The Prime Minister said that unemployment had fallen.
b. The Prime Minister said that unemployment has fallen.

13. Frank: I promise not to fall asleep next lesson. (You heard Frank say this to
the teacher in class two days ago.)
a. Frank promised not to fall asleep next lesson.
b. Frank promised not to fall asleep the next lesson.

14. Mimmi: Sorry. I can't play tennis. I'm too busy. (She said this last week.)
a. Mimmi said that she had been too busy and couldn't play tennis.
b. Mimmi said that she was too busy and couldn't play tennis.

15. John: I'm 37. (You don't believe him.)

a. He said he was 37, but he looks much older.
b. He said he's 37, but he looks much older.

16. Teacher: You have a grammar test tomorrow. (Your teacher told you this last
week.)
a. The teacher told us that we had a test the next day, but I forgot to
study.
b. The teacher told us that we have a test tomorrow, but I forgot to study.
17. Miho: I'm flying back to Japan tomorrow. (Miho told you this last week.)
a. Miho told me that she was flying back to Japan the next day.
b. Miho told me that she's flying back to Japan tomorrow.

18. Maria: Have you seen Filip? (Maria asked you this question yesterday.)
a. Maria wanted to know if I saw Filip.
b. Maria wanted to know if I had seen Filip.

19. Akiko: Were you in school yesterday. (Akiko asks you the question 10 minutes
before you report it to Yuta.)
a. Akiko asked me if I were in school yesterday.
b. Akiko asked me if I was in school the day before.
c. Akiko asked me if I was in school yesterday.
d. Akiko asked me if I had been in school yesterday.

20. Gloria: I can speak 6 languages. (You have heard that Gloria does not always
tell the truth.)
a. Gloria said that she can speak 6 languages.
b. Gloria said that she could speak 6 languages.

21. This test will be easy! (The test was last week.)
a. I thought the test would be easy, but I was wrong!
b. I thought the test will be easy, but I was wrong!

22. Harry: I didn't do my homework. (He told you this 3 days ago.)
a. Harry said that he hadn't done his homework.
b. Harry said that he didn't do his homework.

23. You: Where is Noriko? (You asked this question yesterday. Today you ask
your friend .. )
a. Did you know where Noriko is?
b. Did you know where Noriko was?
c. Did you know where Noriko has been?
d. Did you know where Noriko had been?

24. Filip: I saw her in the cafeteria an hour ago. (Filip told you this 15 minutes ago,
and you now report it to the teacher.)
a. Filip said that he's seen her in the cafeteria an hour ago.
b. Filip said that he saw her in the cafeteria an hour ago.
c. Filip said that he'd seen her in the cafeteria an hour before.

25. Mitch: Who's going to the party on Friday? (Mitch asked this question on
Tuesday in the week of the party. You reported the question the same day.)
a. Mitch asked me who was going to the party that Friday.
 b. Mitch asked me who is going to the party this Friday.

26. Jae-Hun: I played tennis yesterday. (Jae-Hun tells you this today, and you
report it to Mike today.)
a. Jae-Hun said that he had played tennis the day before.
b. Jae-Hun said that he played tennis yesterday.
c. Jae-Hun said that he had played tennis yesterday.

27. You think: Why is she not talking to me? (You report your thoughts to your
friend the next day.)
a. I wondered why she isn't talking to me.
b. I wondered why she wasn't talking to me.
c. I wondered why she hadn't talked to me.

28. Mother: What have you been doing all day? (Your mother asked you this
yesterday.)
a. My mother wanted to know what I was doing all day.
b. My mother wanted to know what I had been doing all day.
c. My mother wanted to know what I have been doing all day.

29. Hee-Yoon: I don't like the new science teacher. (You report this a few weeks
after hearing it, but you know it is still true.)
a. Hee-Yoon told me that she doesn't like the science teacher.
b. Hee-Yoon told me that she didn't like the science teacher.

30. Yuto: I come to school by bus. (Yuto is in your class and you believe what he
says.)
a. Yuto said he comes to school by bus.
b. Yuto said he came to school by bus.

Q. Transform the following orders into Reported Speech.

1. "Sit down Tom."

