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<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>Reported Speech: Write the sentences in the indirect speech using the prompts given. 1.Are you a foreigner? She asked _________________________________________ 2.Are you doing anything at the weekend? Mary asked John _________________________________________ 3.Are you enjoying yourself? He asked _________________________________________ 4.Be quiet, children. The librarian told _________________________________________ 5.Do you like Marlon Brandon? She asked _________________________________________ 6.Do you live near your family? He asked _________________________________________ 7.Does your father work here? She asked _________________________________________ 8.Don't be late, Tim. Tim's father told _________________________________________ 9.Don't go near the sea, children. The children's mother warned _______________________________ 10.Don't shoot, men. The officer ordered _________________________________________ 11.How did you get to school? He asked _________________________________________ 12.I don't like classical music very much. John told me _________________________________________ 13.I have to go out now. John said to her _________________________________________ 14.I would like to go out for dinner. She said to John _________________________________________ 15.I'll phone you later. Peter told Mary _________________________________________ 16.Michelle has gone out. Mary told me _________________________________________ 17.Paul used to be a member of the scouts. Mary said _________________________________________ 18.Sit down Mary. He told _________________________________________ 19.The academic year will open on September 1st. The principal insisted _________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 20.We can save energy by using solar power. The scientist claimed _________________________________________ 21.What's your name? The woman asked me _________________________________________ 22.When does the train leave? He asked me _________________________________________ 23.Where do you live? The boy asked _________________________________________ 24.Who did you see at the meeting? My mother asked _________________________________________ 25.Why can't you help me with my homework? Mary asked John _________________________________________ 26.Why did you take my wallet? He asked _________________________________________ 27.Would you mind opening the window? The waitress asked _________________________________________ 28.You shouldn't play with matches. The teacher told the pupils ___________________________________ 29.Your cousins might have been delayed in traffic. My mother told me _________________________________________. 1.- CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: a) "We're leaving tomorrow" He said that _________________________________________ b) "Did you listen to what the teacher said?" Andrew asked me _________________________________________ c) "Don't forget your lunch" My mum told me _________________________________________ d) "Let's study Biology" She suggested _________________________________________ e) "Please, show me your passports" The policeman asked us _________________________________________ f) "What time is it?" Ann wanted to know _________________________________________ g) "We were watching TV all night" The children said that _________________________________________ h) "I am sure I can do it" He said that _________________________________________ i) "Don't try to deceive me or I'll punish you" My mother ordered me _________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> j) "Do you know the reason why Tommy is not coming today?" My boss wanted to know _________________________________________. 2.- CHANGE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: a) My friends told me not to worry because they would help me "______________________________________” My friends said b) John asked when my parents had come "______________________________________” John asked c) She said that he hadn't seen Andrea since 1998 "______________________________________” d) Tim's mother told us not to turn on the television because we were making much noise "______________________________________” e) Everyone asked Susan what she had done the day before "______________________________________” - Rewrite the sentences into reported commands in the present. Look at the example. POSITIVE COMMANDS e.g.: Leave the room. Peter tells Mary to leave the room. 1) “Take the children to the zoo.” Dad says to mum _______________________________________________ 2) “Let me have a look at these frogs.” The professor says to the students _______________________________________________ 3) “Go to the dentist.” Tina says to me _______________________________________________ 4) “Pay your instalment.” The financier says to the Smiths _______________________________________________ 5) “Wash your hands before breakfast.” Mum says to the children _______________________________________________ 6) “Brush your teeth at least twice a day.” The dentist says to Jim _______________________________________________ 7) “Give up smoking.” Mary says to Peter _______________________________________________ 8) “Stop before the street-crossing.” The driving instructor says to Ken _______________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> 9) “Do your maths homework.” Dad says to Linda _______________________________________________ 10) “Pick up the litter in your room.” Mum says to Sam _______________________________________________. Task - Rewrite the sentences into reported commands in the present. Look at the example. NEGATIVE COMMANDS e.g.: Don’t drink any water. Peter tells Mary not to drink any water. 