A. Change the direct speech to reported speech in the past.
1 ‘I have to go now, Steve. The baby’s crying.’
Vicky told Steve she had to go then because the baby was crying.
2 ‘You can’t go out tomorrow, Frank. Your aunt is coming to stay with us.’
Frank’s mum told …………………………………………………… .
3 ‘Come to my house later, Zoe. I’ll show you my photos.’
Sue told …………………………………………………… . She said …………………………………………………… .
4 ‘I can’t play the guitar but I’m quite good at singing.’
John said …………………………………………………… .
5 ‘We used to have a dog but now we have a cat.’
Tina said …………………………………………………… .
6 ‘Please put your coats here, children. You can collect them later.’
The teacher told the …………………………………………………… and that …………………………………………………… .
7 ‘I’d like to speak English as well as you, Paula.’
Greg told …………………………………………………… .
8 ‘If you don’t stop talking, I’ll phone your mother.’
Their grandmother said that …………………………………………………… .
Answers
2 him he couldn’t go out the next day because his aunt was coming / going to stay with them.
3 Zoe to come / go to her house later. She said she would show her her photos.
4 he couldn’t play the guitar but he was quite good at singing.
5 they used to have a dog but now they have / had a cat.
6 children to put their coats there and that they could collect them later.
7 Paula he’d like to speak English as well as her.
8 if they didn’t stop talking, she would phone their mother.
B. Read this police officer’s report and change the reported speech (underlined) to direct speech.
POLICE REPORT
I was walking through the park yesterday afternoon when I saw a young man. He was speaking very loudly on a mobile phone. I told him 1 to stop talking. The man said that 2 he couldn’t because he was talking to his friend. He told me that 3 his friend was angry with him. He said 4 he would be very very angry if he turned the phone off.
I told him that 5 I would be very very very angry if he didn’t turn the phone off. He told his friend that 6 he couldn’t talk right then because a policeman wanted to talk to him. He tunned the phone off. I told him 7 I was looking for a criminal. I said that 8 I wanted to look in his bag. He told me 9 I couldn’t because it was full of stolen money from the bank. I laughed because I thought 10 he was joking. But then he ran away …
1 …… ‘Please stop talking.’ ……
2 …………………………………………
3 …………………………………………
4 …………………………………………
5 …………………………………………
6 …………………………………………
7 …………………………………………
8 …………………………………………
9 …………………………………………
10 …………………………………………
Answers
2 ‘I can’t. I’m talking to my friend.’
3 ‘My friend is angry with me.’
4 ‘He will (‘ll) be very very angry if I turn the phone off.’
5 ‘I will (‘ll) be very very very angry if you don’t turn the phone off.’
6 ‘I can’t talk right now. A policeman wants to talk to me.’
7 ‘I’m looking for a criminal.’
8 ‘I want to look in your bag.’
9 ‘You can’t. It’s full of stolen money from the bank.’
10 ‘You’re joking.’
C. Match the pairs.
1 He thinks
2 He thought
a she is very nice.
b she was very nice.
3 She told a
4 She told the
a truth
b lie
5 He said
6 He told
a her that he loved her.
b to her that he loved her
7 She said
8 She told him
a ‘I’m sorry.’
b she was sorry.
9 He said
10 He told
a a story.
b nothing.
Answers
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 a 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 a
D. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a. Use two to four words, including the word in brackets.
1 a ‘Don’t be late,’ Charles said to Pamela. (not)
b Charles told Pamela ……not to be…… late.
2 a The children listened to Bill’s story. (told)
b Bill ………………………………. story.
3 a Tm sorry I broke your pen, Rob,’ said Adam. (said)
b ………………………………. for breaking Rob’s pen.
4 a Barry told Sylvia that he didn’t like her. (I)
b Barry said,’………………………………., Sylvia.’
5 a He said he’d study the next day. (I’ll)
b He said ‘………………………………… .’
6 a I’ll say something to you, but you mustn’t tell anybody. (you)
b I’ll ………………………………. secret.
7 a ‘I used to live here,’ he said. (that)
b He said ………………………………. live there.
8 a She lied to me about her age. (told)
b When I asked her about her age, she ………………………………. .
Answers
2 told the children a 3 Adam said sorry
4 I don’t like you 5 I’ll study tomorrow
6 tell you a 7 that he used to 8 told me a lie
E. Combine the pairs of sentences into one sentence, using which or who.
1 The shop closes at 7.00. We want to visit it.
The shop which we want to visit closes at 7.00.
2 The photo is terrible! You took the photo of me.
…………………………………………………
3 The student is from China. I’m teaching her.
…………………………………………………
4 Where did I put that book? I was reading it.
…………………………………………………
5 I met someone. He went to primary school with you.
…………………………………………………
6 Was the doctor nice? You saw her.
…………………………………………………
7 The bus doesn’t stop here. It goes to the town centre.
…………………………………………………
8 The people live next door. They have eight cats.
…………………………………………………
9 Was the present expensive? You gave the present to me.
…………………………………………………
10 People are usually healthy. They run every day.
…………………………………………………
Answers
2 The photo which you took of me is terrible!
3 The student who I’m teaching is from China.
4 Where did I put that book which I was reading?
5 I met someone who went to primary school with you.
6 Was the doctor who you saw nice?
7 The bus which goes to the town centre doesn’t stop here.
8 The people who live next door have eight cats.
9 Was the present which you gave me expensive?
10 People who run every day are usually healthy.
F. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings, then write them below. Add the relative pronouns who or which only if they are necessary.
1 A tie is something
2 A shopaholic is a person
3 An insect is an animal
4 A pet is an animal
5 Mercury is a planet
6 Oxygen is a gas
7 A pilot is someone
8 A poet is someone
9 Yoga is a type of exercise
a many people enjoy.
b has six legs.
c flies a plane.
d writes poems.
e you wear with a shirt.
f we need to live.
g you look after at home.
h loves shopping!
i is very close to the sun.
1 e 2 …… 3 …… 4 …… 5 ……
6 …… 7 …… 8 …… 9 ……
1 A tie is something you wear with a shirt.
2 ……………………………………………………
3 ……………………………………………………
4 ……………………………………………………
5 ……………………………………………………
6 ……………………………………………………
7 ……………………………………………………
8 ……………………………………………………
9 ……………………………………………………
Answers
2 h 3 b 4 g 5 i 6 f 7 c 8 d 9 a
2 A shopaholic is a person who loves shopping!
3 An insect is an animal which has six legs.
4 A pet is an animal you look after at home.
5 Mercury is a planet which is very close to the sun.
6 Oxygen is a gas we need to live.
7 A pilot is someone who flies a plane.
8 A poet is someone who writes poems.
9 Yoga is a type of exercise many people enjoy.
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