A. Change these sentences from reported speech into direct speech.

1   Jim said he was tired.

      Jim: ……‘I’m tired.’…………………

2   Cathy said she wanted to go to Sophie’s party.

      Cathy: …………………………………………… .

3   Jim said he didn’t know Sophie.

      Jim: …………………………………………… .

4   Cathy told Jim that Sophie was having a party the next day.

      Cathy: …………………………………………… .

5   Cathy also said that everyone was invited to the party.

      Cathy: …………………………………………… .

6   Jim said that he was surprised that everyone was going.

      Jim: …………………………………………… .

7   Cathy said that it would be great if they went together.

      Cathy: …………………………………………… .

8   Jim told Cathy that he would think about it.

      Jim: …………………………………………… .

Answers

2   ‘I want to go to Sophie’s party.’

3   ‘I don’t know Sophie.’

4   ‘Sophie is having a party tomorrow.’

5   ‘Everyone is invited to the party.’

6   ‘I’m surprised that everyone is going.’

7   ‘It will be great if we go together.’

8   ‘I’ll think about it.’

B. Report what the people are saying or thinking. Begin each sentence with He / She / They said / thought.

 He said it was his ball.

 …………………………………

 …………………………………

 …………………………………

 …………………………………

 …………………………………

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2   He thought (that) he needed a towel.

3   She said (that) she had a lot of work to do.

4   He thought (that) the map / it wasn’t clear.

5   They thought (that) they were winning.

6   She said (that) she wasn’t answering his question.

C. Complete each sentence b so that it means the same as sentence a in reported speech. Use no more than three words.

1   a John: ‘I come from a small town in New Zealand.’

      b John said ……that he came…… from a small town in New Zealand.

2   a Felicity: ‘I need it this morning.’

      b Felicity said she …………………… morning.

3   a John: ‘We have a lot to do.’

      b John told her …………………… a lot to do.

4   a Alice:’! am busy now.’

      b Alice said that she …………………… .

5   a Olive: ‘Gary, I’ll go next week.’

      b Olive told Gary that she would …………………… after.

6   a Mike: ‘I’ll phone tomorrow.’

      b Mike said he would phone …………………… .

Answers

2 needed it that   3 they had

4 was busy then   5 go the week

6 the next / following day

D. It was the morning after Sophie’s party. Mr and Mrs Brown came home and found the house in a mess. What did they think and say? Write six sentences in reported speech in your notebook.

Example: Mr Brown thought he was having a bad dream.

Answers

Possible answers

 Mr Brown knew it was Sophie’s fault.

 Mrs Brown said she wanted to stay in a hotel.

 She thought she needed a holiday.

 The Browns thought that they needed the police.

 They told the police they wanted to move house.

 They said Sophie would never have another birthday party.

E. Circle the correct option.

1   ‘I like big parties’: Sophie says she …………… big parties.

      a likes     b would like     c liked

2   ‘Sophie will be 18 tomorrow’: The radio station said that Sophie …………… 18 the next day.

      a was     b would be     c will be

3   ‘You can’t have a party next year’: Mr Brown told Sophie that she …………… have a party the next year.

      a won’t     b can’t     c couldn’t

4   ‘Sophie’s helping to clean our house’: Mrs Brown said that Sophie …………… to clean their house.

      a is helping     b helped     c was helping

5   ‘I’ll come to your party tomorrow’: Sophie’s friend said she’d go to her party …………… .

      a tomorrow     b this day     c the next day

Answers

1 a   2 b   3 c   4 c   5 c

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