THE REPORTED SPEECH REVISION EXERCISES

Ex 1: Write the reported speech:

1. If I were you, I wouldnt buy this car
He said if he was me he wouldnt buy that car..
2. Shall I carry your suitcase, Betty?, said Henry.
Henry asked Betty to carry her suitcase ..
3. Yes, all right, Ill share the food with you, Dave.
She agreed to share the food with Dave..
4. Sue, can you remember to buy some bread?
He reminded Sue to buy some bread..
5. Dont touch anything in this room, the man said to the children.
The man asked the children not to touch anything in that room..
6. I must go home to make the dinner, said Mary.
Mary said she had to go home to make the dinner..
7. Are you going to Hawaii? Tom asked me.
Tom asked me if I was going to Hawaii..
8. Have you finished your homework? Mom asked.
Mom asked if I had finished my homework..
9. She said to me: I cant do it by myself
She told me that she couldnt do it by herself ..
10. Does your brother live in London, Julian? Belle asked.
Belle asked Julian if her brother lived in London..
11. Dont repeat this mistake again. his father warned him.
His father warned him not to repeat that mistake again..
12. Give me a smile, the photographer said to me.

 The photographer asked me to give him a smile ..

13. Dont leave these book on the table, the librarian said to the students
The librarian asked the students not to leave those book on the table..
14. Have you travelled abroad much? he asked me.
He asked me if I had travelled abroad much..
15. Who has written this note? the boss asked the secretary.
The boss asked the secretary who had written that note..
16. I have just received a postcard from my sister, my friend said to me.
My friend told me that he had just received a postcard from his sister..
17. This story happened long ago he said.
He said that story had happened long before..
18. Tom said to the girl: "When did you have this picture taken?"
Tom asked the girl when she had taken that picture..
19. "Shall we go somewhere for a cup of coffee after class?" Tom said.
Tom suggested going somewhere for a cup of coffee after class..
20. John said to Mary, "Why don't you wear your hair a little longer."
John asked Mary why she didnt wear her hair a little longer..
21. "Would you like another cup of tea?" the landlady said to the guest.
The landlady invited the guest to have another cup of tea..
22. My sister said to me, "What about going to see Aunt Mary on Sunday?"
My sister asked me what about we were going to see Aunt Mary on
Sunday..
23. She asked me, "Have you ever seen a flying saucer?"
She asked me if I had ever seen a flying saucer..
24. James said: "Do you want me to type this letter for you?"
James offered to type that letter for me..

25. Alfred said to John, "I didn't use your computer! Someone else did, not me."
Alfred told John that he hadnt used Johns computer! Someone else had
done,not him..
26. Father said, "I was the superintendent while this school was being built."
Father said that he was the superintendent while that school had been
building ..
27. The woman said, "If I had a gas stove, it would save me a lot of time."
The woman said if she had a gas stove , it would save her a lot of
time..
Ex 2: Write the questions in reported speech:
1. Jane said to Bill, When do you expect to finish your assignment?"
Jane asked Bill when he expected to finish his assignment ..
2. The man said to the boy: "Can you show me the way to the bank?"
The man asked if the boy could show him the way to the bank..
3. Fred asked the postman: "Are there any letters for me today?"
Fred asked the postman if there were any letters for him that day..
4. Henry said to the librarian, "How many books can I borrow at a time?"
Henry asked the librarian how many books he could borrow at a
time..
5. John asked his friend, "How did you manage to know my phone number?"
John asked his friend how he had managed to know Johns phone
number..
6. These old buildings might have already disappeared by the time I am back
next year?" he said.
He asked if those old buildings might had already disappeared by the time he
was back the year after..
7. The boys said to the old woman: "What can we do to help you?"
The boys asked the old woman what they could do to help her..
8. The guests said to the doorman: "Where should we leave our coats?"

 The guests asked the doorman where they should leave their coats..
9. Tom asked his brother: "Why did you advise them to go sight-seeing on foot?"
Tom asked his brother why he advised them to go sight-seeing on foot..
10. I asked the children: "Who took away the magazines from my desk?"
I asked the children who had taken away he magazines from my desk..