He told Tom .....................to sit down....
2. "Don't go near the sea, children."
The children's mother warned them not to go ......................near the sea.
3. "Don't be late, Tim."
Tim's father told him ..............................not to be late.
4. "Be quiet, children."
She told the children to be quite..............................
5. "Don't shoot, men!"
The office ordered the men ...............................not to shoot
 6. "Have your tickets ready, please."
The inspector told us to have ..........................our tickets ready.
7. "Don't use the phone after eleven o'clock."
She told us not to use ........................the phone after eleven o’clock.
8. "Leave your keys on the desk, please,"
The receptionist told us to leave ......................our keys on the desk.
9. "Have your passports ready, please."
The customs officer told us to have .........................our passports ready.
10. "Finish the job tonight, please."
My boss told me to finish ............................the job tonight.
11. "Run!"
The general ordered the soldiers ...............................to run.
12. "Open the door, please,"
My mother told me to open .........................the door.
13. "Don't spend too much money on your holiday."
My father told me not to spend ...............................too much money on our
holiday.
14. "Hurry up."
He told me to hurry ........................up.
15. "Don't be frightened." she told, me.
She told me not to be frightened.....................................

R. Complete the sentences in reported speech (no backshift). Note the change of
pronouns and verbs.

Helen : I want to tell you something about my holiday in London.

Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that ................................she wanted to told you something
about her holiday in London.
Helen : I went to London in July.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that she had gone to London in July...................................
Helen : My parents went with me.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that her parents had gone with her....................................
Helen : We spent three days in London.
Gareth : What does she say?
 You : She says that had spent three days in London..................................
Helen : London is a multicultural place.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that London was a multicultural place................................
Helen : I saw people of all colours.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that she had seen people of all colors..............................
Helen : Me and my parents visited the Tower.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that......................... her and her parents visited the Tower.
Helen : One evening we went to see a musical.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that one evening they had gone to saw a
musical.............................
Helen : I love London.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that she loved London.............................
Helen : The people are so nice there.
Gareth : What does she say?
You : She says that ..............................the people were so nice there.

S. Make reported speech from the direct speech.

It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions.

1. "She has visited Paris three times."

She says she had visited Paris three times......................

2. "He has read War and Peace."

She says he had read War and Peace......................

3. "I haven't seen Julie for ages."

She says I had not seen Julie for ages......................

4. "He hasn't been to school this week."

She says he had not been to school this week......................

5. "We haven't seen The Lord of the Rings."

She says they had not ..................... seen The Lord of the Rings.
6. "They've eaten in a lot of different restaurants."
She says they had eaten in a lot of different restaurants......................

7. "I've never tried skateboarding."

She says she had never tried skateboarding......................

8. "Lucy has drunk six cups of coffee today."

She says Lucy had drunk six cups of coffee today......................

9. "Mr Black has written three books."

She says Mr. Black Had written three books......................

10. "It hasn't rained much this year."

She says had not rained much this year......................

11. "She has never swum in the sea."

She says..................... she had never swum in the sea.

12. "He has studied Latin."

She says..................... he had studied Latin

13. "I've been sick all week."

She says she had been sick all week......................

14. "Robert has been to China five times."

She says Robert had been to China five times. .....................

15. "I haven't met Richard before."

She says she hadn’t met Richard before......................

16. "Julie has never studied music."

She says..................... had never studied music.

17. "He has eaten too much chocolate."

She says he had eaten too much chocolate......................

18. "We haven't seen the new play."

She says they had not seen the new play......................

19. "I haven't tried the new restaurant yet."

She says she had not tried the new restaurant yet......................

20. "I've never been to Brazil."

She says............... she had never been to Brazil.
T. Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. Mr Brown said, "I was watching TV last night."

Mr. Brown said (that) ......................................he had been watching TV
last night.

