Reported Speech
Ex. Questions
1. Do you drink beer ?
He asked me …………………….
2. Did you play it yesterday ?
I asked her ……………………….
3. Can you stand on your head ?
She asked him …………………….
4. Will you be here tomorrow at 3 ?
I asked him …………………………
5. Has your mum arrived yet ?
She asked me ………………………
6. How long have you learnt English ?
I asked my teacher ………………………..
7. What do you usually read ?
She asked me ……………………………….
8. Where did they go ?
She wondered ………………………………
9. When are you coming back ?
I asked her ……………………………………
10. Why will they quit the job ?
I wondered ………………………………….
Ex. Imperatives suggestions.
1. Go home!
He told …………………………
2. Close the door.
He told me ………………………..
3. Open your books.
The teacher asked his students ……………………………………………..
4. Don’t waste your time!
He told his son ……………………………………………………
5. Don’t wait for me .
I told her ……………………………………………….
6. Let’s visit the Old Town.
She suggested ……………………………………………………..
7. Let’s play beach ball !
He suggested ………………………………………………………
8. Come in but don’t take your shoes off.
He told the children …………………………………………….
Ex. Questions
1. Do you drink beer ?
He asked me …………………….
2. Did you play it yesterday ?
I asked her ……………………….
3. Can you stand on your head ?
She asked him …………………….
4. Will you be here tomorrow at 3 ?
I asked him …………………………
5. Has your mum arrived yet ?
She asked me ………………………
6. How long have you learnt English ?
I asked my teacher ………………………..
7. What do you usually read ?
She asked me ……………………………….
8. Where did they go ?
She wondered ………………………………
9. When are you coming back ?
I asked her ……………………………………
10. Why will they quit the job ?
I wondered ………………………………….
Ex. Imperatives suggestions.
1. Go home!
He told …………………………
2. Close the door.
He told me ………………………..
3. Open your books.
The teacher asked his students ……………………………………………..
4. Don’t waste your time!
He told his son ……………………………………………………
5. Don’t wait for me .
I told her ……………………………………………….
6. Let’s visit the Old Town.
She suggested ……………………………………………………..
7. Let’s play beach ball !
He suggested ………………………………………………………
8. Come in but don’t take your shoes off.
He told the children …………………………………………….
❶ Do you drink beer ?
- He asked me IF I DRANK BEER.
❷ Did you play it yesterday ?
- I asked her IF SHE HAD PLAYED THAT YESTERDAY.
❸ Can you stand on your head ?
- She asked him IF HE COULD STAND ON HIS HEAD.
❹ Will you be here tomorrow at 3 ?
- I asked him IF HE WOULD BE HERE THE NEXT DAY AT 3.
❺ Has your mum arrived yet ?
- She asked me IF MY MUM HAD ARRIVED YET.
❻ How long have you learnt English ?
- I asked my teacher HOW LONG HE/SHE HAD LEARNT ENGLISH.
❼ What do you usually read ?
- She asked me WHAT I USUALLY READ.
❽ Where did they go ?
- She wondered WHERE THEY HAD GONE.
❾ When are you coming back ?
- I asked her WHEN SHE WAS COMING BACK.
❿ Why will they quit the job ?
- I wondered WHY THEY WOULD QUIT THE JOB.
EX. 2
❶ Go home!
- He told ME TO GO HOME.
❷ Close the door.
- He told me TO CLOSE THE DOOR.
❸ Open your books.
- The teacher asked his students TO OPEN THEIR BOOKS.
❹ Don’t waste your time!
- He told his son NOT TO WASTE HIS TIME.
❺ Don’t wait for me .
- I told her NOT TO WAIT FOR ME.
❻ Let’s visit the Old Town.
- She suggested OUR VISITING THE OLD TOWN./THAT WE VISIT THE OLD TOWN.
❼ Let’s play beach ball !
- He suggested OUR PLAYING BEACH BALL./THAT WE PLAY BEACH BALL.
❽ Come in but don’t take your shoes off.
- He told the children TO COME IN AND NOT TO TAKE THEIR SHOES OFF.
Pozdrawiam,
Marcin