reported+speech+exercises+KEY


 * Check how well you have done these exercises. I hope GREAT!!!

**1 Choose the correct answer.**
 * 1. thought || 4. had to work ||
 * 2. going || 5. wouldn’t finish ||
 * 3. he was going || 6. had begun ||

**2 Complete the sentences. Use reported speech.** 1.Matthew said that Janet had just returned from India. 2. Harry suggested that they / we go out that night. 3. Sandra asked the manager whether he / she could give her some more information about the job. 4. The weatherman predicted that it would definitely snow the next day / the day after / the following day. 5. Donna asked where I / we had found that book.

**3 Choose the correct verb in brackets. Then rewrite the sentences in reported speech.** 1. **complain;** Anne complained that her parents wouldn’t allow her to work after school. 2. **explain**; The shop manager explained that they were closing the shop early that day. 3. **promise**; The teacher promised that if we / they completed the assignment by the following week / the week after, we / they would get extra marks. 4. **remind**; Tim reminded Sam not to forget the party the following week / the week after.

**4 Write sentences using the words below.** 1. They said that Sandra had been working at the museum all week. / Sandra said that they had been working at the museum all week. 2. The children asked whether it was raining. 3. My mum told me to clean the house. 4. Brian said that his friends were playing basketball. 5. David suggested ordering a pizza for dinner that night.

**5 Rewrite the sentences in DIRECT SPEECH.** 1. “We’ve been working too hard since last week,” James complained. 2. “We should fly to Italy next week,” / “Let’s fly to Italy next week,” Sandra suggested. 3. “Unless you pay us, we won’t finish the repairs,” / “We won’t finish the repairs unless you pay us,” the workers warned Paul. 4. “Are you starting your new job today?” Peter asked Mike. 5. “When are you coming home?” Linda asked. 6. “Don’t eat with your mouth open,” said Dan’s mum. 7. “I usually study maths on Tuesdays, but my lesson was cancelled yesterday,” her brother said.

**EXCELLENT!!! You're ready to pass the exam!!!**