1 BAT: REPORTED SPEECH (Complete)

Reported speech

1 BAT - UNIT 5

- WHAT IS IT?

Reported speech

The reported speech is used to tell what other people said.

- TYPES

Reported speech

• Statements
• Questions
• Requests and Commands
• Suggestions

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Example

"I go to the park next to my house". (DIRECT SPEECH)

She said (that) she went to the park next to her house. (REPORTED SPEECH)

What elements of the sentences do we need to change?

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Example

"I go to the park next to my house".

She said (that) she went to the park next to her house.

What elements of the sentences do we need to change? Verbs, pronouns and possessive and demonstrative adjectives and time and place expressions

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Verb tenses change

• Present Simple -> Past Simple
• Present Cont. -> Past Cont.
• Pres. Perfect -> Past Perfect
• Past Simple -> Past Perfect
• am / is / are going to -> was / were going to
• will -> would // can -> could // must -> had to

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

1. "I study Science in Cordoba", my mum said.- My mum said that she ______ Science in Cordoba.
2. "John is playing football now", Steve told us. - Steve told us John ______ football then.
3. "I will become a lawyer", Jesus promised me. - Jesus promised me that he ______ a lawyer.
4. "The teacher explained it yesterday", Noa said. - Noa said that the teacher _______ it the day before.
5. "You must make your bed before leaving home", our mum said.- Our mum said we ______ make our bed before leaving home.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

1. "I study Science in Cordoba", my mum said.- My mum said that she studied Science in Cordoba.
2. "John is playing football now", Steve told us. - Steve told us John ______ football then.
3. "I will become a lawyer", Jesus promised me. - Jesus promised me that he ______ a lawyer.
4. "The teacher explained it yesterday", Noa said. - Noa said that the teacher _______ it the day before.
5. "You must make your bed before leaving home", our mum said.- Our mum said we _____ our bed before leaving home.

Reported speech

- STATEMENTS

Mini-exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

1. "I study Science in Cordoba", my mum said.- My mum said that she studied Science in Cordoba.
2. "John is playing football now", Steve told us. - Steve told us John was playing football then.
3. "I will become a lawyer", Jesus promised me. - Jesus promised me that he ______ a lawyer.
4. "The teacher explained it yesterday", Noa said. - Noa said that the teacher _______ it the day before.
5. "You must make your bed before leaving home", our mum said.- Our mum said we _____ our bed before leaving home.

Reported speech

- STATEMENTS

Mini-exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

1. "I study Science in Cordoba", my mum said.- My mum said that she studied Science in Cordoba.
2. "John is playing football now", Steve told us. - Steve told us John was playing football then.
3. "I will become a lawyer", Jesus promised me. - Jesus promised me that he would become a lawyer.
4. "The teacher explained it yesterday", Noa said. - Noa said that the teacher _______ it the day before.
5. "You must make your bed before leaving home", our mum said.- Our mum said we _____ our bed before leaving home.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

1. "I study Science in Cordoba", my mum said.- My mum said that she studied Science in Cordoba.
2. "John is playing football now", Steve told us. - Steve told us John was playing football then.
3. "I will become a lawyer", Jesus promised me. - Jesus promised me that he would become a lawyer.
4. "The teacher explained it yesterday", Noa said. - Noa said that the teacher had explained it the day before.
5. "You must make your bed before leaving home", our mum said.- Our mum said we _____ our bed before leaving home.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the correct verb.

1. "I study Science in Cordoba", my mum said.- My mum said that she studied Science in Cordoba.
2. "John is playing football now", Steve told us. - Steve told us John was playing football then.
3. "I will become a lawyer", Jesus promised me. - Jesus promised me that he would become a lawyer.
4. "The teacher explained it yesterday", Noa said. - Noa said that the teacher had explained it the day before.
5. "You must make your bed before leaving home", our mum said.- Our mum said we had to make our bed before leaving home.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Pronouns change - Examples

• "I read a book every night", he said.
• He said that HE read a book every night.
• "We didn't buy the tickets yesterday", she told us.
• She told us that THEY hadn't bought the tickets the day before.
• "I have brought you a present", she told me.
• She told me that SHE had brought ME a present.