2. Sandy explained, "I saw the accident at the corner of High Street."
Sandy explained (that) .....................................she had seen the accident at
the corner of high street
3. Bob said, "We had a wonderful time at Peter's party."
Bob said (that) ..............................................they had had a wonderful
time at Peter’s party.
4. The farmer said, "I didn't see her."
The farmer said (that) ...................................he had not seen her
5. Will and Tim said, "We were very happy about the present."
Will and Tim said (that) ...........................................they had been very
happy about the present.
6. Mr Jones said, "As a young boy I collected stickers."
Mr Jones said (that) .....................................As a young boy he had
collected stickers.
7. Peter reported, "We played a lot of tennis last year."
Peter reported (that) ..........................................they had played a lot of
tennis last year.
8. Mother said, "I have a headache."
Mother said (that) ..................................she had a headache.
9. The Clarks told us, "We drove right down to Athens last summer."
The Clarks told us (that) ............................................they had driven
right down to Athens last summer.
10. Helen said, "I'm watching the late-night show."
 Helen said (that) ......................................she was watching the late-
night show.
11. Peter said, "They were interested in other countries."
Peter said (that) .........................................they had been interested in
other countries.
12. Mr Cooper said, "I take my medicine regularly."
Mr Cooper said (that) ......................................he took his medicine
regularly.
13. Mrs Miller said, "I don't feel better now."
Mrs Miller said (that) .......................................she did not feel better
now.
14. Sarah said, "My father takes me to school every day."
Sarah said (that) ....................................her father took her to school
every day.
15. He said to the reporters, "I'm a farmer in Cornwall."
He said to the reporters (that) ................................he was a farmer in
Cornwall.

U. Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. Mary said, "I like ice cream."

Mary said (that) .............................she liked ice cream.
2. The Browns said, "We are on time."
The Browns said (that) ...................................they were on time.
3. Sue said, "He is sitting on the table."
Sue said (that) .......................................he was sitting on the table..
4. Mother said, "Bill always goes to bed early."
Mother said (that) .................................Bill always went to bed early.
 5. Mrs Smith said, "I often drive to London ."
Mrs Smith said (that) ......................................he often drove to London.
6. Bill said, "I'm going to answer the phone."
Bill said (that) ......................................he was going to answer the
phone.
7. The girl said, "I'm not doing my homework now."
The girl said (that) ....................................she was not doing my
homework.
8. The gardener said, "I always sell all my flowers."
The gardener said (that) .....................................he always sold all my
flowers.
9. Mother said, "You can help me with the dishes."
Mother said (that) ...............................I could help her with the dishes.
10. He said, "I meet him every Friday."
He said (that) ...............................he met him every Friday.
11. Jim told me, "I leave tonight."
Jim told me (that) .............................he left tonight.
12. He said, "I'm watching TV."
He said (that) ..............................he was watching TV.
13. She told them, "She likes roast beef."
She told them (that) ..................................she liked roast beef.
14. Our neighbours said, "We buy a newspaper every day."
Our neighbours said (that) ....................................they bought a
newspaper every day.
15. They told me, "We are flying to New York."
They told me (that) ..........................................they were flying to New
York.

V. Put the sentences into reported speech.

1. He said, "I'm looking forward to my holidays."
He said (that) ...................................................he was looking forward to
his holidays.
2. She said, "We had a day away at the beach."
She said (that) ......................................................they had had a day
away at the beach.
3. He said, "My mum took us to an alligator farm."
He said (that) .........................................................his mum had taken
them to an alligator farm.
4. She said, "There is a big pool with lots of alligators."
She said (that) ..................................................the was a big pool with
lots of alligators.
5. She said, "I don't like alligator meat."
She said (that) .........................................she did not like alligator meat.
6. He said, "We have never seen such a beautiful view."
He said (that) .............................................they had never seen such a
beautiful view.
7. She said, "My dad works in town."
She said (that) her dad worked in town. .......................................
8. They told us, "We spend our holidays on a farm every year."
They told us (that) ........................................they spent their holidays on
a farm every year.
9. She said, "We went for a picnic."
She said (that) ......................................they had gone for a picnic.
10. He said, "My brother came home late."
He said (that) .....................................his brother had come home late.
11. Bill said, "I'm looking for my key."
Bill said (that) he was looking for his key. ....................................
12. She said, "They bought a farmhouse in the country."
She said (that) ....................................they had bought a farmhouse in
the country.
13. He said, "I have been to the top of the Empire State Building."
He said (that) ........................................he had been to the top of the
Empire State Building.
14. Betty said, "I forgot to give him my address."
Betty said (that) ......................................she had forgotten to give him
my address.
15. Bobby said, "I like science fiction books."
Bobby said (that) .................................................. he liked science
fiction books.