A Reported Speech Practice

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REPORTED SPEECH

1-.STATEMENTS

1‘I live in an old house in the country,’ she told me.

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2‘We’re living with our parents,’ they said.

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3‘I’ve just finished school,’ he said.

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4‘I played football last week,’ he told us.

________________________________________________________________________ 5‘I was having a bath when the lights went out,’ he told me.

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6‘It will be cold and wet tomorrow,’ the weather man said.

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7‘I must go and have my hair done now,’ she said.

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8‘This is the last warning I’m going to give you,’ she said to her sister

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9‘I still haven’t read these books,’ she admitted.

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10‘I’ll meet you here next week at the same time,’ he said to me

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2-.QUESTIONS

1‘Do you like ice cream’ my aunt asked me.

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2‘Where are you from’ the man asked me.

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3‘Why don’t you take up the piano’ my mum asked us.

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4‘!ave you ever been to Disneyland’ she asked me.

________________________________________________________________________ 5‘When did you last go to the dentist’ the teacher asked me.



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6‘"an you speak any other languages’ the woman asked us.

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7‘#ust you leave so soon’ I asked the girl.

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8‘Will we see some paintings by $icasso’ she asked me.

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9‘Why do you wear jeans all the time’ he asked her.

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10‘Did you enjoy the film’ she asked me.

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&&'When are you going to visit us’ he asked us(

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&)'Why is everybody looking at me’ I asked(

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&*What sports do you do at college’ +oe asked me(

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&'What has your brother decided to do’ I asked her(

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&-'!ow did you get to the beach’ I asked them(

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&.!ow long have you been here’ they asked us(

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&/'Who won’t be here next week’ the tennis coach asked(

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&0'!ow much did you pay for your ticket’ she asked him(

________________________________________________________________________ &1'!ow often do your cousins stay with you’ I asked her(

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)2'Where’s 3ate’ I asked(

*-.COMMANDS

&( '3eep to the left(’, the police officer told the cyclist ________________________________________________________________________

)( '$lease don’t smoke in this area(’ , the waitress asked them ________________________________________________________________________



*( '4it down and be 5uiet(’, the teacher order the class ________________________________________________________________________

( 'Don’t forget to post the letter(’, +ane told her boyfriend ________________________________________________________________________

-( 'Don’t talk during the exam(’, the examiner told us ________________________________________________________________________

.( '$lease switch off your mobile phone(’, the air hostess asked him ________________________________________________________________________

/( 'Don’t open the window, please’, I begged +ohn

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0( 64witch off the T78, he said to her(

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1( 69end me your pen for a moment8, she said

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&2( 6Don:t believe everything you hear8 he warned me( ________________________________________________________________________

4-.SUGGESTIONS

&';(Why don:t we go to the theatre’, $eter suggested(

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)' ;(9et’s go dancing<’, she proposed(

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*' ;(What about buying chocolate, my sister suggested to her boyfriend(

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' ;(9et’s go to the studio’, she said(

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-' ;(9et’s not take part in the show’, he suggested(

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.' ;(Why don:t we cook now’, =ick asked me(

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5-.CHANGE THE DIRECT SPEECH INTO REPORTED SPEECH

&( 64witch off the T78, he ordered her(

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)( 6What happened to #r >udd8 asked one of the men(

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*( 69et’s organi?e a sponsored cycle race8 suggested the children(

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( 6I’m sorry I’m late,8 she said(8 6The bus broke down(8

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-( 6#r #ason has gone out8, the secretary told me(

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.( 64hut the door, Tom8, her mother commanded him

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/( 6Is a return ticket cheaper than two singles8 asked my aunt(

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0( 6I don’t want to go swimming8( @ndrew said(

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1( 69et’s leave the washing up till tomorrow(8 he suggested(

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&2( 69end me your pen for a moment,8 I ordered #ary(

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&&( 6We’re leaving on Ariday,8 we said(

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&)( 6Don’t watch late;night horror movies8, I warned them(

