Reported Speech Put the following text into the reported speech with the introducing verbs in the

past tense. 1. My name is Arthur Tann. I was born in 1952 and educated at Wallingford Grammar chool! where I "assed fi#e $%le#els. I left school in 19&' and went to wor( for an insurance com"any. Then I came to li#e in Middleford and got a )ob at the library. I*#e been there for about three years but I don*t thin( I*ll stay there much longer. At the moment I*m li#ing in Gladstone A#enue but I may lea#e soon. I want to do a Management course but I can*t do it until I*#e "assed some A%le#els.

Put the following sentences into reported speech, with the introducing verbs in the past tense: 1. 2. -. .. 5. 0. &. 1. 9. 1'. It is cold in here. Is the window o"en+ ,o you thin( it will rain+ It is #ery cloudy. I must write some letters now. What date is it+ /ow do you li(e Maisie*s new dress+ I bought it for her at a sale. We are going for a country wal(. Would you li(e to come too+ What time is it+ My watch has sto""ed. This is a most interesting boo(. /a#e you e#er read it+ What is the matter+ 2ou don*t loo( #ery well. That loo(s difficult to do. 3an I hel" you+ Are you free tomorrow night+ I would li(e you to come to my "arty.

Put into reported speech. 1. 2. -. .. 5. 0. &. 1. 9. 3lean it yourself .

Wra" it u" in a "iece of "a"er . 3ut the corners off . . . . .

4asten your safety belts ,on*t sit on my bed Wait there until I come

,on*t s"ea( until you*re s"o(en to 5ea#e it on the "iano .

,on*t wi"e your dirty fingers on my nice clean tablecloth.

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,on*t try to be funny

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6rush it off when it gets dry ,on*t "ut your elbow on the table 5oo( where you are going Mind the ste"s . .

Get your hair cut . Go to bed and don*t get u" until you*re called . 7at u" your dinner at once or I*ll "unish you .

Write your name clearly at the to" and then ta(e down these "oints as I call them out. 6ring in the two accused men and ta(e care they don*t get away. 8The )udge...9 ,on*t s"end all your money on food and drin(. a#e some for the future.

Put the following sentences into reported speech, introducing them with a verb in the past tense. 1. 2. -. .. 5. 0. &. 1. 9. 1'. 11. 12. 1-. 1.. I am ill . I met him last year . . . . . .

They will be here soon he has finished now I am li#ing in 5ondon

/e is going to 6erlin tomorrow I*#e )ust been to the butcher*s I can come ne:t wee( .

I don*t (now what he*ll say They went away yesterday .

I would do the same myself if I were in your "lace I tried to ride a bicycle but I fell off three times I shall e:"ect to see you ne:t Wednesday These a""les won*t (ee"! they are too soft . . .

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I ha#en*t had enough time to finish what I intended to do. I can do some more later on . I e:"ect to hear some news tomorrow; I will tell you if I do so that you needn*t worry . 2ou must lea#e the country at once . <eo"le mustn*t fish in this ri#er . .

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2ou must decide what you want to do

2ou must do it all again before ne:t wee(! although I must confess it*s the first bad re"air you*#e done. 2ou*ll get a new )ob to do when you*#e finished it .

Put the following sentences into REPORTE tense. #ar$ the introducing verb. 1. 2. -. .. 5. 0. &. 1. 9. 1'. 11. 12. 1-. 1.. 15. 10. 1&. 11. Are you en)oying yourself+ ,id you see the =ing yesterday+ ,oes she always wear a hat+ /a#e you seen my new hat+ ,o I loo( all right+ Are the gra"es sour+ Is it time to go+ Will the ta:i be here at eight o*cloc(+ 3an you hear a noise+ $ught the light to be on+ Are my shoes cleaned yet+

SPEE!" with the introducing verb in the past

,id the greengrocer ha#e any fresh #egetables+ ,oes your car always ma(e a nasty smell+ May I use your tele"hone+ Is it raining hea#ily+ ,o you slee" in the afternoons+ Must the door be (e"t shut+ Was the train #ery full+

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/a#e the children "ut away their toys+ ,id 6ill gi#e you that ring+

Put the following sentences into REPORTE tense. 1. What a lo#ely house> 2. /ello> What do you want+ -. My goodness> 2ou are slim>

SPEE!" with the introducing verb in the P%ST

.. /a#en*t you e#er been here before+ 8/e was sur"rised...9 5. What a dirty face you ha#e> 0. $h> I*#e cut myself> &. /el" me> 1. The house is on fire> 9. What ha#e you done to your hair+ 1'.What on earth has ha""ened+

Reported Speech&%'S(ER )E* Put the following text into the reported speech with the introducing verbs in the past tense. There are man$ possible answers+ these are ,ust a few. 1. My name is Arthur Tann. I was born in 1952 and educated at Wallingford Grammar chool! where I "assed fi#e $%le#els. I left school in 19&' and went to wor( for an insurance com"any. Then I came to li#e in Middleford and got a )ob at the library. I*#e been there for about three years but I don*t thin( I*ll stay there much longer. At the moment I*m li#ing in Gladstone A#enue but I may lea#e soon. I want to do a Management course but I can*t do it until I*#e "assed some A%le#els.

