Reported Speech – Free Exercise
Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place.
- Two weeks ago, he said, “I visited this museum last week.” → Two weeks ago, he said that . I → he simple past → past perfect this → that last …→ the … before
- She claimed, “I am the best for this job.” → She claimed that . I → she simple present→ simple past this→ that
- Last year, the minister said, “The crisis will be overcome next year.” → Last year, the minister said that . will → would next …→ the following …
- My riding teacher said, “Nobody has ever fallen off a horse here.” → My riding teacher said that . present perfect → past perfect here→ there
- Last month, the boss explained, “None of my co-workers has to work overtime now.” → Last month, the boss explained that . my → his/her simple present→ simple past now→ then
Rewrite the question sentences in indirect speech.
- She asked, “What did he say?” → She asked . The subject comes directly after the question word. simple past → past perfect
- He asked her, “Do you want to dance?” → He asked her . The subject comes directly after whether/if you → she simple present → simple past
- I asked him, “How old are you?” → I asked him . The subject comes directly after the question word + the corresponding adjective (how old) you→ he simple present → simple past
- The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?” → The tourists asked me . The subject comes directly after whether/if you→ I us→ them
- The shop assistant asked the woman, “Which jacket have you already tried on?” → The shop assistant asked the woman . The subject comes directly after the question word you→ she present perfect → past perfect
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech.
- The passenger requested the taxi driver, “Stop the car.” → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech
- The mother told her son, “Don’t be so loud.” → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The policeman told us, “Please keep moving.” → The policeman told us . to + same wording as in direct speech ( please can be left off)
- She told me, “Don’t worry.” → She told me . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The zookeeper told the children, “Don’t feed the animals.” → The zookeeper told the children . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
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Reported speech is a specific issue in English grammar. There are special rules on how to transfer statements, questions and demands from direct to indirect speech. These exercises are composed for revision and systematization of your knowledge on reported speech. We recommend to do them after you have studied all smaller topics related to reported speech. The links to the explanations and exercises are below.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Future Simple Tense Examples
If reported verb is in Past Tense, and reported speech is in Future Indefinite Tense, will changes into would & shall changes into should .
| Direct Speech | Indirect Speech |
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| Shakespeare said, “I will write another drama tomorrow.” | Shakespeare said that he would write another drama the next day. |
| The author said to the publisher, “I shall give you my best work. | The author told the publisher that he would give him his best work. |
| The boy said to me, “will you help me? | The boy asked if I would help him. |
| The girl said, “I shall travel the world.’ | The girl said that she would travel the world. |
| The man asked, “Will you help me cross the road?” | The man asked if I would help him cross the road. |
Direct and Indirect Speech Future Continuous Tense Examples
If verb is in Past Tense, and reported speech is in Future Continuous Tense, will be changes into would be & shall be changes into should be .
Direct and Indirect Speech Future Perfect Tense ExamplesDirect and indirect speech future perfect continuous tense examples. If verb is in Past Tense, and reported speech is in Future Perfect Continuous Tense, will have been changes into would have been & shall have been changes into should have been .  Reported speech Nguyễn Mai Linhreported speech, future simple, future continuous Loading ad...
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 Reported Speech (Indirect Speech)Change of the tenses. If the reporting verb is in the past form (said, told,...), you have to change the tense .
Example: Peter said, "Carol is a nice girl." Peter said (that) Carol was a nice girl. Don't change these verbs: might, could, would, should He said, "I might arrive late." He said (that) he might arrive late. It isn't necessary to change the present tense into the past tense if the information in the direct speech is still true or a general statement . Frank said, "My sister is a secretary." Frank said (that) his sister is (was) a secretary. He told us, "The sun rises in the east." He told us that the sun rises (rose) in the east. Change of the pronounsWhen you form the reported speech, you have to pay attention that the pronouns refer to the correct persons. Susan said, " My parents are clever scientists." Susan said (that) her parents were clever scientists. Tom said, " I like PE best." Tom said (that) he liked PE best. They said, " We went swimming with our friends." They said (that) they had gone swimming with their friend. Betty said, "Sam told me the truth." Betty said (that) Sam had told her the truth.
