REPORTED SPEECH WORKSHEET

A. Change these sentences into Reported Speech.

1. “We are going to the cinema,” Tom and Jane told me.
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2. My daughter lives in New York,” said the old man.
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3. My mother said, “ I will eat steak for dinner.”
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4. “I’ve been studying hard recently,” said Eric.
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5. “I have been to Sydney,” said Julie.
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6. “I am going to go to Long Beach,” told me my friend.
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7. “I haven’t been to London before,” said my father.
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8. Sandra said,”I have to do my laundry.”
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9. She said, “ I want to bring my children tomorrow.”
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10. Jack said, “ My wife didn’t go to the show with me yesterday.”
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11.Tom said, “I want to visit my friends this weekend.”
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12.Jerry said, “I’m studying English a lot at the moment.”
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13.They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time.”
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14.She said, “I really wish I had bought that new car.”
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15.You said, “ I will help you!”
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16.Peter said, “I may bring someone with me to the party.”
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17.My pen friend says, “I live in London.”
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18. He said, “ I can’t run 100 metres in 10 seconds.”
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19.Mr Jones said, “My mother will be 50 years old today.”
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 20.My daughter said, “ My teacher will go to Ankara tomorrow.”
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21.Jim said, “My father flew to Dallas last night.”
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22.Michael said,” I am going to read a book this week.
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23.Jason said, “I’ll do my best in the exam tomorrow.”
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24. Alice said, “I spent all my pocket money last Monday.”
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B. Change the following question into Reported Speech.

1. "Why do you want to study Russian?" Mark asked me.
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2. "Are you coming with me? “ Jason asked me.
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3. "What are you going to do tonight?" Ken asked Mary.
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4. "Do you want to come with me?" she asked her friend.
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5. "Where did you go last week?" Dave asked Sam.
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6. "Have you finished reading the newspaper? “ he asked me.
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7. "How long have you lived here?" Cheryl asked her.
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8. She asked me, "When are we going to leave?"
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9. "He could they be so impatient?" I wondered.
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10.“Which compact disk are you taking with you?" I asked him.
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11."How do you know that?" I asked him.
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12."Are you enjoying yourself?" He asked me.
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13.Harold asked us "Would you like to take a break?'
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14.Mike asked Jane, "How long have you lived in the United States?"
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15.Dora asked Mehmet, "Where do you live?"
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16.She asked him "Why did you come to the United States?"
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17.I asked Mary, "What time is it?"
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18.Rosa asked Hans, ”Have you been studying English very long?"
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19.Jason asked me, "May I borrow your English dictionary?”
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20.He asked the tourist, “Are you going to visit the Blue Mosque?"
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21. "When are you planning io leave for South America?" Carmen asked me.
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22.My friend asked me, "Why do you have to live the United States so quickly?"
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23.“He asked his mother,”Where did you put my book?”
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24.“Can you help me improve my English?" He asked me.
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25.The teacher asked us “Have you finished your homework?”
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26. "Do you understand English very well?' he asked me.
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27.“Have you visited many interesting places in Turkey?” She asked me.
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28.“What time will you be at home?" My father asked me.
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C. Change them into reported speech

1. "Study chapter 4 for the final test!" The teacher said to them.
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2. "Leave me alone," he said to me.
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3. "Don't come to school on Monday." The teacher said to them
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4. “Please, don't call the police," the thief said to John.
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5. “Don’t listen to Mr. Smith.” Ann said to her.
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6. “Visit me in hospital," she said to me
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7. “Put your rubbish into the dustbin!" the teacher said to the students.
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8. "Don’t touch the walls ," my father said to us
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9. “Be quiet!” the teacher said to the students.
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10.Don’t look down,” the moan said to the workers.
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11.Help me, please," their mother said to them.
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12.Put the ice-cream into the fridge," mum said to me.
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13.Don’t go out this evening,” her father said to her.
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14.“Please let me go,” the children said to the police.
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ANSWER KEY

A. Change these sentences into Reported Speech.

1. “We are going to the cinema,” Tom and Jane told me.
 Tom and Jane told me (that) they were going to the cinema.
2. My daughter lives in New York,” said the old man.
The old man said(that) his daughter lived in New York.
3. My mother said, “ I will eat steak for dinner.”
My mother said (that) she would eat steak for dinner.
4. “I’ve been studying hard recently,” said Eric.
Eric said (that) he had been studying hard recently.
5. “I have been to Sydney,” said Julie.
Julie said (that)she had been to Sydney.
6. “I am going to go to Long Beach,” told me my friend.
My friend told me (that) he was going to go to Long Beach.
7. “I haven’t been to London before,” said my father.
My father said (that) he hadn’t been to London before.
8. Sandra said,”I have to do my laundry.”
Sandra said (that) she had to do her laundry.
9. She said, “ I want to bring my children tomorrow.”
She said (that) she wanted to bring her children the next day / the following day.
10. Jack said, “ My wife didn’t go to the show with me yesterday.”
Jack said (that) his wife hadn’t gone to the show with him the previous day / the day before.
11. Tom said, “I want to visit my friends this weekend.”
Tom said (that) he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.
12. Jerry said, “I’m studying English a lot at the moment.”
Jerry said (that) he was studying English a lot at that time.
13. They said, “We’ve lived here for a long time.”
They said (that) they had lived there for a long time.
14. She said, “I really wish I had bought that new car.”
She said (that) she really wished she had bought that new car.
15. You said, “ I will help you!”
You said (that) you would help me.
16. Peter said, “I may bring someone with me to the party.”
Peter said that he might bring / take someone with him to the party.
17. My pen friend says, “I live in London.”
My pen friend says (that) he lives in London.
18. He said, “ I can’t run 100 metres in 10 seconds.”
He said (that) he couldn’t run 100 metres in 10 seconds.
19. Mr Jones said, “My mother will be 50 years old today.”
Mr Jones said(that) his mother would be 20 years old that day.
20. My daughter said, “ My teacher will go to Ankara tomorrow.”
My daughter said (that) her teacher would go to Ankarathe following day / the next day.
21. Jim said, “My father flew to Dallas last night.”
Jim said (that) his father had flown to Dallas the night before / the previous night.
22. Michael said,” I am going to read a book this week.
Michael said (that) he was going to read a book that week.
23. Jason said, “I’ll do my best in the exam tomorrow.”
Jason said (that) he would do his best in the exam the next day.
24. Alice said, “I spent all my pocket money last Monday.”
Alice said (that) she had spent all my pocket money the previous Monday.

