REPORTED SPEECH

Indirect requests

Reported and indirect questions

1 Order the words to make sentences.

3 Tick ( ) the correct sentences.

the boys / I / away / asked / to go

I asked the boys to go away.

1 the truth / me / asked / she / to tell

Mum asked if I wanted anything to eat.

1 The police asked Ben how long was he

staying.

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2 The girl asked Joe where he came from.

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3 Sue asked Anna whether she was going to

2 us / told / noisy / the teacher / not to be

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3 to tidy / asked / I / her / her bedroom

the party.
4 The boys asked I if they could borrow my
football.
5 Polly asked Dan where does he live.

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4 to stay / the doctor / him / told / in bed
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5 him / not / anything / she / to say / asked

Verbs: honesty and morals

4 Complete the text with the verbs in the box.
breakfeltkeepmadepretendedtell
People tell lies for all kinds of reasons.

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When Joe lost his job he decided to

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(1)_______________ quiet about it and not tell his

wife. Every morning he (2)_______________ to go to

Reported speech: tense changes

2 Choose the correct words in the reported
sentences.

work. But after a week, he (3)_______________

really guilty. He decided to tell his wife the truth.
Ive (4)_______________ a mistake, said Joe.
I promise I wont lie to you again.

Im hungry, he said.
He said that he is / was hungry.

Dont (5)_______________ that promise! she said.

1 Were baking a cake, they told me.

They told me that they re / were baking a cake.
2 Your mum has just phoned, said Dan.
Dan said that my mum had / have just phoned.
3 I took the money, admitted Lucy.
Lucy admitted that she had / has taken the
money.

Reporting verbs
5 Complete the sentences with the reporting verbs
in the box.
admittedagreedcomplained
convincedinvitedrefused
Jack complained that his meal was cold.

4 Ill speak to your teacher, said Dad.

Dad said that he had / would speak to my
teacher.

1 Holly _______________ me to buy the shoes.

2 The boys _______________ that they had broken
the window.

5 You must eat your dinner, Grandma told us.

Grandma told us that we must / had to eat our
dinner.

3 Tom _______________ to eat his carrots because

he didnt like them.
4 Jessica _______________ Luke to stay for dinner,

6 You can borrow my mp3 player, said Luke.

Luke said I could / would borrow his mp3 player.

but he had to go home.

5 The girls _______________ to be friends again.