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Reported Speech Exercises

This document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotations are rewritten indirectly. It contains 27 examples showing how to rewrite phrases that began with verbs like "say", "ask", or "tell" into the reported tense. For each direct quote, an indirect version is provided that maintains the same meaning in the reported tense.

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Reported Speech Exercises

This document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotations are rewritten indirectly. It contains 27 examples showing how to rewrite phrases that began with verbs like "say", "ask", or "tell" into the reported tense. For each direct quote, an indirect version is provided that maintains the same meaning in the reported tense.

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  • Reported Speech Exercises

Write in the reported speech.

1. He said, "I like this song."


He said ___________________________________________________________________
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
She said _________________________________________________________________
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
They asked me ____________________________________________________________
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
He said __________________________________________________________________
6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
She told the boys___________________________________________________________
7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
She asked him_____________________________________________________________
8. "I never make mistakes," he said.
He said __________________________________________________________________
9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
He wanted to know ________________________________________________________
10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience."
The stuntman advised the audience___________________________________________
11. " Have you met Kylie before?"
Mike wanted to know _____________________________________________________
12. " I have a lot of pets at home: a dog, a cat, and some budgies."
Anna says ______________________________________________________________
13. " The police will probably want to question me."
The director thought _______________________________________________________
14. " I was in love with Judith once."
He confessed (that) ________________________________________________________
15. "I was very tired," she said.
She said __________________________________________________________________
16. "Be careful, Ben," she said.
She told Ben ______________________________________________________________
17. "I will get myself a drink," she says.
She says _________________________________________________________________
18. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.
He wondered _____________________________________________________________
19. "I cannot drive them home," he said.
He said __________________________________________________________________
20. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.
She asks Peter _____________________________________________________________
21. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.
She asked me _____________________________________________________________
22. He said, "Don't go too far."
He advised her _____________________________________________________________
23. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.
He wanted to know ________________________________________________________
24. " Mike hasn't come to the school today. "
The teacher says __________________________________________________________
25. " Are you going away for the weekend?"
Tom asked me ____________________________________________________________
26. " How long has Paul Shorter been living in this street?"
The police officer asked ____________________________________________________
27. " I'm really angry with you for what you've done."
Hnnah said that ___________________________________________________________

Write in the reported speech. 
1. He said, "I like this song." 
    He said _________________________________________________

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