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&*( 6We had lunch in 9uigi’s restaurant,8 they said(

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&( 6Why don’t you put an advertisement in the local paper8 they suggested to me(

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&-( 6Who is going to live in the big house8 asked $eter(



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&.( 6I’ll phone you later,8 4arah told 4imon(

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&/( 6Don’t believe everything you hear,8 he warned me(

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&0( 6I can’t type,8 I told them(

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&1( 6@re you Bnglish8 They asked me(

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)2( 6I should have called you, I’m really sorry(8 !e apologised(

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)&( 6Why don’t you take tennis up again !e suggested to me(

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))( 6$lease fill up this form8, the secretary told me(-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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)*( 6Where are you going8 I asked her(

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)( 6We’re going into town,8 they said(

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)-( 6Don’t hurry<8 I said(

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).( 6I haven’t got any money,8 he told me(

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)/( 6"ould you speak more slowly8 he asked her(

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)0( 6Don’t touch the wire8, he warned us(

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)1( 6What about giving me a hand with the work8 he suggested to us(

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*2( 6I was on holiday in +uly,8 she told her(

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*&( 6What time did you get home8 they asked him(

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*)( 6Don’t touch that switch, #ary8 I said(

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**( 6"an you do me a favour 4he asked me(

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*( 6I’m sorry but we don’t have any room available at the moment(8 the receptionist apologised(

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*-( 6Why don’t you ask $aul to run in the marathon8 he suggested to me(

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*.( 6We won’t be home late,8 we told them(

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*/( 6Cpen the safe8 the raiders ordered the bank clerk(-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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*0( 6I’ve posted the letters8, I said(

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*1( 6Which team has won8 asked @nn(

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2( 6What about renting a caravan8 her husband suggested to her(



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&( 6#y sister doesn’t know8, he said(

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)( 6$lease do as I say8, he begged me(

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*( 6#y parents had gone to bed8, she said(

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( 6ou should go to the doctor8, she told him(

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-( 6Do puppies travel free8 asked a dog owner(

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.( 6We’ll do the dishes8, they promised(

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/( 6Where do you work8 I asked her(-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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0( 66I don’t know what to do(8 I said(

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1( 6I’m sorry but it has been impossible to find the book you re5uested8 The librarian apologised(

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-2( 6!elp you mother, $eter,8 #r $itt said(

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-&( 6"an you phone the doctor for me8 she asked him(

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-)( 6I passed my driving test in &10.8( !e told his boss(



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-*( 6What about going on an adventure holiday this summer8 suggested the father(

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-( 6Don’t make too much noise, children8, he said(

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--( 6"an I bring my dog into the compartment with me 64he asked(

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-.( 6I have something to show you,8 I said to her(

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-/( 6Don’t miss your train,8 she warned them(

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59“ .Who wants a lift home8 said @nn.

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60“ .

Eead it before you sign it, 6he said to the client.

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61“ .When does it arrive in ork8 he asked.

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62“ .=othing grows in my garden( It never gets any sun,8 she said.

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63“ .4ing it again8, he said.

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64“ .Does this train stop at ork8 >ill asked.

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65“It isn’t so foggy today as it was yesterday8, I remarked.

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66“ ."an you get coffee on the train8 asked my aunt.

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67“ .Don’t put your hands near the bars,8 the ?ookeeper warned us.

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68“ .Arom one of the windows of my flat I can see the Biffel Tower,8 he said.

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69“ .>uy a new car8, I advised him.

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70“ .@re you interested in acting8 asked @nn.

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71‘ .Do you always tell me the truth when you forget to do your homework’, +ane asked $eter

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72‘ .Why don’t we eat in this "hinese restaurant’, "atherine suggested her sons

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73‘ .When did you get up yesterday’, Tom asked me

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74‘ .I was playing football last week’, he told us

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75‘ .I must go to the hairdresser now’, she said

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76‘ .Don’t take this medicine any more<’, he ordered me

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