Think of WHO is speaking and WHO they are speaking about.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Possesive adjectives change - Examples

• "This is my book", he claimed.
• He claimed that was HIS book. .
• "Our team have a very good atmosphere", she said.
• She said that THEIR team had a very good atmosphere.
• "Your dog is so quiet", he told me.
• He told me MY dog was so quiet.

Think of WHO is speaking and WHO they are speaking about.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 2

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or adjectives.

1. "My daughter is working with my husband this week", she said.- She said her / his / my daughter was working with her / his / my husband that week.
2. "Your friend can come to have lunch with us any time he wants", my dad said.- My dad said your / my / his friend could come to have lunch with us / them / him any time he wanted.
3. "Our job has got harder", he told us. - He told us her / your / their job had got harder.
4. "Our teacher gave us a candy the day before Christmas", Maria told us.- Maria told us her / their / our teacher had give her / him / them candy (...).
5. "You must respect your sister", my dad told me. - My dad told me I / you / he had to respect my / his / your sister.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 2

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or adjectives.

1. "My daughter is working with my husband this week", she said.- She said her daughter was working with her husband that week.
2. "Your friend can come to have lunch with us any time he wants", my dad said.- My dad said your / my / his friend could come to have lunch with us / them / him any time he wanted.
3. "Our job has got harder", he told us. - He told us her / your / their job had got harder.
4. "Our teacher gave us a candy the day before Christmas", Maria told us.- Maria told us her / their / our teacher had give her / him / them candy (...).
5. "You must respect your sister", my dad told me. - My dad told me I / you / he had to respect my / his / your sister.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 2

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or adjectives.

1. "My daughter is working with my husband this week", she said.- She said her daughter was working with her husband that week.
2. "Your friend can come to have lunch with us any time he wants", my dad said.- My dad said my friend could come to have lunch with us any time he wanted.
3. "Our job has got harder", he told us. - He told us her / your / their job had got harder.
4. "Our teacher gave us a candy the day before Christmas", Maria told us.- Maria told us her / their / our teacher had give her / him / them candy (...).
5. "You must respect your sister", my dad told me. - My dad told me I / you / he had to respect my / his / your sister.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 2

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or adjectives.

1. "My daughter is working with my husband this week", she said.- She said her daughter was working with her husband that week.
2. "Your friend can come to have lunch with us any time he wants", my dad said.- My dad said my friend could come to have lunch with us any time he wanted.
3. "Our job has got harder", he told us. - He told us their job had got harder.
4. "Our teacher gave us a candy the day before Christmas", Maria told us.- Maria told us her / their / our teacher had give her / him / them candy (...).
5. "You must respect your sister", my dad told me. - My dad told me I / you / he had to respect my / his / your sister.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 2

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or adjectives.

1. "My daughter is working with my husband this week", she said.- She said her daughter was working with her husband that week.
2. "Your friend can come to have lunch with us any time he wants", my dad said.- My dad said my friend could come to have lunch with us any time he wanted.
3. "Our job has got harder", he told us. - He told us their job had got harder.
4. "Our teacher gave us a candy the day before Christmas", Maria told us.- Maria told us their teacher had give them candy (...).
5. "You must respect your sister", my dad told me. - My dad told me I / you / he had to respect my / his / your sister.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 2

For each sentence, choose the correct pronoun or adjectives.

1. "My daughter is working with my husband this week", she said.- She said her daughter was working with her husband that week.
2. "Your friend can come to have lunch with us any time he wants", my dad said.- My dad said my friend could come to have lunch with us any time he wanted.
3. "Our job has got harder", he told us. - He told us their job had got harder.
4. "Our teacher gave us a candy the day before Christmas", Maria told us.- Maria told us their teacher had give them candy (...).
5. "You must respect your sister", my dad told me. - My dad told me I had to respect my sister.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Time and place expressions change

TIME

• PAST
• now -> then, at that moment
• today / tonight -> that day / that night
• this week (...) -> that week
• yesterday -> the day before / the previous day
• last week (...) -> the week (...) before / the previous (...)
• x days ago -> x days before / earlier
• FUTURE
• tomorrow -> the next / following day
• next week (...) -> the next / following week (...)