You and your: They told her / him / me / them / us , "George likes you ." They told her / him / me / them / us (that) George liked her / him / me / them / us . They told her / him / me / them / us ,"George likes your sister." They told her / him / me / them / us (that) George likes her / his / my / their / our sister. They told her / him / me / them / us ," You are clever." They told her / him / me / them / us (that) she / he / I / they / we was / were clever. Change of expressions of time and place
Example: She said, "I have already seen Carol today ." She said (that) she had already seen Carol that day . Reported QuestionsIf there is a question word , we keep it. They asked me, " Where is the next supermarket?" They asked me where the next supermarket was. She asked them, " How often do you play golf?" She asked them how often they played golf. If there is no question word , we start the reported speech with if or whether . She asked me, "Do you like some tea?" She asked me if/whether I liked some tea. We asked them, "Did she arrive in time?" We asked them if/whether she had arrived in time. Reported RequestsIf someone asks you in a polite way, use (not) to + infinitive He asked her, "Could you close the door, please?" He asked her to close the door. She asked them, "Help me, please." She asked them to help her. Reported CommandsIf someone doesn't ask you politely or gives you an order, use (not) to + infinitive . She told us, "Don't stay up too late!" She told us not to stay up too late. Reported Speech Exercise 1 - statements - mixed tenses Reported Speech Exercise 2 - statements - present tense Reported Speech Exercise 3 - statements - present tense Reported Speech Exercise 4 - statements - mixed tenses Reported Speech Exercise 5 - statements - mixed tenses Reported Speech Exercise 6 - statements, questions, commands Reported Speech Exercise 7 - statements, questions, commands Reported Speech Exercise 8 - questions, commands Reported Speech Exercise 9 - questions, commands Reported Speech Exercise 10 - statements, questions, commands CONTACT / Privacy Policy / Cookie Policy / SITEMAP © Copyright 2001-2024 Herwig Rothländer - All Rights Reserved  Reported speech - 1 Reported speech - 2Reported speech - 3 Worksheets - handouts Exercises: indirect speech
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Lesson 1: How to make reported speechHere's how it works: We use a reporting verb like 'say' or 'tell'. If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence:
We don't need to change the tense of the verb 'loves', though probably we do need to change the pronoun from 'I' to 'she', for example. We also may need to change words like 'my' and 'your'. But, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, then usually we change the tenses in the reported speech.
The verb 'love' changes from the present simple to the past simple ('loved'). This change is called 'backshifting'. It's just a grammatical change – we use it even if the thing is still true in real life. Here are some more examples. Present simple positive with 'be' ('am / is' change to 'was' and 'are' changes to 'were').
Present simple negative with 'be' ('am not / isn't' change to 'wasn't' and 'aren't' changes to 'weren't').
Present simple positive with verbs that are not 'be' (present simple changes to past simple)
Present simple negative with verbs that are not 'be' ('doesn't / don't' change to 'didn't').
Now let's look at the present continuous. It changes to the past continuous.
The past simple is a little different. You have a choice! You can keep the past simple as the past simple, with no change. Or you can change it to the past perfect.
With the past continuous, we use 'had been + verb-ing'.
With the present perfect, we use 'had + past participle' (the past perfect).
With the past perfect, we don't need to change anything.
With 'will', we change it to 'would'.
This is the same for the future continuous. We just change 'will' to 'would'.
With 'be going to', we use 'was / were going to'.
Reported speech – Simple Present – Sentences – ExerciseTask no. 2331. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Always change the tense, although it is sometimes not necessary. Abigail, "Isabella hates fish." Abigail said (that) Abigail said (that) Isabella hated fish . Do you need help?Reported speech
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Lots of reported speech exercises - practise using free interactive quizzes. Login Contact Courses Membership Speaking Explanations Exercises Method. ... Future Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Mixed Tense Reported Statement Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here) 'Say' and 'Tell' (quite easy)
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Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
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Direct and Indirect Speech Future Simple Tense Examples. If reported verb is in Past Tense, and reported speech is in Future Indefinite Tense, will changes into would & shall changes into should. Direct Speech. Indirect Speech. Shakespeare said, "I will write another drama tomorrow.". Shakespeare said that he would write another drama the ...
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Watch my reported speech video: Here's how it works: We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. ( Click here for more about using 'say' and 'tell' .) If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: I like ice cream. Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
Example: Peter said, "Carol is a nice girl." Peter said (that) Carol was a nice girl.. Don't change these verbs: might, could, would, should Example: He said, "I might arrive late." He said (that) he might arrive late.. It isn't necessary to change the present tense into the past tense if the information in the direct speech is still true or a general statement.
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Reported Statements 1. Change the direct speech into reported speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of each answer. It's the same day, so you don't need to change the time expressions. 1) "He works in a bank." [ . Check. Show.
We just put 'she says' and then the sentence: Direct speech: "I love coffee." Reported speech: She says that she loves coffee. We don't need to change the tense of the verb 'loves', though probably we do need to change the pronoun from 'I' to 'she', for example. We also may need to change words like 'my' and 'your'.
Lisa, "Alan sometimes meets friends." Lisa said (that) . Andrew, "I really love my moped." Andrew said (that) . Nick, "You have a fast car." Nick remarked (that) . Josie, "Your dogs are cute." Josie told me (that) . Sentences in Reported speech in the Simple Present in English in an Online Exercise.
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