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English Grammar Exercises for B1- Reported speech (statements)

5 exercices

1. Choose the correct answer.

  • 1)
    My brother said that he was / is mending the chair leg.
  • 2)
    They told us they have / had chosen the new wallpaper.
  • 3)
    She told me that she bought / had bought an oil painting.
  • 4)
    Dave told me that he can’t / couldn’t find the ashtray.
  • 5)
    We said we will / would tidy the bookcase.
  • 6)
    I told them that I don’t / didn’t need a new table lamp.

2. Complete the conversation between two sisters with said or told. Then rewrite the direct speech as reported speech.

  • ‘I can’t find my hairbrush,’ Gemma 1) said.
  • ‘I borrowed it his morning,’ Rosie 2) her.
  • ‘It isn’t in the bathroom,’ Gemma 3) to her.
  • ‘I left in on your windowsill,’ Rosie 4)
  • ‘I don’t like people taking my things,’ Gemma 5) to her
  • ‘I won’t use your hairbrush again,’ Rosie 6) her.
  • 1)
    Gemma said that she couldn’t find her hairbrush.
  • 2)
    Rosie .
  • 3)
    Gemma .
  • 4)
    Rosie .
  • 5)
    Gemma .
  • 6)
    Rosie .

3. Rewrite the sentences as reported speech. Use subject and object pronouns.

  • 1)
    ‘I didn’t rob the bank last week,’ (the suspect / the policewoman).
  • He told her that he hadn’t robbed the bank the week before.
  • 2)
    ‘I was on holiday until yesterday,’ (the suspect).
  • 3)
    ‘You’ll have to stay in jail tonight,’ (the policewoman / the suspect).
  • 4)
    ‘I want to speak to my lawyer,’ (the suspect / the policewoman).
  • 5)
    ‘You can see him tomorrow,’ (the policewoman).
  • 6)
    ‘I’m not staying in jail without seeing my lawyer,’ (the suspect).

4. George C. Parker was an American conman who sold the Brooklyn Bridge several times to tourists. Read the reported conversation between Parker and a tourist and write the direct speech.

  • A bridge too far?
  • Parker told the tourist that the Brooklyn Bridge was his. He told him that the people crossing the bridge paid him a fee. He said that he had made a lot of money that year. He told the tourist that he needed to build some new bridges. He said that he could sell him the bridge. He said that visitors would continue to pay to cross. He told him that he was offering him an incredible bargain. He told him that he would reduce the price, if necessary.
  • 1)
    ‘The Brooklyn Bridge is mine.’
  • 2)
  • 3)
  • 4)
  • 5)
  • 6)
  • 7)
  • 8)

5. Challenge!

  • Challenge!
  • When was the last time you used your mobile phone?
  • Report part of the conversation you had.
  • I phoned I said

Comment Pratiquer

  1. 1Lisez chaque question attentivement
  2. 2Écrivez votre réponse ou sélectionnez l'option correcte
  3. 3Cliquez sur 'Afficher la Réponse' pour vérifier votre travail
  4. 4Examinez les erreurs et essayez des exercices similaires
  5. 5Passez à l'exercice suivant lorsque vous êtes prêt

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