Reported Speech - Questions Exercises

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WRITE INDIRECT QUESTIONS FROM THESE QUESTIONS. 1. "Where were you last night?", he asked me. - 2. "How far is it and how long will it take me to get there?", he asked. - 3. "Are there any letters for me?", Pat asked. - 4. "What are you going to do with your old car?", I asked him. - 6. "Where can I park my caravan?", the tourist asked. - 7. "Did you sleep well last night?", my mother asked me. PUT THE SENTENCES IN THE REPORTED SPEECH: 1. They said, "This is our book." 2. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday." 3. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow." 4. You said, "I will do this for him." 5. She said, "I am not hungry now." 6. They said, "We have never been here before." 7. They said, "We were in London last week." 8. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow." 9. He said, "They won't sleep." 10. She said, "It is very quiet here." COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question. 1. He said, "I like this song." 2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me. 3. "I don't speak Italian," she said. 4. "Say hello to Jim," they said. 5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said. 6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said. 7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him. 8. "I never make mistakes," he said. 9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know. 10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience. 11. "I was very tired," she said. 12. "Be careful, Ben," she said. 13. "I will get myself a drink," she said. 14. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me. 15. "I cannot drive them home," he said. 16. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she said. 17. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me. 18. He said, "Don't go too far." 19. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us. 20. "Don't make so much noise," he said. WRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE: 1. We haven't cleaned the house for weeks. 2. They are going to open a new supermarket next week. 3. They couldn't use the car because you lost the keys. 4. Will they publish her new book next month? 5. The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder. 6. Someone has just found her. 7. They had finished the work by the end of 1997. 8. They are going to close the factory. 9. They discuss important subjects at lunchtime every day. 10. They are still considering this matter.

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WRITE INDIRECT QUESTIONS FROM THESE QUESTIONS. 1. "Where were you last night?", he asked me. - 2. "How far is it and how long will it take me to get there?", he asked. - 3. "Are there any letters for me?", Pat asked. -4. "What are you going to do with your old car?", I asked him. - 6. "Where can I park my caravan?", the tourist asked. - 7. "Did you sleep well last night?", my mother asked me.

PUT THE SENTENCES IN THE REPORTED SPEECH:1. They said, "This is our book."2. She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."3. He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."4. You said, "I will do this for him."5. She said, "I am not hungry now."6. They said, "We have never been here before."7. They said, "We were in London last week."8. He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."9. He said, "They won't sleep."10. She said, "It is very quiet here."

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN REPORTED SPEECH. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question.1. He said, "I like this song."2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.8. "I never make mistakes," he said.9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.11. "I was very tired," she said.12. "Be careful, Ben," she said.13. "I will get myself a drink," she said.14. "Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.15. "I cannot drive them home," he said.16. "Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she said.17. "Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.18. He said, "Don't go too far."19. "Have you been shopping?" he asked us.20. "Don't make so much noise," he said.

WRITE THESE SENTENCES IN THE PASSIVE VOICE:1. We haven't cleaned the house for weeks.2. They are going to open a new supermarket next week.3. They couldn't use the car because you lost the keys.4. Will they publish her new book next month?5. The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.6. Someone has just found her.7. They had finished the work by the end of 1997.8. They are going to close the factory.9. They discuss important subjects at lunchtime every day.10. They are still considering this matter.11. They were making every effort to end the strike.12. You must clean the house.13. Somebody told him about that yesterday.14. When did he make this mistake?15. How often do your teachers ask you?