DIRECT & REPORTED SPEECH REPHRASING
1. Rewrite these sentences into reported speech.
1. “Is Tony talking to your brother, Susan?”
Paul asked …………………………………………………
2. “My parents went to Italy last summer.”
Sue commented …………………………………………
3. “Will you post the letter for me, Pam?”
I asked ……………………………………………………
4. “Sam hasn’t come back from England yet.”
Adam said ………………………………………………
5. “You should check your blood pressure, Mr
Black is too high.”
Dr Newman advised ……………………………………
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6. “Were you at Patrick’s last Saturday, Tim?”
Donald wanted to know ……………………………
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7. “Let’s have a party to celebrate Halloween
with our friends.”
Becky suggested ………………………………………
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8. “I won’t forget to buy the food you want for
tonight’s dinner, Mike.”
Helen promised ……………………………………………
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9. “We must do our homework every day or
our teachers get angry.”
Dave said ……………………………………………………
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10. “Do you want something to eat, Jim?”
Carols asked ………………………………………………
11. “I’m sorry, I can’t pay for your meal, Sarah,
I’m broke.”
Terry apologised …………………………………………
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12. “What’s the weather like in Paris now?
The holidaymakers wanted to know ……………
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13. “You can’t use the lift, Dick, you aren’t old
enough.”
The porter ordered ………………………………………
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14. “How did you find out about my affair,
Carrie?
Carrie’s husband was interested in knowing
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15. “It’s going to rain tomorrow.”
The weatherman announced …………………………
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16. “Can you make coffee for me, Susan?”
Tom asked …………………………………………………
2. Rewrite the sentences into direct speech:
1. My friend advised me not to drink alcohol
that night since I had to drive back home.
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2. The teacher remarked that our exams were
really well.
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3. Tony asked me when we would meet for
dinner.
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4. Sally commented that she had travelled to
Rome twice the previous year.
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5. Dan’s sister refused to do the washing up for
him.
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6. The passenger wanted to know when the
plane would land.
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7. Adam suggested wearing smart clothes to
Tom’s party the next Friday.
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8. Mandy said she had forgotten to lock the
garage when she had left that morning.
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9. The children asked the teacher if they had to
bring the dictionary the following day.
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10. My father remarked that the new laptop
didn’t work very well.
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11. Peter wanted to know what time the new
TV show began.
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12. Molly offered to do the shopping for me.
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13. Pam’s mother told her to tidy her room then
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14. Dave invited Sue to have dinner that night.
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15. Ted apologized for not having prepared
dinner yet.
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