PLACE

• this -> that
• these -> those
• here -> there

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 3

Complete the exercise with the appropriate time or place expressions.

1. "I love this movie".- He said he loved ____ movie.
2. "She is working here now". - He told us she was working ____ ____.
3. "He scored a goal yesterday."- He said he had scored a goal ____ .
4. "We are going on a trip to Italy next month"- She said they were going on a trip to Italy ____.
5. "Dracula was written more than a century ago". - She said Dracula had been written _____.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 3

Complete the exercise with the appropriate time or place expressions.

1. "I love this movie".- He said he loved that movie.
2. "She is working here now". - He told us she was working ____ ____.
3. "He scored a goal yesterday."- He said he had scored a goal ____ .
4. "We are going on a trip to Italy next month"- She said they were going on a trip to Italy ____.
5. "Dracula was written more than a century ago". - She said Dracula had been written _____.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 3

Complete the exercise with the appropriate time or place expressions.

1. "I love this movie".- He said he loved that movie.
2. "She is working here now". - He told us she was working there then.
3. "He scored a goal yesterday."- He said he had scored a goal ____ .
4. "We are going on a trip to Italy next month"- She said they were going on a trip to Italy ____.
5. "Dracula was written more than a century ago". - She said Dracula had been written _____.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 3

Complete the exercise with the appropriate time or place expressions.

1. "I love this movie".- He said he loved that movie.
2. "She is working here now". - He told us she was working there then.
3. "He scored a goal yesterday."- He said he had scored a goal the day before.
4. "We are going on a trip to Italy next month"- She said they were going on a trip to Italy ____.
5. "Dracula was written more than a century ago". - She said Dracula had been written _____.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 3

Complete the exercise with the appropriate time or place expressions.

1. "I love this movie".- He said he loved that movie.
2. "She is working here now". - He told us she was working there then.
3. "He scored a goal yesterday."- He said he had scored a goal the day before.
4. "We are going on a trip to Italy next month"- She said they were going on a trip to Italy the next / following month.
5. "Dracula was written more than a century ago". - She said Dracula had been written _____.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 3

Complete the exercise with the appropriate time or place expressions.

1. "I love this movie".- He said he loved that movie.
2. "She is working here now". - He told us she was working there then .
3. "He scored a goal yesterday."- He said he had scored a goal the day before / the previous day.
4. "We are going on a trip to Italy next month"- She said they were going on a trip to Italy the next / the following month.
5. "Dracula was written more than a century ago". - She said Dracula had been written more than a century before.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

REPORTING VERBS

MOST COMMON

• say or tell
• said + (that) + sentence
• told + object + (that) + sentence

The teacher said (that) the fire drill would be the next week.

The teacher told us (that) the fire drill would be the next week.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

First, match the quotes to the people. Check. Then, write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

Aristotle

Confucius

Mandela

Napoleon

B. Franklin

1. "It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."
2. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
3. "I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong"
4. "The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall."
5. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop."

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

First, match the quotes to the people. Check. Then, write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

Aristotle - 1

Confucius

Mandela

Napoleon

B. Franklin

1. "It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."
2. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
3. "I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong"
4. "The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall. "
5. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop."

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

First, match the quotes to the people. Check. Then, write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

Aristotle - 1

Confucius

Mandela

Napoleon - 2

B. Franklin

1. "It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."
2. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
3. "I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong"
4. "The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall. "
5. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop."

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

First, match the quotes to the people. Check. Then, write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

Aristotle - 1

Confucius

Mandela

Napoleon - 2

B. Franklin - 3

1. "It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."
2. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
3. "I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong"
4. "The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall. "
5. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop."

