Name: __________________

Mark:

Date: _____/ _____ / ______

Teacher:

REPORTED SPEECH

A. Put in the missing words.

1. Jack is still working. Mary told me that Jack _____________ still
working.
2. Were going on holiday. My neighbours reminded me that they
_____________ going on holiday.
3. You cant believe this story! She warned me that I _____________
believe _____________ story.
4. My car broke down yesterday. David explained that _____________
car had broken down _____________.
5. What are you doing here? She asked me what _____________ was
doing _____________.
6. Where will you take me? She asked _____________ he _____________
take her.

B. Report the following statements.

1. You are a bit fat. You need to go on a diet.
John told me ______________________________________________________
2. I dont know where I left my purse. I am always losing things.
She said __________________________________________________________
3. Call an ambulance! The accident was serious.
Someone told me __________________________________________________

C. Report the questions.

1. Are you listening to me?

Sarah asked ______________________________________________________

2. Do you agree with me?

She asked me _____________________________________________________
3. Will you help me?
My mother asked me _______________________________________________
4. How long have you been living here?
Joe asked Melissa __________________________________________________
5. Did you see John yesterday?
He asked her _____________________________________________________
6. Can we use the dictionary for the test?
The students asked ________________________________________________

Answer Key
A
1. was
2. were
3. couldnt/that
4. his/ day before
5. I/there
6. Where/ would
B
1. John told me that I was a bit fat, do I needed to go on a diet.
2. She said she didnt know where she had left her purse. She added
that she was always losing things.
3. Someone told me to call an ambulance, because the accident was
serious.
C
1. Sarah asked me if I was listening to her.
2. She asked me if I agreed with him.

3. My mother asked me if I would help her./ My mother asked me to help

her.
4. Joe asked Melisa how long she had been living there.
5. He asked her if she had seen John the day before.
6. The students asked if they could use the dictionary for the test.