GRAMMAR EXERCISES.- REPORTED SPEECH
1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1. “I ate t oo muc h at t he part y yesterday,” Jane said.
2. “We are working on a new project now, ” they said.
3. Megan and Sophie said, “Last year we went to Italy.”
4. “I’ll take you to the cinema tomorrow,” Dad said.
5. “You can’t park your car here,” said the policeman.
2 Rewrite the questions in reported speech.
1. “Can I leave early tonight?” Betsy asked the teacher.
2. “When will dinner be ready?” Nancy asked her mum.
3. “Why didn’t Jack come to school today?” I wo ndered.
4. “Have you ever bee n abroad?” John enquired.
3 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Joe reminde d me ……………………… (call) him.
2. Ben warned everyone … ……… ……… …… (not as k) Billy about the ac cident.
3. Gary’s girlfriend suggested that t hey … ……… ……… …… (go) by train.
4. The v et advised Tom ……………………… (t ake) his dog out more often.
5. Fran recomm ended that we ……………………… (stay) at the Grand Beach Hotel.
4 Rewrite the following sentences using the verbs below. Use each verb only once.
ordered
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suggested
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advised
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announced
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wanted to know
1. “I’m going to cut the grass now,” said Bill to Annie.
2. “Let’s look at the classified ads tomorrow,” said Sue’s husband.
3. “Why didn’t you warn me about the dog last week?” I said.
4. “Leave my house and don´t take photos! ,” the man said to the reporters.
5. “You should apply t o more than one university next year,” said Jill to her friend.
