REPORTED SPEECH "STATEMENTS"
AQUI TENÉIS ALGUNOS EJERCICIOS DE REPORTED SPEECH POR SEPARADOS
STATEMENTS:
Reported speech: statements
Reported speech: statements
In reported speech, the verb moves back a tense, e.g. present simple > past simple, present continuous > past continuous, etc.
‘I like heavy metal music.’ He said that he liked heavy metal music.
‘I’m studying French and Spanish.’ She said that she was studying French and Spanish.
The past perfect tense and modal verbs should, could, might and ought to don’t change in reported speech.
‘You should ask him out.’ She said that I should ask him out.
The two most common reporting verbs are say and tell.
We use say + that + clause.
He said that he was going out with Jane
that night.
We use tell + object pronoun + that + clause.
He told me that he was going out with Jane
that night.
1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1 ‘She goes out with her friends every night.’
Sue’s father said that ………………………
………………………………………………
2 ‘I bought the tickets yesterday.’
She said that ………………………………
………………………………………………
3 ‘They’re going to Florida next week.’
Tim told me that ……………………………
………………………………………………
4 ‘He won’t be in the office tomorrow.’
The secretary said that ………………………
………………………………………………
5 ‘Jenny has passed her driving test.’
Jenny’s brother told me that ………………
………………………………………………
6 ‘Carl might come to the football match
this afternoon.’
He told me that ……………………………
………………………………………………
2 Read the interview. Then complete
the summary.
Interviewer I hear you have a very unusual job.
Mr Fogarty That’s right.
Interviewer So what do you do?
Mr Fogarty Well, I’m investigating the Loch Ness monster. Every day I go to Loch Ness and wait for the monster to appear.
Interviewer And have you ever seen the monster?
Mr Fogarty Yes, I have. It was very foggy and I tried to take a photograph, but unfortunately my camera didn’t work.
Interviewer Do you think you’ll see it again?
Mr Fogarty I might see it again if I’m lucky.
Interviewer And what do people think about your job?
Mr Fogarty Many people think it’s a strange job to have. They don’t believe in the Loch Ness monster, but I know it’s out there somewhere.
The interviewer asked Mr Fogarty what he did.
He explained that he was investigating the Loch
Ness Monster. He said that every day he 1……………… . to Loch Ness and 2……………… for the monster to appear. He claimed that he 3……………… the monster. He said that it 4……………… very foggy and he 5……………… to take a photograph, but unfortunately his camera 6……………… . He said that he 7……………… it again if he 8……………… lucky.
He admitted that many people 9………………
his job was strange. He said that they
10……………… in the Loch Ness monster,
but he 11……………… it was out there
somewhere.
QUESTIONS AND COMMANDS
Reported speech: questions and commands
Reported speech
In reported speech, the verb moves back a tense, e.g. present simple > past simple, present continuous > past continuous, etc.
‘Are you a student?’ He asked me if I was
a student.
‘Is Lisa watching TV?’ She asked me if Lisa was watching TV.
The past perfect tense and modal verbs should, could, might and ought to don’t change in reported speech.
‘What should I do?’ She asked me what she should do.
Reported questions
We use ask, want to know or wondered to
report questions. We change the interrogative form to the affirmative form, and we put the subject before the verb.
‘Where are you?’ He wanted to know where
I was.
A yes / no question is introduced by if or whether.
‘Can I borrow your bike?’ She wondered if / whether she could borrow my bike.
1 Rewrite the questions in reported speech.
1 ‘Will the flight be delayed?’
Jill wanted to know …………………….…….
…………………………………………………
2 ‘Where have you been all night?’
My parents wanted to know ………………….
…………………………………………………
3 ‘Will I pass my exam?’
Mark wondered ………………………………
…………………………………………………
4 ‘Did you remember the invitations?’
Sue asked me …………………………………
…………………………………………………
5 ‘How long have you been learning German?’
Karl wondered ………………………………..
…………………………………………………
Reported commands
We use told / asked + object + (not) to
+ infinitive.
‘Please help me’. He asked her to help him.
‘Don’t shout at me.’ She told him not to shout
at her.
2 Rewrite the commands in reported speech.
‘Keep to the left.’
The police officer told the cyclist to keep to the left.
1 ‘Please don’t smoke in this area.’
The waitress asked them …………………………
…………………………………………………….
2 ‘Sit down and be quiet.’
The teacher told the class ………………………...
…………………………………………………….
3 ‘Don’t forget to post the letter.’
Jane told her boyfriend …………………………...
…………………………………………………….
4 ‘Don’t talk during the exam.’
The examiner told us ……………………………..
…………………………………………………….
5 ‘Please switch off your mobile phone.’
The air hostess asked him ………………………..
…………………………………………………….
3 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the correct form of the verbs below.
order warn remind offer advise
1 ‘Put down your gun, Paul.’
The police officer ………………………………...
…………………………………………………….
2 ‘I think you should have a holiday, Kate.’
He ………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………….
3 ‘Don’t touch that electric wire, John. It’s dangerous!’
She ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………….
4 ‘Would you like me to help you, Brad?’
She ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………….