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

First, match the quotes to the people. Check. Then, write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

Aristotle - 1

Confucius

Mandela - 4

Napoleon - 2

B. Franklin - 3

1. "It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."
2. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
3. "I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong"
4. "The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall."
5. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop."

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

First, match the quotes to the people. Check. Then, write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

Aristotle - 1

Confucius - 5

Mandela - 4

Napoleon - 2

B. Franklin - 3

1. "It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."
2. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."
3. "I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong"
4. "The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall."
5. "It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop."

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."

Aristotle said that...

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"It is during our darkest moments when we must focus to see the light."

Aristotle said that it was during our darkest moments when we had to focus to see the light.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"Whatever the mind of a man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

Napoleon said that...

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"Whatever the mind of a man can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

Napoleon said that whatever the mind of a man could conceive or believe, it could achieve.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."

Benjamin Franklin said that ... but that ... .

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"I didn't fail the test. I just found 100 ways to do it wrong."

Benjamin Franklin said that he hadn't failed the test but that he just had found 100 ways to do it wrong.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall"

Nelson Mandela said that...

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"The greatest glory lies in rising every time we fall"

Nelson Mandela said that the greatest glory lay in rising every time we fell.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop"

Confucius said that...

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise 1 - Who said it?

write reported speech sentences using all the information and making all necessary changes.

"It doesn't matter how slowly you go as long as you don't stop"

Confucius said that it didn't matter how slowly you / we went as long as you / we didn't stop.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that ________________________.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us _______________________.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me _____________ ______________________________.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that ______________________________.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me ______ ______________________________.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that _________________________.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that he worked in a bank.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us _______________________.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me _____________ ______________________________.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that ______________________________.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me ______ ______________________________.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that _________________________.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that he worked in a bank.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us she was working that day.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me ____________ ______________________________.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that ______________________________.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me _____ ______________________________.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that _________________________.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that he worked in a bank.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us she was working that day.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that ______________________________.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me ______ ______________________________.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that _________________________.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that he worked in a bank.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us she was working that day.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that she had been at the doctor the whole morning.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me ______ ______________________________.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that _________________________.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that he worked in a bank.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us she was working that day.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that she had been at the doctor the whole morning.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me he would lend me the money the next / following weekend.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that _________________________.

- STATEMENTS

Reported speech

Exercise

Complete the reported statements.

1. "I work in a bank". -> He said that he worked in a bank.
2. "I am working today". -> She told us she was working that day.
3. "I've been ill for a couple of weeks". He told me he had been ill for a couple of weeks.
4. "I was at the doctor the whole morning. -> She told me that she had been at the doctor the whole morning.
5. "I will lend you the money next weekend" -> He told me he would lend me the money the next / following weekend.
6. "I must leave now". -> He said that he had to leave then.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

EXAMPLE

"what time are you coming tomorrow?", she asked me.

She asked me what time I was coming the next day.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

STRUCTURE

"what time are you coming tomorrow?", she asked me.

She asked me what time I was coming the next day.

asked + object + if / wh- + sentence

• Tenses and other elements change in the same way as in the statements
• Order of sentence is re-established (it is not a question)

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

MORE EXAMPLES

"Why do you like coffee?", he asked me.

"Do you like coffee?", he asked me.

He asked me why I liked coffee.

He asked me if I liked coffee.

"Did you tidy your room yesterday?", she asked me.

She asked me if I had tidied my room the day before.

"When did you tidy your room?", she asked me.

She asked me when I had tidied my room.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"What time is it?",

she asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"What time is it?"

She asked me what time it was.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Is she older than you?",

he asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Is she older than you?"

He asked me if she was older than me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Can you speak French?",

my friend asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Can you speak French?"

My friend asked me if I could speak French.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Where is your dad working this week?",

she asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Where is your dad working this week?"

She asked me where my dad was working that week.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Did she stay last night? ",

my mum asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"Did she stay last night?"

My mum asked me if she had stayed the night before / the previous night.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"How will you travel to Italy next summer?",

he asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"How will you travel to Italy next summer?"

