REPORTED SPEECH
I. STATEMENTS.
1) John said, “I want to attend a famous university.”
John said ...........................................................................................................
2) Alfred said to John, “I did not promise to send you a telegram.”
Alfred................................................................................................................
3) "I will get myself a drink," she said.
She said............................................................................................................
4) "I cannot drive them home," he said.
He said..............................................................................................................
5) "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
He said..............................................................................................................
6) The father said, “I was on a business trip yesterday.”
The father.........................................................................................................
7) “My brother will get married next month,” James said.
James................................................................................................................
8) John said, "I have finished studying my lessons."
John said..........................................................................................................
9)Johnny said to his mother "I don't know how to do this exercise."
Johnny told......................................................................................................
II. IMPERATIVES. ( REPORTED SPEECH WITH INFINITIVE )
1) Henry said to his mother, “Come and spend a week with us.”
Henry told........................................................................................................
2) He said to me, “Keep a seat for me in the lecture hall.”
He....................................................................................................................
3) "Don't make so much noise," he said.
He....................................................................................................................
4. “ Would you like to spend the weekend with us?”
è They invited her .........................................................................................
5. “I’ll give you a lift to the airport,” Michelle said to her husband
è Michelle offered.........................................................................................
6. “ I’d like you to become a teacher”, my mother said to me
è My mother wanted......................................................................................
7. “ I will give it to you tomorrow”, he said
è He promised ..............................................................................................
8) The mother said to her son, “Don’t move, please.”
The mother......................................................................................................
9."Please help us", they said to us.
...........................................................................................................................
10) My sister said to me, “Don’t open the window.”
My sister..........................................................................................................
III. QUESTIONS
1) Fred asked the postman, “Are there any letters today?”
Fred................................................................................................................?
2) Richard asked the Browns, “What are you going to enter?”
Richard............................................................................................................?
3) Lucy asked her boyfriend, “Where did you spend your childhood?”
Lucy................................................................................................................?
4) "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
He asked..........................................................................................................?
5) "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
She asked me..................................................................................................?
6) "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
He asked me...................................................................................................?
7) John asked his friend, “Do you know Tom’s address?”
John................................................................................................................?
8) "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she said.
She...................................................................................................................?
IV. REPORTED SPEECH WITH GERUND.
1.“It was nice of you to help me. Thank you very much,” Tom said to you.
---> Tom thanked .......................................................................................
2. “I’m sorry I’m late,” Peter said.
---> Peter apologized for ...........................................................................
3. John said, “I heard you received the scholarship. Congratulations!”
---> John congratulated me .......................................................................
4. “I’ll help you with your physics exercise,” Peter said to Susan.
---> Peter insisted on .................................................................................
5. “Don’t go out alone at night,” I said to Linda.
---> I warned ........................................................................................
6. “Sit here. I can’t let you stand all the time,” Mary said to me.
---> Mary prevented ..................................................................................
7. “We stole his money,” they said.
---> They admitted ....................................................................................
8 “I didn’t steal his money,” she said.
---> She denied ..........................................................................................
9. “Let’s go out for a drink,” Susan said.
---> Susan suggested .................................................................................