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English Grammar Exercises for A2 – Reported speech (2) (2)

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1. Read the direct speech and complete the reported speech.

  • 1)
    ‘I haven’t told the police about the vandalism,’ said Adrian.
  • Adrian said that the vandalism.
  • 2)
    ‘I can’t find my passport,’ said Julia.
  • Julia said that she passport.
  • 3)
    ‘I’ll be at the park at 7 o’clock,’ said Daniel.
  • Daniel said that 7 o’clock.
  • 4)
    ‘Somebody has stolen my new bike,’ said Joanna.
  • Joanna said that new bike.
  • 5)
    ‘My dad will lend me some money for the train,’ said Tina.
  • Tina said that the train.
  • 6)
    ‘I can speak French, but I can’t speak Spanish,’ said Sara.
  • Sara said that Spanish.
  • 7)
    ‘I’ve invited all of my friends to a barbecue at my house,’ said Michael.
  • Michael said that house.
  • 8)
    ‘I won’t tell anybody about the surprise party,’ said Anna.
  • Anna said that surprise party.

2. Complete the sentences with said or told.

  • 1)
    Chloe she would enjoy visiting the castle.
  • 2)
    Jack you his sister couldn’t swim.
  • 3)
    Evie the teacher that she had finished the exercise.
  • 4)
    Emma James would be home soon.
  • 5)
    Max everyone that he had met a famous actor.
  • 6)
    Amelia her dad she’d get home be 10 o’clock.
  • 7)
    Steve his cousins couldn’t speak English.
  • 8)
    Jess Lily had always been her best friend.

3. Change the reported speech in exercise 2 into direct speech.

  • 1)
    Chloe: ‘I’ll enjoy visiting the castle.
  • 2)
    Jack: ‘
  • 3)
    Evie: ‘
  • 4)
    Emma: ‘
  • 5)
    Max: ‘
  • 6)
    Amelia: ‘
  • 7)
    Steve: ‘
  • 8)
    Jess: ‘

4. Read the dialogue. Then rewrite is as reported speech. Remember to change pronouns and time references if necessary.

  • Joe I’ve seen two crimes this week. On Monday, I saw a robbery in the shopping centre.
  • Freya I heard about that on the news!
  • Joe I was there. I took lots of photos of the robbers on my phone.
  • Freya You’ll probably get a reward!
  • Joe I won’t get a reward because I can’t show the photos to the police.
  • Freya I don’t understand
  • Joe Yesterday, I was the victim of another crime. A thief stole my phone on the bus!
  • Joe said he had seen two crimes that week. He said that on Monday, he

5. Complete the sentences with reported speech, using your own ideas.

  • 1)
    Our teacher told us we’d
  • 2)
    My best friend said that soon.
  • 3)
    I once told my friend that

6. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

  • 1)
    ‘Tell me everything you know about the suspect,’ Inspector Morris said to her.
  • Inspector Morris ordered her
  • 2)
    ‘There is something in this flat we are not seeing,’ the detective said to his partner.
  • The detective
  • 3)
    ‘Is this your phone?’ the man asked her.
  • The man
  • 4)
    ‘The train has been late every morning this week,’ the girl told us.
  • The girl told
  • 5)
    ‘How many times did he come into the shop?’ the detective asked.
  • The detective wondered
  • 6)
    ‘I first realised that my car was missing last night,’ the man told the officer.
  • The man
  • 7)
    ‘I won’t tell you where my son was yesterday,’ the woman said to the detective.
  • The woman refused

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