SUMMER REVIEW EXERCISES

EXERCISES ON REPORTED SPEECH
EXERCISE 1: Rewrite these sentences in reported speech, using the words given.
1. “I haven’t got any money”. → He’ll tell you………………………………………………
2.“I’ve seen the film before”. → She says…………………………………………………….
3.“I want to go home”. → She’s already told you…………………………………
4.“I haven’t seen my mother for years”. → He says……………………………………………………...
5.“We can’t come on Tuesday”. → They’ve told me………………………………………….
6.“We haven’t had anything to eat”. → The children say…………………………………………
7.“I can’t stand classical music”. → She tells me………………………………………………..
8. “I’ll come again”. → I’ve told them……………………………………………..
9. “I need money to visit my parents”. → He’ll say……………………………………………………..
10. “I don’t know how much it costs”. → She says……………………………………………………..
11.“I don’t like going to parties”. → She’s told me………………………………………………
12.“I’m not feeling very well”. → Simon says………………………………………………….
13.“We’ve never been to Paris”. → They say……………………………………………………..
14.“The plane will land in half an hour” → The pilot has just announced that…………………

EXERCISE 2: Change these statements into reported speech.
1. Sally said, “I don’t like chocolate”. → …………………………………………………..
2. Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip”. → …………………………………………………..
3. Tom said, “I have already eaten lunch”. → …………………………………………………..
4. Kate said, “I called my doctor”. → …………………………………………………..
5. Mr. Rice said, “I’m going to Chicago”. → …………………………………………………..
6. Eric said, “I’ll come to the meeting”. → …………………………………………………..
7. Jean said, “I can’t afford to buy a new car”. → …………………………………………………..
8. Jessica said, “I may go to the library”. → …………………………………………………..
9. Ted said, “I have to finish my work”. → …………………………………………………..
10. Miss Young said, “I must talk to Professor Reed”. → …………………………………………………..
11. Alice said, “I should visit my aunt and uncle”. → …………………………………………………..
12. Jim said, “I am sleepy”. → …………………………………………………..
13. They said, “We had lunch in Lug’s restaurant”. → …………………………………………………..
14. Susan said, “I’m washing the car”. → …………………………………………………..
15. The little boy said, “I feel ill”. → …………………………………………………..

EXERCISE 3: Change these statements into reported speech.
1. She said, “I’ll see you tomorrow”. → …………………………………
2. He said, “I saw her yesterday”. → …………………………………
3. She said, “I don’t like this film”. → …………………………………
4. Tom said, “I went swimming today”. → …………………………………
5. He said, “I met her about 3 months ago”. → …………………………………
6. She said, “Peter and Sure are getting married tomorrow”. → …………………………………
7. He said, “I’m meeting them at 4 o’clock today”. → …………………………………
8. I said, “Mary really likes this furniture”. → …………………………………
9. They said, “We’ll see her next summer”. → …………………………………
10. He said, “I’ll see Mary on Sunday”. → …………………………………
11. He said, “They were here 3 months ago”. → …………………………………
12. He said, “Stephen’s bringing some records to the party tonight”. → …………………………………
13. They said, “We visited her this morning”. → …………………………………
14. She said, “My parents are arriving next week”. → …………………………………
15. Marry said, “I have to go now”. → …………………………………
16. She asked me, “Do you like Marlon Brando?” → …………………………………
17. I said to him, “Are you a foreigner?” → …………………………………
18. He asked her, “Have you met Danny yet?” → …………………………………
19. He asked me, “Did you borrow my dictionary?” → …………………………………
20. They said to me, “Does your father work here?” → …………………………………
She asked him, “Does your brother live in New York?”
He said, “Will she come here tonight?”
I asked the hotel receptionist, “Do you have a double room?”
Peter asked us, “Have you seen