1) “Don’t open this box, please.” Greg asks Rob _______________________________________________ 2) “Don’t wait for me after school.” Sally says to Frank _______________________________________________ 3) “Don’t sit on my chair.” Barbara says to John _______________________________________________ 4) “Don’t forget to learn the new words.” The teacher says to the students _______________________________________________ 5) “Don’t eat fatty food.” The doctor says to Mrs Gris _______________________________________________ 6) “Don’t be lavish in spending.” Tom says to Rebecca _______________________________________________ 7) “Don’t be rude to your parents.” Mr Hole says to Chris _______________________________________________ 8) “Don’t answer back to your teacher.” Lucy says to Nick _______________________________________________ 9) “Don’t be late from school.” The teacher says to Luke _______________________________________________ 10) “Don’t buy this terrible coat.” Mum says to Dana _______________________________________________. Task. - Make indirect commands in the past. Look at the examples.. e.g.: Leave the room. Peter told Mary to leave the room. Don’t drink any water. Peter told Mary not to drink any water..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(5)</span> 1) “Eat a hamburger.” Frank said to me _______________________________________________ 2) “Take my pen.” Anne said to me _______________________________________________ 3) “Don’t leave your mug on the table.” Mum said to Ben _______________________________________________ 4) “Enjoy yourselves on my party.” Sally said to the boys _______________________________________________ 5) “Don’t break the rules at school.” The teacher said to the students _______________________________________________ 6) “Play with your sister.” Mum said to Danny _______________________________________________ 7) “Don’t hit your child.” The psychologist said to the parents _______________________________________________ 8) “Check your e-mails.” Tina said to Chloe _______________________________________________ 9) “Don’t turn right here.” The driving instructor said to Carla _______________________________________________ 10) “Go ahead as long as you can.” Tim said to Noah _______________________________________________. Task – Make indirect commands in the past. Now the receiver (Y) is given in the direct sentence. Be careful! Sometimes you have to use “ask” instead of “tell”. 1) Mum: “Hurry up, children.” _______________________________________________ 2) Dad: “Don’t listen to silly music, Kenny.” _______________________________________________ 3) Mum: “Let your sister read that book, Timmy.” _______________________________________________ 4) Jack: “Bobby, don’t pay attention to Mary.” _______________________________________________ 5) Lucy: “Tim, write a letter to granny, please.” _______________________________________________ 6) I: “Don’t give up running, Harry.” _______________________________________________ 7) Daddy: “Take the dog out for a walk, Mandy.” _______________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(6)</span> 8) Kelly: “Mum, bake a big cake for my birthday, please.” _______________________________________________ 9) Gina: “Tony, don’t call me back after 10 p.m.” _______________________________________________ 10) The police officer: “Fasten your seat belts, Mr Trash.” _______________________________________________. Task - Let’s practise the other introductory verbs. The verbs are given. Rewrite the following commands / requests / suggestions into reported speech in the past. 1) “Let’s go to the disco.” Tom suggested _________________________________________________ 2) “Give me roasted meat with rice.” Mr Knight ordered the waiter _________________________________________________ 3) “Come on, Danny, write down your novel.” Angie encouraged _________________________________________________ 4) “Don’t meet these criminals, please!” Mum begged Allan _________________________________________________ 5) “Give me the salt, please” Brad asked Patrick _________________________________________________ 6) “Don’t touch this wire!” The electrician warned the children _________________________________________________ 7) “Remember to put the soup into the fridge.” Dad reminded mum _________________________________________________ 8) “Take the second street on the right.” The officer advised the tourist _________________________________________________ 9) “Punish the wrong behaviour in the class.” Mr Hart agreed _________________________________________________ 10) “Tidy your room.” Mrs Taylor told Susan _________________________________________________.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(7)</span> * Key: Reported Speech: Write the sentences in the indirect speech using the prompts given. 1.Are you a foreigner? She asked me if I were a foreigner . 2.Are you doing anything at the weekend? Mary asked John if he was doing anything at the weekend. 3.Are you enjoying yourself? He asked me if I were enjoying myself . 4.Be quiet, children. The librarian told the children to be quiet . 5.Do you like Marlon Brandon? She asked me if I liked Marlon Brandon . 6.Do you live near your family? He asked me if I lived near my family. 7.Does your father work here? She asked me if my father worked there . 8.Don't be late, Tim. Tim's father told him not to be late . 9.Don't go near the sea, children. The children's mother warned them not to go near the sea. 10.Don't shoot, men. The officer ordered the men not to shoot. 11.How did you get to school? He asked me how I had got to school. 