REPORTED SPEECH 10

REPORTED SPEECH 10

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Task

Finish the given sentences in Reported Speech. Mind the introductory sentences and backshift of tenses.

EXAMPLE:
Henry: "Greg is feeding the dog."
Henry told me that Greg _______________

ANSWER:
Henry told me that Greg was feeding the dog.

Tim: "She works in an office."
Tim said that she .

Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."
Jessica told me that .

Jeff: "They like the song."
Jeff said that .

Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."
Ian and Marvin remarked that .

Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."
Kathy told us that .

Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Philadelphia."
The teacher said that Rachel .

Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."
Lucy said to Gerry that the train .

Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."
Emma said that she .

Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."
Nick told us that Walter .

Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska."
Holly remarked that Abby and Nathan .

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS
Tim: "She works in an office."
Tim said that she worked in an office.
Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."
Jessica told me that she was going to clean the room.
Jeff: "They like the song."
Jeff said that they liked the song.
Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."
Ian and Marvin remarked that they needed new shoes.
Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."
Kathy told us that he could speak Spanish.
Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Philadelphia."
The teacher said that Rachel had never been to Philadelphia.
Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."
Lucy said to Gerry that the trainhadn't arrived on time.
Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."
Emma said that she was sitting on the chair.
Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."
Nick told us that Walter didn't eat meat.
Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska."
Holly remarked that Abby and Nathan would travel to Alaska.

REPORTED SPEECH 9

REPORTED SPEECH 9

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Task

If the introductory sentence is in Simple Past, there is backshift of tenses. The time phrases are also changed.

today →
yesterday →
tomorrow →
a week ago →
last weekend →
next week →
these days →
last week →
now →
this morning →

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS
today → that day
yesterday → the day before
tomorrow → the next day
a week ago → a week before
last weekend → the weekend before
next week → the following week
these days → those days
last week → the week before
now → then
this morning → that morning

REPORTED SPEECH 8

REPORTED SPEECH 8

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Task

Put in the correct pronouns into the sentences in Reported speech.

Jacob: "I work in an office."
Jacob told me (that) worked in an office.

Ryan and Lucas: "We play football."
Ryan and Lucas told me (that) played football.

Victoria: "I like my cat."
Victoria told me (that) liked her cat.

Henry: "Can you see me?"
Henry asked me if could see him.

Julian: "I will have to borrow your pencil."
Julian told me (that) would have to borrow my pencil.

Melanie: "My father is Jamaican."
Melanie told me (that) father is Jamaican.

Emma and Doris: "Can we use your camera?"
Emma and Doris asked me if could use my camera.

Leah: "How is your journey?"
Leah asked me how journey was.

Isabella and Ella: "We love our pets."
Isabella and Ella told me (that) loved their pets.

Grandmother: "Please bring me a cup of my tea."
Grandmother told me to bring a cup of her tea.

HERE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT ANSWERS
Jacob: "I work in an office."
Jacob told me (that) he worked in an office.

Ryan and Lucas: "We play football."
Ryan and Lucas told me (that) they played football.

Victoria: "I like my cat."
Victoria told me (that) she liked her cat.

Henry: "Can you see me?"
Henry asked me if I could see him.

Julian: "I will have to borrow your pencil."
Julian told me (that) he would have to borrow my pencil.

Melanie: "My father is Jamaican."
Melanie told me (that) her father is Jamaican.

Emma and Doris: "Can we use your camera?"
Emma and Doris asked me if they could use my camera.

Leah: "How is your journey?"
Leah asked me how my journey was.

Isabella and Ella: "We love our pets."
Isabella and Ella told me (that) they loved their pets.

Grandmother: "Please bring me a cup of my tea."
Grandmother told me to bring her a cup of her tea.