reported Speech 1 (Statements, Questions, Requests and Orders)

Change the direct speech into reported speech. Choose the past simple of ‘ask’, ‘say’ or ‘tell’:

1. “Don’t do it!”
She ______________________________________________________________

2. “I’m leaving tomorrow”
She ______________________________________________________________

3. “Please get me a cup of tea”
She ______________________________________________________________

4. “She got married last year”
She ______________________________________________________________

5. “Be quick!”
She ______________________________________________________________

6. “Could you explain number four, please?”
She ______________________________________________________________

7. “Where do you live?”
She ______________________________________________________________

8. “We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant”
She ______________________________________________________________

9. “I’ll come and help you at twelve”
She ______________________________________________________________
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10. “What are you doing tomorrow?”
She ______________________________________________________________

11. “Don’t go!”
She ______________________________________________________________

12. “Do you work in London?”
She ______________________________________________________________

13. “Could you tell me where the post office is?”
She ______________________________________________________________

14. “Come here!”
She ______________________________________________________________

15. “I’ve never been to Wales”
She ______________________________________________________________

16. “Have you ever seen ‘Lord of the Rings’?”
She ______________________________________________________________

17. “I don't like mushrooms”
She ______________________________________________________________

18. “Don't be silly!”
She ______________________________________________________________

19. “Would you mind waiting a moment please?”
She ______________________________________________________________

20. “How often do you play sport?”
She ______________________________________________________________
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Answers:

Mixed Reported Speech 1

(When I used ‘said’ you can also use ‘told me’)
1. She told me not to do it.
2. She said (that) she was leaving tomorrow (the next day).
3. She asked me to get her a cup of tea.
4. She said (that) she got married last year.
5. She told me to be quick.
6. She asked me to explain number four.
7. She asked me where I lived.
8. She said (that) they went (had been) to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant. 9. She said (that) she would come and help me at twelve.
10. She asked me what I was doing tomorrow (the day after).
11. She told me not to go.
12. She asked me if I worked in London.
13. She asked me to tell her where the post office was.
(or: she asked me if I could tell her where the post office was).
14. She told me to come here (there).
15. She said (that) she had never been to Wales.
16. She asked me if I had ever seen ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
17. She said (that) she didn't like mushrooms.
18. She told me not to be silly.
19. She asked me to wait a moment.
(or: she asked me if I would mind waiting a moment).
20. She asked me how often I played sport.

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