RepoRteD SpeeCh

Exercise on Reported Speech

Questions - Exercise 1
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"Where is my umbrella?" she asked.→ She asked
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"How are you?" Martin asked us.→ Martin asked us
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He asked, "Do I have to do it?"→ He asked
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"Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.→ The mother asked her daughter
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"Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.→ She asked her boyfriend
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"What are they doing?" she asked.→ She wanted to know
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"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.→ He wanted to know
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The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"→ The teacher wanted to know
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"How do you know that?" she asked me.→ She asked me
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"Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.→ My friend asked me
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Questions - Exercise 2
Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
"What's the time?" he asked.→ He wanted to know
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"When will we meet again?" she asked me.→ She asked me
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"Are you crazy?" she asked him.→ She asked him
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"Where did they live?" he asked.→ He wanted to know
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"Will you be at the party?" he asked her.→ He asked her
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"Can you meet me at the station?" she asked me.→ She asked me
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"Who knows the answer?" the teacher asked.→ The teacher wanted to know
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"Why don't you help me?" she asked him.→ She wanted to know
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"Did you see that car?" he asked me.→ He asked me
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"Have you tidied up your room?" the mother asked the twins.→ The mother asked the twins
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