Ex 3: Fill in the gaps with SAY TELL TOLD SAID:

1. Anthony ___said____ that he was hungry.
2. Tara __told___ me that you were ill.
3. He ___told____ everybody that he is French.
4. He __told___ me that he was angry.
5. The doctor ____tells__ her: "Lie on the couch."
6. She ___says_____ "That's a great idea!"
7. She ____says____ "What's the time?"
8. He's 9 years old and still can't ___say____ the time.
9. His father __told_____ him not to come home late.
10. How do I know? I can't ___say___ the future.
11. Please dont _tell____ me that you have already done everything.
12. The teacher ___told____ her students to be quiet.
13. The teacher ___said____ her students were quiet.
14. I cannot ____say___ that I like this party, but all in all it seems O.K.
15. Jane ____told__ Mary to be there on time.
16. Jane ___said____ Mary would be there on time.
17. They did not ____say___ that their car was broken.
18. I will never __say____ where I have hidden your present.
19. Can you please ___tell___ me where the airport is?
20. I will ___tell____ the children all about that story.
Ex 4: Complete these sentences with a suitable pronoun:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Is this cake for me? Yes, it is for_______you__.

Give ___me___________ a glass of water. I am thirsty.
Peter is hungry. Give ___him___________ a sandwich.
Is your mother at home? Yes, ___She___________ is sitting in the dining

room.
5. Do you know John? Yes, ___I___________ know him.
6. Do you know Betty? Yes, I know ___her___________.
7. The boys are there. Do you want to talk to ___them___________?
8. This is my pen. Give ___it___________ to me.
9. Why is she here? Because ____she__________ wants to see you.
10. Are those boys English? Yes, __they_____ are.

11. Are you French? No, _____I_________ am not.

12. It's Anthony's birthday, so I'm buying ____him__________ a present.
13. You have the keys of my car, so please give ____them__________ to me.
14. That's a nice cake. I want ___it___________.
15. We are going to the supermarket and Christine is coming with
__us____________.
16. Here are Paul and Robert. Do you want to see ____them__________?
17. Caroline wants some biscuits, so give these biscuits to ___him___________.
18. We always take our bags with ___us___________ when we go shopping.
Ex 5: Circle the correct option:
1. Is that your notebook or _____mine________________ (my/mine)?
2. I don't like _______their______________ (their/theirs) apartment.
3. That's not my problem. It's ____yours_________________ (yours/your).
4. Your car is green, while _____mine________________ (my/mine) is black.
5. Isn't ____their_________________ (their/theirs) son older than you?
6. A friend of ______ours_______________ (our/ours) called.
7. A friend of _____her________________ (her/hers) brother's called.
8. He's _____our________________ (our/ours) doctor.
9. That's _______our______________ (our/ours) house, not theirs.
10. Is he a friend of _____yours________________ (your/yours)?
Ex 6: Use the correct POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Pedro and Isabel are Spanish. ___Their___________ family is from Spain.

Juan is not at school. _____His_________ father took him to the doctor.
Beatriz is married. She showed us ___her__ ring today.
Jorge has a car. ___His_____ car is new.
There are many students at school. ___Their____ school as 500 children.
Jose and Maria are dancers. ___Their_____ older brother is a singer.
Peter and I have an English class together. ___Our___________ teacher is Ms.

Stella.
8. Julian has a van. __His____ van is very old.
9. Silvia is wearing a dress. ___Her_____ dress is yellow.
10. My family has a dog. ___Our___________ dogs name is Lady.
11. The teacher told me not to bring ___her______ cell phone to school.
12. When I was in France last year I stayed at ___my_____ fathers house.
13. Elizabeth has a skateboard. _____Her_____ skateboard is blue.
14. Peter is Dutch. ___His______ family is from Amsterdam.
15. I have one sister. __Her_____ name is Debbie.
16. I have a pen. ___My_____ pen is red.
17. Nacho forgot ___his____ book.
18. Louis and Miguel talk like ___their____ father.
19. Alex and I were late for ___our____ class.