12.I don't like classical music very much. John told me he didn’t like classical music very much. 13.I have to go out now. John said to her he had to go out then. 14.I would like to go out for dinner. She said to John she would like to go out for dinner. 15.I'll phone you later. Peter told Mary he would phone her later. 16.Michelle has gone out. Mary told me Michelle had gone out. 17.Paul used to be a member of the scouts. Mary said Paul used to be a member of the scouts. 18.Sit down Mary. He told Mary to sit down..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(8)</span> 19.The academic year will open on September 1st. The principal insisted on opening the academic year on Septemper 1st. 20.We can save energy by using solar power. The scientist claimed we could save energy by using solar power. 21.What's your name? The woman asked me what my name was. 22.When does the train leave? He asked me when the train left. 23.Where do you live? The boy asked me where I lived. 24.Who did you see at the meeting? My mother asked me who I had seen at the meeting. 25.Why can't you help me with my homework? Mary asked John why he couldn’t help her with her homework. 26.Why did you take my wallet? He asked me why I had taken his wallet. 27.Would you mind opening the window? The waitress asked me to open the window. 28.You shouldn't play with matches. The teacher told the pupils not to play with matches. 29.Your cousins might have been delayed in traffic. My mother told me my cousins might have been delayed in trafic.. 1.- CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH: a) "We're leaving tomorrow" they w ere leaving the follow ing day He said that b) "Did you listen to what the teacher said?" if I had listened to w hat the teacher had said Andrew asked me c) "Don't forget your lunch" not to forget my lunch My mum told me d) "Let's study Biology" studying Biology She suggested e) "Please, show me your passports" to show him our passports The policeman asked us f) "What time is it?" w hat time it w as Ann wanted to know g) "We were watching TV all night" they had been w atching TV all night The children said that.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(9)</span> h) "I am sure I can do it" he w as sure he could do it He said that i) "Don't try to deceive me or I'll punish you" not to try to deceive her or she w ould punish me My mother ordered me j) "Do you know the reason why Tommy is not coming today?" if I knew the reason w hy Tommy w asn't coming that day My boss wanted to know. 2.- CHANGE INTO DIRECT SPEECH: a) My friends told me not to worry because they would help me Don't w orry because w e w ill help you " " My friends said b) John asked when my parents had come When did your parents come? " " John asked c) She said that he hadn't seen Andrea since 1998 I haven't seen Andrea since 1998 " " d) Tim's mother told us not to turn on the television because we were making much noise Don't turn on the television because you are making much noise " " e) Everyone asked Susan what she had done the day before What did you do yesterday? " " - Rewrite the sentences into reported commands in the present. Look at the example. POSITIVE COMMANDS e.g.: Leave the room. Peter tells Mary to leave the room. 1). “Take the children to the zoo.” Dad says to mum. Dad tells mum to take the children to the zoo. 2). “Let me have a look at these frogs.” The professor says to the students. The professor tells the students to let him have a look at those frogs. 3). “Go to the dentist.” Tina says to me. Tina tells me to go to the dentist. 4). “Pay your instalment.” The financier says to the Smiths. The financier tells the Smiths to pay their instalment. 5). “Wash your hands before breakfast.” Mum says to the children. Mum tells the children to w ash their hands before breakfast. 6). “Brush your teeth at least twice a day.” The dentist says to Jim. The dentist tells Jim to brush his teeth at least tw ice a day.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(10)</span> 7). “Give up smoking.” Mary says to Peter. Mary tells Peter to give up smoking. 8). “Stop before the street-crossing.” The driving instructor says to Ken. The driving instructor tells Ken to stop before the street-crossing. 9). “Do your maths homework.” Dad says to Linda. Dad tells Linda to do her maths homew ork. 10). “Pick up the litter in your room.” Mum says to Sam. Mum tells Sam to pick up the litter in his room. Task - Rewrite the sentences into reported commands in the present. Look at the example. NEGATIVE COMMANDS e.g.: Don’t drink any water. Peter tells Mary not to drink any water. 1). “Don’t open this box, please.” Greg asks Rob. Greg asks Rob not to open that box. 2). “Don’t wait for me after school.” Sally says to Frank. Sally tells Frank not to w ait for her after school. 3). “Don’t sit on my chair.” Barbara says to John. Barbara tells John not to sit on her chair. 4). “Don’t forget to learn the new words.” The teacher says to the students. The teacher tells the students not to forget to learn the new w ords. 5). “Don’t eat fatty food.” The doctor says to Mrs Gris. The doctor tells Mrs Gris not to eat fatty food. 6). “Don’t be lavish in spending.” Tom says to Rebecca. Tom tells Rebecca not to be lavish in spending. 7). “Don’t be rude to your parents.” Mr Hole says to Chris. Mr Hole tells Chris not to be rude to his parents. 8). “Don’t answer back to your teacher.” Lucy says to Nick. Lucy tells Nick not to answ er back to his teacher. 9). “Don’t be late from school.” The teacher says to Luke. The teacher tells Luke not to be late from school. 10) “Don’t buy this terrible coat.” Mum says to Dana Mum tells Dana not to buy that terrible coat. Task - Make indirect commands in the past. Look at the examples. e.g.: Leave the room. Peter told Mary to leave the room..

