1. B1 Basic– ReportedSpeech
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Adaptedfrom:ElsEnglishLanguage Studies
Reported Speech Exercise
Put the following sentences into reported speech.
1. "You haven't got a clue what you are talking about."
His opponent screamed that..............................................................................
2. "Take good care of yourself while you are away."
My mother told me ........................................................................................
3. "I'm bored and there's nothing on TV." ............................................................... '
My sister grumbled that ....................................................................................
4. "I stayed in Saudi Arabia for three years, so I can speak Arabic fluently."
John boasted that...............................................................................................
5. "Put all your litter in the bins."
The teacher on duty in the canteen reminded us ........................................
6. "The incident hasn't been reported properly by the newspapers."
The politician claimed that ....................................................................................
7. "Look in your rear view mirror before pulling out."
The driving instructor reminded him...........................................................
8. "I left Turkey two years ago."
The young lady answered that.............................................................................
9. "I paid a fortune for this blouse and it's faded after just one wash."
She complained to the manager that...................................................................
10. "I forgot to pick up your suit from the dry-cleaner's."
She told her husband that...................................................................................
11. "Wait here until I come back."
I told my son ....................................................................................
12. "I may be a bit late for the meeting tomorrow."
The assistant manager said.................................................................................
13. "Wear sunglasses if the sun is really strong."
He advised me...............................................................................................
14. "You must start right away if you want to complete your term papers in time."
Our teacher reminded us....................................................................................
15. "We'll probably go to the beach next week."
She said that....................................................................................................
16. "Don't accept the job if you consider it to be unprofitable."
My friend advised me.....................................................................................
17. "I'm going to help my mother tonight."
Sue said ...............................................................................................................................
18. "Don't make too much noise while the baby's sleeping."
She reminded them......................................................................................
19. "Put your toys away after you have finished playing with them."
The nanny instructed the children................................................................
20. "It must be very difficult to live in a cold climate."
John commented .................................................................................................................
21. "We expect that house to sell quickly."
The assistant remarked that...............................................................................................
22. 'Wash your hands before you sit at the table."
Anna told her son..........................................................................................
23. "In that case I must view it today if that is possible."
The young man announced that ........................................................................................
24. "I will meet you outside the property with the keys at 9 a.m. if that is convenient for you."
The assistant added that ....................................................................................................
2. B1 Basic– ReportedSpeech
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Adaptedfrom:ElsEnglishLanguage Studies
Answer Key
1. "You haven't got a clue what you are talking about."
His opponent screamed that he didn't have a clue what he was talking about
2. "Take good care of yourself while you are away."
My mother told me to take good care ofmyselfwhile I was away
3. "I'm bored and there's nothing on TV."
My sister grumbled that she was bored and there was nothing on TV
4. "I stayed in Saudi Arabia for three years,so I can speak Arabic fluently."
John boasted that he had stayed in Saudi Arabia for three years, so he could speak Arabic
fluently
5. "Put all your litter in the bins."
The teacher on duty in the canteen reminded us to put all our litter in the bins
6. "The incident hasn't been reported properly by the newspapers."
The politician claimed that the incident had not been reported properly by the newspapers
7. "Look in your rear view mirror before pulling out."
The driving instructor reminded him to look in his rear viewmirror before pulling out.
8. "I left Turkey two years ago."
The young lady answered that she had left Turkey two years before/previously.
9. "I paid a fortune for this blouse and it's faded after just one wash."
She complained to the manager that she had paid a fortune for the blouse and it had faded after
just one wash
10. "I forgot to pick up your suit from the dry-cleaner's."
She told her husband that she had forgotten to pick up his suit from the dry-cleaner's
11. "Wait here until I come back."
I told my son to wait there until I came back
12. "I may be a bit late for the meeting tomorrow."
The assistant manager said (that) he might be a bit late for the meeting the next day
13. "Wear sunglasses if the sun is really strong."
He advised me to wear sunglasses ifthe sun was really strong
14. "You must start right away if you want to complete your term papers in time."
Our teacher reminded us we had to (must) start right away if we wanted to complete our term
papers in time
15. "We'll probably go to the beach next week."
She said that they would probably go to the beach the following week.
16. "Don't accept the job if you consider it to be unprofitable."
My friend advised me not to accept the job if I considered it to be unprofitable
17. "I'm going to help my mother tonight."
Sue said she was going to help her mother that night
18. "Don't make too much noise while the baby's sleeping."
She reminded them not to make too much noise while the baby was sleeping
19. "Put your toys away after you have finished playing with them."
The nanny instructed the children to put their toys away after they had finished playing with
them
20. "It must be very difficult to live in a cold climate."
John commented(that) it must (had to) be very difficult to live in a cold climate
21. "We expect that house to sell quickly."
The assistant remarked that they expected that house to sell quickly
22. 'Wash your hands before you sit at the table."
Anna told her son to wash his hands before he sat at the table
23. "In that case I must view it today if that is possible."
The young man announced that he had to (must) viewit that day if that was possible
24. "I will meet you outside the property with the keys at 9 a.m. if that is convenient for you."
The assistant added that he would meet him outside the property with the keys at 9 a.m. if that
was convenient for him.