He asked me how I would travel to Italy the next summer / the following summer.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"When have you woken up today?",

he asked me.

- QUESTIONS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise 4

Transform the next direct questions into reported questions.

"When have you woken up today?"

He asked me when I had woken up that day.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

EXAMPLES

"Can you please open the window?", my mum said.

My mum asked me to open the door.

"Open the window", my mum said.

My mum told me to open the window.

"Open the window. Now!", my mum said.

My mum ordered me to open the window.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

STRUCTURE

asked/told/ordered + someone + (not) to + verb

It depends on whether it is a request or an imperative.

Asked

Request Strong request Command / Order

Told

Ordered

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise

Complete the exercise with asked, told or ordered to / not to.

1. "Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate!".- Amanda ________ us _____ shut up because she was trying to concentrate.
2. "Could you bring your phone charger, please? - Mike ______ me ____ bring my phone charger.
3. "Read the instructions carefully."- The teacher _______ us ____ read the instructions carefully .
4. "Don't close the window. It's really hot in here. "- He ______ me ____ close the window.
5. "Don't you dare to go out without our permission."

- His parents _____ her ______ go out without their permission.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise

Complete the exercise with asked, told or ordered to / not to.

1. "Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate!".- Amanda ordered / told us to shut up because she was trying to concentrate.
2. "Could you bring your phone charger, please? - Mike ______ me ____ bring my phone charger.
3. "Read the instructions carefully."- The teacher _______ us ____ read the instructions carefully .
4. "Don't close the window. It's really hot in here. "- He ______ me ____ close the window.
5. "Don't you dare to go out without our permission."

- His parents _____ her ______ go out without their permission.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise

Complete the exercise with asked, told or ordered to / not to.

1. "Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate!".- Amanda ordered / told us to shut up because she was trying to concentrate.
2. "Could you bring your phone charger, please? - Mike asked me to bring my phone charger.
3. "Read the instructions carefully."- The teacher _______ us ____ read the instructions carefully .
4. "Don't close the window. It's really hot in here. "- He ______ me ____ close the window.
5. "Don't you dare to go out without our permission."

- His parents _____ her ______ go out without their permission.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise

Complete the exercise with asked, told or ordered to / not to.

1. "Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate!".- Amanda ordered / told us to shut up because she was trying to concentrate.
2. "Could you bring your phone charger, please? - Mike asked me to bring my phone charger.
3. "Read the instructions carefully."- The teacher told us to read the instructions carefully .
4. "Don't close the window. It's really hot in here. "- He ______ me ____ close the window.
5. "Don't you dare to go out without our permission."

- His parents _____ her ______ go out without their permission.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise

Complete the exercise with asked, told or ordered to / not to.

1. "Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate!".- Amanda ordered / told us to shut up because she was trying to concentrate.
2. "Could you bring your phone charger, please? - Mike asked me to bring my phone charger.
3. "Read the instructions carefully."- The teacher told us to read the instructions carefully .
4. "Don't close the window. It's really hot in here. "- He asked / told me not to close the window.
5. "Don't you dare to go out without our permission."

- His parents _____ her ______ go out without their permission.

- REQUESTS AND COMMANDS

Reported speech

Mini-exercise

Complete the exercise with asked, told or ordered to / not to.

1. "Shut up! I'm trying to concentrate!".- Amanda ordered / told us to shut up because she was trying to concentrate.
2. "Could you bring your phone charger, please? - Mike asked me to bring my phone charger.
3. "Read the instructions carefully."- The teacher told us to read the instructions carefully .
4. "Don't close the window. It's really hot in here. "- He asked / told me not to close the window.
5. "Don't you dare to go out without our permission."

- His parents ordered her not to go out without their permission.

Reported speech

-SUGGESTIONS

EXAMPLES

Sophie recommended going to the cinema.

Sophie suggested that we go to the cinema.

What are two reporting verbs we can use to suggest? What are the two structures you can use?

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

STRUCTURE

• -ing
• that + sentence (base form)

suggested/recommended +

"Why don't we eat out tonight?", he said.