<span class='text_page_counter'>(11)</span> Don’t drink any water. Peter told Mary not to drink any water. 1). “Eat a hamburger.” Frank said to me. Frank told me to eat a hamburger. 2). “Take my pen.” Anne said to me. Anne told me to take her pen. 3). “Don’t leave your mug on the table.” Mum said to Ben. Mum told Ben not to leave his mug on the table. 4). “Enjoy yourselves on my party.” Sally said to the boys. Sally told the boys to enjoy themselves on her party. 5). “Don’t break the rules at school.” The teacher said to the students. The teacher told the students not to break the rules at school. 6). “Play with your sister.” Mum said to Danny. Mum told Danny to play w ith his sister. 7). “Don’t hit your child.” The psychologist said to the parents. The psychologist told the parents not to hit their child. 8). “Check your e-mails.” Tina said to Chloe. Tina told Chloe to check her e-mails. 9). “Don’t turn right here.” The driving instructor said to Carla. The driving instructor told Carla not to turn right there. 10) “Go ahead as long as you can.” Tim said to Noah Tim told Noah to go ahead as long as he could. Task – Make indirect commands in the past. Now the receiver (Y) is given in the direct sentence. Be careful! Sometimes you have to use “ask” instead of “tell”. 1) Mum: “Hurry up, children.” Mum told the children to hurry up. 2). Dad: “Don’t listen to silly music, Kenny.”. Dad told Kenny not to listen to silly music. 3). Mum: “Let your sister read that book, Timmy.”. Mum told Timmy to let his sister read that book. 4). Jack: “Bobby, don’t pay attention to Mary.”. Jack told Bobby not to pay attention to Mary. 5). Lucy: “Tim, write a letter to granny, please.”. Lucy asked Tim to w rite a letter to granny. 6). I: “Don’t give up running, Harry.”. I told Harry not to give up running.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(12)</span> 7). Daddy: “Take the dog out for a walk, Mandy.”. Daddy told Mandy to take the dog out for a w alk. 8). Kelly: “Mum, bake a big cake for my birthday, please.”. Kelly asked Mum to bake a big cake for her birthday. 9). Gina: “Tony, don’t call me back after 10 p.m.”. Gina told Tony not to call her back after 10 p.m. 10) The police officer: “Fasten your seat belts, Mr Trash.” The police officer told Mr Trash to fasten his seat belts. Task - Let’s practise the other introductory verbs. The verbs are given. Rewrite the following commands / requests / suggestions into reported speech in the past. 1) “Let’s go to the disco.” Tom suggested Tom suggested us going to the disco. 2). “Give me roasted meat with rice.” Mr Knight ordered the waiter. Mr Knight ordered the w aiter to give him roasted meat w ith rice. 3). “Come on, Danny, write down your novel.” Angie encouraged. Angie encouraged Danny to w rite dow n his nove. 4). “Don’t meet these criminals, please!” Mum begged Allan. Mum begged Allan not to meet those criminals. 5). “Give me the salt, please” Brad asked Patrick. Brad asked Patrick to give him the salt. 6). “Don’t touch this wire!” The electrician warned the children. The electrician w arned the children not to touch that w ire. 7). “Remember to put the soup into the fridge.” Dad reminded mum. Dad reminded mum to put the soup into the fridge. 8). “Take the second street on the right.” The officer advised the tourist. The officer advised the tourist to take the second street on the right. 9). “Punish the wrong behaviour in the class.” Mr Hart agreed. Mr Hart agreed to punish the w rong behaviour in the class. 10) “Tidy your room.” Mrs Taylor told Susan Mrs Taylor told Susan to tidy her room.

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