20. Princess Leticia is wearing ____her____ new Chanel glasses.

21. Where are ___my_____ keys? I cant find them.
22. Where do you keep ___your_____ money, in the bank?
23. Ana sees ___her_____ mother every day.
24. The cat eats ___its______ food quickly.
25. We bring ____our____ books to class.
Ex 7: Choose the possessive pronouns that best complete each sentence:
1. ____My____________ (My/Mine) brother planted a beautiful apricot tree in
______our__________ (our/ours) front yard.
2. Annalisa finished ____her_________ (her/hers) homework early, but Julia did
not do ____hers___________ (her/hers) until later.
3. The little boy who lives next door played with ____his_________ (him/his)
toys.
4. The furniture belongs to my mother. It is ____hers_____________ (her/hers).
5. _____our____________ (Our/Ours) family enjoys spending time together.
6. Jennys dad trimmed the branches off the tree. It looked bare without all of
________its__________ (it/its) branches.
7. You must remember to clean _____your__________ (your/yours) room before
you go to the party.
8. Mr. and Mrs. Rochester bought a plant for ____their____________
(their/theirs) house.
9. The bicycle over there is ____his________ (him/his), but this one right here is
______mine_________________ (my/mine).
10. Angela likes to wear ____her_____________ (her/hers) hair long, while Peggy
prefers to wear _____her___________ (her/hers) short.
Ex 8: Replace the underlined words with suitable object pronouns:
1. I went to the cinema with Joe and Tom. I went with ___them_____________.
2. Mary is going shopping with me and Katie. She is going shopping with
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

_____us___________.
The chair is very comfortable. Please sit in ____it____________.
The cat is sleeping. Do not disturb _____it___________.
Tom gave the book to Mary. He gave _____her___________ the book.
If you are lonely, I will come and visit ____you____________.
I applied for a position at the company, but they didn't select ___me______.
It was Kathy's birthday. My mother baked ___her_____________ a beautiful

cake.
9. If you clean your bedrooms, I will buy ____you______ some ice cream.

10. I can't lift this box alone. Can you help ___me______?
Ex 9: Write the reported speech with Infinitive or Gerund:
1 Remember to write to me soon, she said to me.
She reminded me to write to her soon..
2 Youd better spend more time learning to write, I said to the boy.
I advised the boy spend more time learning to write..
3 Would you like to have dinner with us tonight? Mike said to Linda.
Mike invited Linda to have dinner with them that night..
4 Please, please turn off the T.V, John, said Tom.
Tom asked John to turn off the T.V..
5 Dont lean your bicycles against my windows, boys, said the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper asked the boys not to lean their bicycles against her
windows ..
6 Open the safe, the robber said to the bank clerk.
The robber asked the bank clerk to open the safe..
7 Leave this space clean, David, she said.
She asked David to leave that space clean..

Shall I open the window for you, Edna? he said.

He offered Edna to open the window for him..

9 Ill wait for you. I promise, he said to me.
He promised to wait for me..
10 Would you like to come with me? John said to Mary.
John invited Mary to come with him..

11 Dont forget to take the holiday, Mark said to me.

Mark reminded me not to forget to take the holiday..
12 You should take a holiday, Jane said to David.
Jane advised David to take a holiday ..

13 Come to the cinema with me tonight, he said to her.

 He invited her to come to the cinema with him that

night..
14 Taking a holiday would be a good idea, George said.
George agreed to take a holiday..

15 Would you like me to help you with the cooking, Tom? Laura said.
Laura offered to help Tom with the cooking..

16 Why dont we organize an English competition for our student? said Miley.
Miley suggested organizing an English competition for their student..

17 Im sorry Im late, said Timothy.

Timothy apologized for being late..

18 Me? No, I didnt take Sues calculator, Said Bob.

Bob denied taking Sues calculator..

19 You took my pencil, said David to Henry.

David accused Henry of taking his pencil..

20 I must see the manager, he cried.

He decided to see the manager..

21 If you wanted to take my bike, you should have asked me first, said Mike to
his brother.
Mike reminded his brother not to take his bike..

22 You won the scholarship. Congratulation! Mary told me.

Mary congratulated me on winning the scholarship..

23 It was kind of you to help me with my homework, Lan said to Hoa.

Lan begged Hoa to help her with her homework..

24 Turn off the computer. You are not allowed to play game now, Dicks mother
said to him.
Dicks mother commanded him not to play game then ..

25 Im sorry that I broke the glass, said Peter.

Peter admitted breaking the glass..

26 Lets invite Melanie to the party next weekend, he said.

He suggested inviting Melanie to the party the weekend after ..

27 You stole the jewels, the inspector said to him.

The inspector accused him of stealing the jewels..

28 I only borrowed your car for some hours, the man said.
The man promised to borrow my car for some hours..

29 Im sorry I damaged your tape recorder, Mike, said Bob.

Bob apologized for damaging Mikes tape recorder..

30 Its nice of you to invite me to lunch, Bob said to John.

Bob offered to invite him to lunch