DIRECT & REPORTED SPEECH

1. Rewrite these sentences into reported speech.

1. “Is Tony talking to your brother, Susan?”Paul asked …………………………………………………2. “My parents went to Italy last summer.”Sue commented …………………………………………3. “Will you post the letter for me, Pam?”I asked ……………………………………………………4. “Sam hasn’t come back from England yet.”Adam said ………………………………………………5. “You should check your blood pressure, Mr Black is too high.”Dr Newman advised ………………………………………………………………………………………………………6. “Were you at Patrick’s last Saturday, Tim?”Donald wanted to know …………………………………………………………………………………………………7. “Let’s have a party to celebrate Halloween with our friends.”Becky suggested ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………8. “I won’t forget to buy the food you want for tonight’s dinner, Mike.”Helen promised …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9. “We must do our homework every day or our teachers get angry.”Dave said ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………10. “Do you want something to eat, Jim?”Carols asked ………………………………………………

2. Rewrite the sentences into direct speech:

1. My friend advised me not to drink alcohol that night since I had to drive back home.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2. The teacher remarked that our exams were really well.……………………………………………………………………3. Tony asked me when we would meet for dinner.……………………………………………………………………4. Sally commented that she had travelled to Rome twice the previous year.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5. Dan’s sister refused to do the washing up for him.……………………………………………………………………6. The passenger wanted to know when the plane would land.……………………………………………………………………7. Adam suggested wearing smart clothes to Tom’s party the next Friday.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8. Mandy said she had forgotten to lock the garage when she had left that morning.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9. The children asked the teacher if they had to bring the dictionary the following day.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

1.

1. Paul asked Susan if Tony was talking to her brother.

2. Sue commented that her parents had been to Italy the previous summer.

3. I asked Pam to post the letter for me/ post my letter.

4. Adam said San hadn’t come back from England yet.

5. Dr Newman advised Mr Black to check his blood pressure because it was too high (and added that it was too high).

6. Donald wanted to know if Tim had been at Patrick’s the previous Saturday/ the Saturday before.

7. Becky suggested having a party to celebrate Halloween with their friends.

8. Helen promised Mike to buy the food he wanted for that night’s dinner/ not to forget to buy the food he wanted for that night’s dinner

9. Dave said they had to do their homework every day or their teachers got angry.

10. Carols asked Jim if he wanted something to eat.

11. Terry apologised for not being able to pay Sarah’s meal because he was broke (and added that he was broke)

12. The holidaymakers wanted to know what the weather was like in Paris then.

13. The porter ordered Dick not to use the lift because he wasn’t old enough.

14. Carrie’s husband was interested in knowing how she had found out about his affair.

15. The weatherman announced that it was going to rain the following day.

2.

1 “You shouldn’t drink/ You’d better not drink alcohol tonight since you have to drive back home.”

2. “Your exams are really well, children.”

3. “When will we meet for dinner?”

4. “I travelled to Rome twice last year.”

5. “I won’t do the washing up for you, Dan.”

6. “When will the plane land?”

7. “How about wearing smart clothes to Tom’s party next Friday?”

8. “I’ve forgotten to lock the garage when I’ve left this morning.”

9. “Do we have to bring the dictionary tomorrow?”

10. “The new laptop doesn’t work very well.”

11. “What time does the new TV show begin?”

12. “Shall I /Will I do the shopping for you?

13. “Tidy your room now, Pam1”

14. “Would you like to have dinner (with