B. Change the following question into Reported Speech.

1. "Why do you want to study Russian?" Mark asked me.
Mark asked me why I wanted to study Russian.
2. "Are you coming with me? “ Jason asked me.
Jason asked me if/whether I was coming / going with him
3. "What are you going to do tonight?" Ken asked Mary.
Ken asked Mary what she was going to do that night.
4. "Do you want to come with me?" she asked her friend.
She asked her friend if/whether she wanted to come/go with her.
5. "Where did you go last week?" Dave asked Sam.
Daved asked Sam where Sam had gone/went the revious week.
6. "Have you finished reading the newspaper? “ he asked me.
He asked me if/whether I had finished reading the newspaper.
7. "How long have you lived here?" Cheryl asked her.
Cherly asked her how long she had lived there.
8. She asked me, "When are we going to leave?"
She asked me when we were going to leave.
9. "How could they be so impatient?" I wondered.
I wondered how they could be so impatient.
10. “Which compact disk are you taking with you?" I asked him.
I asked him which compact disk he was taking with him.
11. "How do you know that?" I asked him.
I asked him how he knew that.
12. "Are you enjoying yourself?" He asked me.
He asked me if/whether I was enjoying myself.
13. Harold asked us "Would you like to take a break?”
Harold asked us if/whether we would like to take a break.
14. Mike asked Jane, "How long have you lived in the United States?"
Mike asked Jane how long she had lived in United States.
15. Dora asked Mehmet, "Where do you live?"
Dora asked Mehmet where he lived.
16. She asked him "Why did you come to the United States?"
She asked him why he had come to the United States.
17. I asked Mary, "What time is it?"
I asked Mary what time it was.
18. Rosa asked Hans, “Have you been studying English very long?"
Rosa asked Hans if/whetherhe had been studying English very long.
19. Jason asked me, "May I borrow your English dictionary?”
Jason asked me if/whether I might borrow my English dictionary.
20. He asked the tourist, “Are you going to visit the Blue Mosque?"
He asked the tourist if/whetherhe was going to visit the Blue Mosque.
21. "When are you planning to leave for South America?" Carmen asked me.
Carmen asked me when I was planing to leave for South America.
22. My friend asked me, "Why do you have to live the United States so quickly?"
My friend asked me why I had to leave the United States so quickly.
23. He asked his mother,”Where did you put my book?”
He asked his mother where she had put his book.
24. Can you help me improve my English?" He asked me.
He asked me if/whether I could help him improve his English.
25. The teacher asked us “Have you finished your homework?”
The teacher asked us if/whether we had finished our homework.
26. "Do you understand English very well?” he asked me.
He asked me if/whether I understood English very well
27. Have you visited many interesting places in Turkey?” She asked me.
She asked me if/whether I had visited many interesting places in Turkey.

28. “What time will you be at home?" My father asked me.

My father asked me what time I would be at home.
C. Change them into reported speech

1. "Study chapter 4 for the final test!" The teacher said to them.
The teacher told to them to study chapter 4 for the final test
2. "Leave me alone," he said to me.
He told to me to leave him alone.
3. "Don't come to school on Monday." The teacher said to them
The teacher told them not to come to school on Monday
4. “Please, don't call the police," the thief said to John.
The thief begged him not to call the police.
5. “Don’t listen to Mr. Smith.” Ann said to her.
Anne warned her not to listen to Mr. Smith.
6. “Visit me in hospital," she said to me
She told me to visit her in hospital
7. “Put your rubbish into the dustbin!" the teacher said to the students.
The teacher warned/told the students to put their rubbish into the dustbin
8. "Don’t touch the walls ," my father said to us.
My father warned us not to touch the walls.
9. “Be quiet!” the teacher said to the students.
The teacher warned the students to be quiet.
10. “Don’t look down,” the man said to the workers.
The man told the workers not to look down.
11. “Help me, please," their mother said to them.
Their mother told them to help her.
12. “Put the ice-cream into the fridge," mum said to me.
My mother told me to put the ice-cream in to the fridge.
13. “Don’t go out this evening,” her father said to her.
Her father told/warned her not to go out that evening.
14. “Please let me go,” the children said to the police.
The children begged the police to let him go.