The s"ea(er introduced himself as Arthur Tan and described how he was born in 1952 and was educated at Wallingford Grammar chool! where he "assed fi#e $%le#els. /e related how he left school in 19&' and went to wor( for an insurance com"any. After that! he decided to li#e in Middleford and get a )ob at the library. /e admitted that he had been there for about three years but did not thin( he would stay there much longer. /e described how he currently li#es in Gladstone A#enue but that he may lea#e soon. /e related his desire to do a Management course but e:"lained that he couldn?t do it until he "assed some A% le#els. Put the following sentences into reported speech, with the introducing verbs in the past tense: There are man$ possible answers+ these are ,ust a few 1. It is cold in here. Is the window o"en+ he suggested that it was cold because the window might be o"en. @ he Auestioned if the window was o"en because it was cold inside. @ he wondered if the window was o"en since it was cold inside. ,o you thin( it will rain+ It is #ery cloudy. /e wondered if it would rain since it was so cloudy. I must write some letters now. What date is it+ /e as(ed for the date so that he could write some letters. /ow do you li(e Maisie*s new dress+ I bought it for her at a sale. he e:"lained that she bought Maisie?s dress on sale. @ he sought his o"inion of Maisie?s new dress! which she bought for her on sale. We are going for a country wal(. Would you li(e to come too+ /e in#ited her on a country wal(. @ /e e:"lained that they were going for a country wal( and in#ited her to come too. What time is it+ My watch has sto""ed. /e as(ed for the time since his watch had sto""ed. @ /e wondered what time it was because his watch had sto""ed. This is a most interesting boo(. /a#e you e#er read it+ /e described how interesting the boo( was and as(ed if she had read it. What is the matter+ 2ou don*t loo( #ery well. /e noticed that she didn?t loo( #ery well and as(ed her if there was something wrong. That loo(s difficult to do. 3an I hel" you+ /e recogniBed the difficulty of her tas( and offered his hel". @ /e belie#ed the tas( loo(ed difficult! so he offered his hel". Are you free tomorrow night+ I would li(e you to come to my "arty. he as(ed if he was free the ne:t night so that he could come to her "arty. @ he in#ited him to her "arty as long as he was free the ne:t night.

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Put into reported speech. There are man$ possible answers+ these are ,ust a few 1. 2. -. 3lean it yourself . /e ordered her to clean it herself.

Wra" it u" in a "iece of "a"er . /e as(ed her to wra" it u" in a "iece of "a"er. 3ut the corners off corners off. 4asten your safety belts ,on*t sit on my bed her bed. Wait there until I come . . /e reAuested that the corners be cut off. @ /e as(ed her to cut the

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. /e directed them to fasten their safety belts. . he yelled at him not to sit on her bed. @ he forbade him to sit on

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he ordered them to wait there until she came.

,on*t s"ea( until you*re s"o(en to . /e demanded they not s"ea( until they were s"o(en to. @ /e suggested they not s"ea( until they were s"o(en to. 5ea#e it on the "iano . /e as(ed her to lea#e it on the "iano. he yelled at him not to wi"e his dirty

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,on*t wi"e your dirty fingers on my nice clean tablecloth. fingers on her nice clean tablecloth. ,on*t try to be funny

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. /e ordered him not to try to be funny. . . he directed them to brush it off when it gets dry. he instructed them not to "ut their elbows on the table.

6rush it off when it gets dry ,on*t "ut your elbow on the table

5oo( where you are going . /e yelled at her to loo( where she was going. @ /e demanded 8that9 she loo( where she was going. Mind the ste"s . /e warned her to mind the ste"s. @ /e ad#ised her to mind the ste"s. he told him to get his hair cut.

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Get your hair cut . /e suggested she get her hair cut. @ Go to bed and don*t get u" until you*re called . he was called.

he ordered him to go to bed and not get u" until

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7at u" your dinner at once or I*ll "unish you . /e threatened to "unish her if she didn?t eat u" her dinner at once. @ /e demanded 8that9 she eat u" her dinner at once or he would "unish her. Write your name clearly at the to" and then ta(e down these "oints as I call them out. he instructed them to write their names clearly at the to" and then ta(e down the "oints as she called them out. 6ring in the two accused men and ta(e care they don*t get away. 8The )udge...9 ordered that they bring in the two accused men and that they ta(e care they don?t get away. ,on*t s"end all your money on food and drin(. a#e some for the future. /e ad#ised her not to s"end all her money on food and drin( but rather to sa#e some for the future.

