INDIRECT SPEECH - exercises He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow.

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→ He said
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the You said, "I will do this for him."
sentence is a request, a statement or a question and whether you have → You said
to change the tenses or not. She said, "I am not hungry now."
→ She said
She said, "I am reading." They said, "We have never been here before."
→ She said that → They said
she was reading. They said, "We were in London last week."
They said, "We are busy." → They said
→ They said that He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
He said, "I know a better restaurant." → He said
→ He said that He said, "They won't sleep."
She said, "I woke up early." → He said
→ She said that She said, "It is very quiet here."
He said, "I will ring her." → She said
→ He said that "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
They said, "We have just arrived." → She asked
→ They said that "How are you?" Martin asked us.
He said, "I will clean the car." → Martin asked us
→ He said that He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
She said, "I did not say that." → He asked
→ She said that "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
She said, "I don't know where my shoes are." → The mother asked her daughter
→ She said that "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
He said: "I won't tell anyone." → She asked her boyfriend
→ He said that "What are they doing?" she asked.
They said, "This is our book." → She wanted to know
→ They said "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
that was their book. → He wanted to know
She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday." The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
→ She said → The teacher wanted to know
"How do you know that?" she asked me. "Give me the key," he told her.
→ She asked me → He asked her
"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me. "Play it again, Sam," she said.
→ My friend asked me → She asked Sam
"What's the time?" he asked. "Sit down, Caron" he said.
→ He wanted to know → He asked Caron
"When will we meet again?" she asked me. "Fill in the form, Sir," the receptionist said.
→ She asked me → The receptionist asked the guest
"Are you crazy?" she asked him. "Take off your shoes," she told us.
→ She asked him → She told us
"Where did they live?" he asked. "Mind your own business," she told him.
→ He wanted to know → She told him
"Will you be at the party?" he asked her. "Don't touch it," she said to him.
→ He asked her → She told him
"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me. "Don't do that again," he said to me.
→ She asked me → He told me
"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked. "Don't talk to me like that," he said.
→ The teacher wanted to know → He told her
"Why don't you help me?" she asked him. "Don't repair the computer yourself," she warned him.
→ She wanted to know → She warned him
"Did you see that car?" he asked me. "Don't let him in," she said.
→ He asked me → She told me
"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins. "Don't go out without me," he begged her.
→ The mother asked the twins → He begged her
"Stop talking, Joe," the teacher said. "Don't forget your bag," she told me.
→ The teacher told Joe → She told me
"Be patient," she said to him. "Don't eat in the lab," the chemistry teacher said.
→ She told him → The chemistry teacher told his students
"Go to your room," her father said to her. "Don't give yourself up," he advised her.
→ Her father told her → He advised her
"Hurry up," she said to us. "Don't hurt yourselves, boys," she said.
→ She told us → She told the boys
He said, "I like this song." "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
→ He said → She asked me
"Where is your sister?" she asked me. He said, "Don't go too far."
→ She asked me → He advised her
"I don't speak Italian," she said. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
→ She said → He wanted to know
"Say hello to Jim," they said. "Don't make so much noise," he says.
→ They asked me → He asks us
"The film began at seven o'clock," he said. She said, "Go upstairs."
→ He said → She told me
"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. "Close the door behind you," he told me.
→ She told the boys → He told me
"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him. "Don't be late," he advised us.
→ She asked him → He advised us
"I never make mistakes," he said. "Stop staring at me," she said.
→ He said → She told him
"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know. "Don't be angry with me," he said.
→ He wanted to know → He asked her
"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience. "Leave me alone," she said.
→ The stuntman advised the audience → She told me
"I was very tired," she said. "Don't drink and drive," she warned us.
→ She said → She warned us
"Be careful, Ben," she said. "John, stop smoking," she said.
→ She told Ben → She told John
"I will get myself a drink," she says. "Don't worry about us," they said.
→ She says → They told her
"Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me. "Meet me at the cinema." he said.
→ He wondered → He asked me
"I cannot drive them home," he said.
→ He said
"Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
→ She asks Peter