Reported speech or ders and requests - introducing verbs: order, tell, ask
Look at the blackboard,
children!
Exercise 1
1.- ‘Kevin, don’t touch my things again’ – his
brother said
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2.- ‘Can you lend me your car for the weekend,
Mum?’ – Cathy said
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3.- ‘Leave your umbrellas outside the museum,
please’ – the guide said
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4.- ‘Don’t park here, sir’ – the policeman said
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5.- ‘Could you show me that blue sweater in the
shop window, please?’ – the woman said
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6.- ‘Will you come with me to Susan’s party,
John?’ – Mary said
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7.- ‘Will you please not come with your dog into
the restaurant?’ – the waiter said
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8.- ‘Don’t say anything to your parents, ok?’ – she
said
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9.- ‘Send me a copy of the contract, will you?’ –
the lawyer told Mr. Smith
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10.- ‘Please, show me the photographs’ – she said
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11.- ‘Stop smoking? – the doctor told him
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12.- ‘Never unlock this door!’ – he told his
assistant
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Don’t leave your things all over the place, Sue!
he
teacher ordered the children to
look at
the blackboard.
Her mother told Sue not to leave her things all over the place
Will you take me out for a walk, please?
The dog asked me to take him out for a walk
Mum, give me something to eat!
The boy told her mother to give him something to eat
Don’t close your mouth, Mr. Jones, please.
The dentist asked Mr. Jones not to close his mouth.
Reported speech
STATEMENTS - introducing verbs: say, tell, explain, think, etc. ...
EXERCISE 2
1.- ‘I think there is a bus at five o’clock’
– my brother said
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2.- ‘She broke the glasses when she
was washing up’ – he said
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3.- ‘They can’t come because they are busy’
– Susan said
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4.- ‘I’ll do my homework tomorrow’ – the
child told his mother
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5.- ‘We have been to Paris twice’ – she said
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6.- ‘The boys are playing in the garden now’
– she said
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7.- ‘I don’t know your new boyfriend’ – she
told Sheila
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8.- ‘Someone brought a parcel for you last
week’ – she told me
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9.- ‘Mary, your glasses are on the table’ –
her mother said
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10.- ‘Tom is having dinner with us next
Saturday’ – he said
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Sorry, Mr. Jones is out this morning.
The secretary told me that Mr. Jones was out that morning.
You have to fill in this form and submit it in the office upstairs
The clerk explained to me that I had to fill in that form and submit it in the office upstairs.
I have been promoted.
The clerk told his wife that he had been promoted
I know the answer
The girl said that she knew the answer
REPORTED SPEECH
Q
EXERCISE 3
1.- ‘Where do you live, Mr. Sallies?’ – the policeman
asked
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2.- ‘Are you busy, Tom?’ – Mary asked
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3.- ‘Have you seen my brother?’ – she asked me
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4.- ‘How are you going to Italy?’ – he asked me
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5.- ‘Do you like classical music, Sue?’ – I asked
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6.- ‘How much did you pay for that car?’ – he asked
me
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7.- ‘When are you going on holiday?’ – she asked
her brother
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8.- ‘Did you close the windows last night, Terry?’ –
his mother asked
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9.- ‘Why are you still in bed?’ – I asked her
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10.- ‘Who is that man?’ – she wondered
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11.- ‘Did you buy those flowers, Mum?’ – the girl
asked
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12.- Whose CDs are these? – he wondered
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What’s your name and address, sir?
UESTIONS - introducing verbs: ask, wonder, want to know
The policeman wanted to know what my name and address was.
Where’s my coffee?
He wondered where his coffee was.
Are you coming to my party next Friday, Susan?
She asked Susan if she was coming to her party the following Friday.
Did you see the match last night?
He asked me if I had seen the match the night before.
How many miles have we run?
She wanted to know how many miles they had run.
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