5 ‘Jamie, don’t forget that it’s Julie’s birthday on Friday.’
She ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………….
STATEMENTS:
Reported speech: statements
Reported speech: statements
In reported speech, the verb moves back a tense, e.g. present simple > past simple, present continuous > past continuous, etc.
‘I like heavy metal music.’ He said that he liked heavy metal music.
‘I’m studying French and Spanish.’ She said that she was studying French and Spanish.
The past perfect tense and modal verbs should, could, might and ought to don’t change in reported speech.
‘You should ask him out.’ She said that I should ask him out.
The two most common reporting verbs are say and tell.
We use say + that + clause.
He said that he was going out with Jane
that night.
We use tell + object pronoun + that + clause.
He told me that he was going out with Jane
that night.
1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
1 ‘She goes out with her friends every night.’
Sue’s father said that ………………………
………………………………………………
2 ‘I bought the tickets yesterday.’
She said that ………………………………
………………………………………………
3 ‘They’re going to Florida next week.’
Tim told me that ……………………………
………………………………………………
4 ‘He won’t be in the office tomorrow.’
The secretary said that ………………………
………………………………………………
5 ‘Jenny has passed her driving test.’
Jenny’s brother told me that ………………
………………………………………………
6 ‘Carl might come to the football match
this afternoon.’
He told me that ……………………………
………………………………………………
2 Read the interview. Then complete
the summary.
Interviewer I hear you have a very unusual job.
Mr Fogarty That’s right.
Interviewer So what do you do?
Mr Fogarty Well, I’m investigating the Loch Ness monster. Every day I go to Loch Ness and wait for the monster to appear.
Interviewer And have you ever seen the monster?
Mr Fogarty Yes, I have. It was very foggy and I tried to take a photograph, but unfortunately my camera didn’t work.
Interviewer Do you think you’ll see it again?
Mr Fogarty I might see it again if I’m lucky.
Interviewer And what do people think about your job?
Mr Fogarty Many people think it’s a strange job to have. They don’t believe in the Loch Ness monster, but I know it’s out there somewhere.
The interviewer asked Mr Fogarty what he did.
He explained that he was investigating the Loch
Ness Monster. He said that every day he 1……………… . to Loch Ness and 2……………… for the monster to appear. He claimed that he 3……………… the monster. He said that it 4……………… very foggy and he 5……………… to take a photograph, but unfortunately his camera 6……………… . He said that he 7……………… it again if he 8……………… lucky.
He admitted that many people 9………………
his job was strange. He said that they
10……………… in the Loch Ness monster,
but he 11……………… it was out there
somewhere.
QUESTIONS AND COMMANDS
Reported speech: questions and commands
Reported speech
In reported speech, the verb moves back a tense, e.g. present simple > past simple, present continuous > past continuous, etc.
‘Are you a student?’ He asked me if I was
a student.
‘Is Lisa watching TV?’ She asked me if Lisa was watching TV.
The past perfect tense and modal verbs should, could, might and ought to don’t change in reported speech.
‘What should I do?’ She asked me what she should do.
Reported questions
We use ask, want to know or wondered to
report questions. We change the interrogative form to the affirmative form, and we put the subject before the verb.
‘Where are you?’ He wanted to know where
I was.
A yes / no question is introduced by if or whether.
‘Can I borrow your bike?’ She wondered if / whether she could borrow my bike.
1 Rewrite the questions in reported speech.
1 ‘Will the flight be delayed?’
Jill wanted to know …………………….…….
…………………………………………………
2 ‘Where have you been all night?’
My parents wanted to know ………………….
…………………………………………………
3 ‘Will I pass my exam?’
Mark wondered ………………………………
…………………………………………………
4 ‘Did you remember the invitations?’
Sue asked me …………………………………
…………………………………………………
5 ‘How long have you been learning German?’
Karl wondered ………………………………..
…………………………………………………
Reported commands
We use told / asked + object + (not) to
+ infinitive.
‘Please help me’. He asked her to help him.
‘Don’t shout at me.’ She told him not to shout
at her.
2 Rewrite the commands in reported speech.
‘Keep to the left.’
The police officer told the cyclist to keep to the left.
1 ‘Please don’t smoke in this area.’
The waitress asked them …………………………
…………………………………………………….
2 ‘Sit down and be quiet.’
The teacher told the class ………………………...
…………………………………………………….
3 ‘Don’t forget to post the letter.’
Jane told her boyfriend …………………………...
…………………………………………………….
4 ‘Don’t talk during the exam.’
The examiner told us ……………………………..
…………………………………………………….
5 ‘Please switch off your mobile phone.’
The air hostess asked him ………………………..
…………………………………………………….
3 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Use the correct form of the verbs below.
order warn remind offer advise
1 ‘Put down your gun, Paul.’
The police officer ………………………………...
…………………………………………………….
2 ‘I think you should have a holiday, Kate.’
He ………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………….
3 ‘Don’t touch that electric wire, John. It’s dangerous!’
She ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………….
4 ‘Would you like me to help you, Brad?’
She ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………….
5 ‘Jamie, don’t forget that it’s Julie’s birthday on Friday.’
She ………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………….
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