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Put the following sentences into reported speech, introducing them with a verb in the past tense. There are man$ possible answers+ these are ,ust a few 1. 2. -. .. 5. 0. &. 1. 9. 1'. 11. I am ill . /e e:"lained@com"lained that he was ill. I met him last year . /e e:"lained that he met him last year. . /e assured her that they would be here soon. . /e stated that she had finished. . he e:"lained that she was li#ing in 5ondon. . /e informed us that he was going to 6erlin tomorrow. . he e:"lained that she had )ust been to the butcher?s.

They will be here soon he has finished now I am li#ing in 5ondon

/e is going to 6erlin tomorrow I*#e )ust been to the butcher*s I can come ne:t wee( .

he suggested that she could come ne:t wee(. . /e com"lained@conceded that he didn?t (now what he?d say. . /e ac(nowledged that they went away yesterday. . /e agreed@conceded@admitted that he would

I don*t (now what he*ll say They went away yesterday

I would do the same myself if I were in your "lace do the same himself if he were in their@his "lace. I tried to ride a bicycle but I fell off three times but fell off three times. I shall e:"ect to see you ne:t Wednesday Wednesday. These a""les won*t (ee"! they are too soft because they were too soft. . .

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he described how she tried to ride a bicycle

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I ha#en*t had enough time to finish what I intended to do. I can do some more later on. /e e:"lained@com"lained that he didn?t ha#e enough time to finish what he intended to do! so he would do some more later. I e:"ect to hear some news tomorrow; I will tell you if I do so that you needn*t worry . /e assured her that he e:"ected to hear some news the ne:t day and that he would tell her if he did so that she wouldn?t worry. 2ou must lea#e the country at once . /e ordered her to lea#e the country at once. <eo"le mustn*t fish in this ri#er . /e e:"lained that "eo"le mustn?t fish in this ri#er. . /e encouraged@demanded@suggested that she decide

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2ou must decide what you want to do what she wanted to do.

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2ou must do it all again before ne:t wee(! although I must confess it*s the first bad re"air you*#e done. 2ou*ll get a new )ob to do when you*#e finished it. /e confessed that it was the first bad re"air he?d done and that he would ha#e to do it all again before ne:t wee(; he?d get a new )ob to do when he finished it.

Put the following sentences into REPORTE SPEE!" with the introducing verb in the past tense. #ar$ the introducing verb. There are man$ possible answers+ these are ,ust a few 1. 2. -. .. 5. 0. &. 1. 9. 1'. 11. 12. Are you en)oying yourself+ ,id you see the =ing yesterday+ ,oes she always wear a hat+ /a#e you seen my new hat+ ,o I loo( all right+ Are the gra"es sour+ Is it time to go+ /e as(ed her if she was en)oying herself. /e wondered if she saw the (ing the day before. /e enAuired if she always wore a hat. /e wondered if she had seen his new hat.

/e solicited her o"inion on whether he loo(ed all right. /e "ondered about whether the gra"es were sour.

/e as(ed if it was time to go. /e enAuired if the ta:i would be there at eight.

Will the ta:i be here at eight o*cloc(+

3an you hear a noise+ /e "osed the Auestion of whether they could hear a noise. $ught the light to be on+ Are my shoes cleaned yet+ /e wondered if the light should be on. /e as(ed if his shoes were cleaned yet. /e enAuired if the greengrocer had any fresh

,id the greengrocer ha#e any fresh #egetables+ #egetables. ,oes your car always ma(e a nasty smell+ made a nasty smell. May I use your tele"hone+ Is it raining hea#ily+

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/e raised the Auestion of whether his car always

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/e reAuested to use the tele"hone. /e wondered if it was raining hea#ily. /e as(ed if she sle"t in the afternoons.

,o you slee" in the afternoons+ Must the door be (e"t shut+ Was the train #ery full+

/e enAuired if it was necessary that the door be (e"t shut.

/e as(ed if the train was #ery full. he "osed the Auestion of whether the children had "ut

/a#e the children "ut away their toys+ away their toys. ,id 6ill gi#e you that ring+

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he as(ed if 6ill ga#e her the ring.

Put the following sentences into REPORTE SPEE!" with the introducing verb in the P%ST tense. There are man$ possible answers+ these are ,ust a few 1. What a lo#ely house> he e:claimed that the house was lo#ely. /e greeted her and as(ed her what she wanted.

2. /ello> What do you want+

-. My goodness> 2ou are slim>

he commented on how slim she was. /e as(ed out of sur"rise if she had e#er

.. /a#en*t you e#er been here before+ 8/e was sur"rised...9 been there before.

5. What a dirty face you ha#e> /e com"lained about her dirty face. 0. $h> I*#e cut myself> &. /el" me> he e:claimed "ainfully that she cut herself.

/e begged@yelled for hel". he screamed that the house was on fire. /orrified! he as(ed what she had done to her hair. he as(ed accusingly what on earth had ha""ened.

1. The house is on fire>

9. What ha#e you done to your hair+ 1'.What on earth has ha""ened+