• He suggested eating out that night.
• He recommended that we eat out that night.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

1. - Mary: "Let's make a carrot cake".

Mary _________________________. Mary _________________________.

2. - John: "You should work out more intensely".John _________________________.John _________________________.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

3. - My friends: "Shall we meet outside the cinema?".

1. My friends _________________________.
2. My friends _________________________.

4. - Diane: "Why don't you use my phone?".

1. Diane ___________________________.
2. Diane ___________________________.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

1. - Mary: "Let's make a carrot cake".

Mary suggested making a cake. Mary suggested that we make a cake.

2. - John: "You should work out more intensely".John _________________________.John _________________________.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

1. - Mary: "Let's make a carrot cake".

Mary suggested making a cake. Mary suggested that we make a cake.

2. - John: "You should work out more intensely".John recommended/suggested that I work more intensely.John suggested/recommended working out more intensely.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

3. - My friends: "Shall we meet outside the cinema?".

1. My friends _________________________.
2. My friends _________________________.

4. - Diane: "Why don't you use my phone?".

1. Diane ___________________________.
2. Diane ___________________________.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

3. - My friends: "Shall we meet outside the cinema?".

1. My friends suggested meeting outside the cinema.
2. My friends suggested that we meet outside the cinema.

4. - Diane: "Why don't you use my phone?".

1. Diane ___________________________.
2. Diane ___________________________.

-SUGGESTIONS + RECOMMENDATIONS

Reported speech

EXERCISE

Transform the sentences into reported suggestions.

3. - My friends: "Shall we meet outside the cinema?".

1. My friends suggested meeting outside the cinema.
2. My friends suggested that we meet outside the cinema.

4. - Diane: "Why don't you use my phone?".

1. Diane suggested using her phone.
2. Diane suggested that I use her phone.

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

1. Hannah: "Why did you buy this car?"
2. Steve: "Please, don't forget to bring your swimming caps".
3. The History teacher: "The Romans started to conquer Hispania in 219 BC".
4. Paul: "Let's go to the club this weekend".
5. Tony: "My brother hasn't arrived yet because he's taking an exam."
6. Maria: "This recipe is very difficult so we must concentrate."
7. Jesus: "Will your dad be a candidate for mayor?"
8. The ref: "Stop fighting or I'll show you the red card".

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

1. Hannah: "Why did you buy this car?"

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

1. Hannah: "Why did you buy this car?"

1. Hannah asked me why I had bought that car.

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

2. Steve: "Please, don't forget to bring your swimming caps".

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

2. Steve: "Please, don't forget to bring your swimming caps".

Steve told me / us not to forget to bring my / our swimming caps.

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

3. The History teacher: "The Romans started to conquer Hispania in 219 BC".

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

3. The History teacher: "The Romans started to conquer Hispania in 219 BC".

3. The History teacher said that / told us the Romans had started to conquer Hispania in 219 BC".

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

4. Paul: "Let's go to the club this weekend".

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

4. Paul: "Let's go to the club this weekend".

4. Paul suggested going to the club that / this weekend // Paul suggested that we go to the club this / that weekend.

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

5. Tony: "My brother hasn't arrived yet because he's taking an exam."

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

5. Tony: "My brother hasn't arrived yet because he's taking an exam."

5. Tony said / told us (that) his brother hadn't arrived yet because he was taking an exam."

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

6. Maria: "This recipe is very difficult so we must concentrate."

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

6. Maria: "This recipe is very difficult so we must concentrate."

6. Maria said / told us (that) that recipe was very difficult so we had to concentrate."

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

7. Jesus: "Will your dad be a candidate for mayor?"

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

7. Jesus: "Will your dad be a candidate for mayor?"

7. Jesus asked me if my dad would be be a candidate for mayor?"

Reported speech

REVIEW EXERCISE

Transform the next sentences into reported speech. Pay attention to the type of sentence each of them are.

8. The ref: "Stop fighting or I'll show you the red card".

8. The ref told us to stop fighting or he would show us the red card.

Reported speech

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