REPORTED SPEECH
Supply the correct form of the verbs.
1. I said, “I don’t fell well today”.
I said that I …………………………………… well that day.
2. Mother said, “The girls are playing in the park.”
Mother said that the girls …………………………… in the park.
3. She said, “I will be your new teacher”.
She said that she ……………………………………. my new teacher.
4. George said, “I read the newspaper yesterday”.
George said that he ……………………… the newspaper the day before.
5. My father said, “I will be working tomorrow”
My father said that he …………………………….. the next day.
Put into the reported speech.
1. Harold said, “I am studying biology now”.

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2. The girls said, “We are going to buy some flowers”.

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3. The bus driver said, “I will have reached Salvador next Friday”.

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4. They said, “We want to swim now”.

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5. He said, “I saw her last night”.

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6. Jane said, “Joe didn’t come this morning”.
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7. Albert said, “ Raymond was playing in my room an hour ago”.

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8. I said, “I will not write it tomorrow”.

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9. Mr. Winston said, “John doesn’t live here”.

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10. Cecilia said, “You have to help me today”

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Put into the direct speech.
1. Julie said that she would receive a letter from Bill.

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2. James said that I had to see his work that today.

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3. She said that she had lived there since the year before.

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4. They said that they were studying history then.

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5. Mrs. Alison said that she was my new teacher

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6. Francis said that he would be in London the following week.

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7. Paul said that his brother had worked in Madrid three years before.

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8. Alice said that she went to school with her father.

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9. They said that they would go to the movies if they had money

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10. Peter said that he would have left the next day.

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STRUCTURE
DIRECT SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH
John said, “I love Mary”.
John said that he loved Mary.
John said to Mary, “I love you”
John told Mary that he loved her.
He said, “Where is Linda?”
He asked where Linda was.
She said, “How do you go to school?”
She asked how I went to school.
They said, “When will she arrive?”
They asked when she would arrive.
She said, “Do you speak English?”
She asked if I spoke English.
They said, “Did she go to school?”
They asked if she had gone to school.
He said, “Will they help you?”
He asked if they would help me

Supply the correct form of the verbs.
1. Peter said, “Have you finished your homework?”
Peter asked if I ………………………………………… my homework.
2. I said to him, “Did you write your composition?”
I asked him if he ………………………………………… his composition.
3. Bob said, “Do you know the name of this school?”
Bob asked if I ………………………………………… the name of that school.
4. Joyce said to George, “Will you help me?”
Joyce asked George if he ………………………………………… her.
5. Frank said, “How do you go to work?”
6. Frank asked how I ………………………………………… to work.
Put into the reported speech.
1. My sister said to me, “Do you want to ski?”
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2. He said to me, “How are you today?”
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3. She said to him, “Where do you study?”
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4. I said to Jane, “Are you going to school?”
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5. Joe said, “Why will you write the letter?”
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6. Dr. Watson said to me, “What have you seen?”
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7. Betty said, “What time is it?”
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8. Johnny said to his mother, “Can I go to the club?”
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9. Christine said, “Who wants to go with me?”
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10. Mother said, “Where did Lucy go?” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
Put into the direct speech.
1. Carol asked me if I was tired.

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2. He asked where we would go.

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3. They asked him where he lived.

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4. She asked them if they had seen her book.

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5. I asked if you spoke English.

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6. Mom asked me if I would study the next day.

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7. We asked them if they played the piano.

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8. She asked why I didn’t go with her.

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9. Jane asked if I had brought the books.

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