DONT FORGET Task 2 Tell, say or ask.

e.g.: Mary says to Peter she is happy.

Change the pronouns: X says to Y 1) She _________ him to empty the rubbish.
In reported speech you have to change I, me, my, mine, 2) Mother _________ Carl if he needs her help.
myself, / we, us, our, ours, ourselves if X (speaker) isnt I or 3) I _________ her that soup is delicious.
we. YOU HAVE TO CONFORM I OR WE TO X. 4) Kim _________ where she can park her car.
Lets see two examples: 5) We _________ them not to listen to the music so loudly.
Mary says to Peter she is a student.
Mary says to Peter they are friends. Task 3 - Make indirect
sentences in the present. Look
In reported speech you have to change you, your, yours, at the example.
yourself and yourselves if Y (receiver) isnt you. YOU HAVE e.g.: 'I am a student.' Mary
TO CONFORM YOU TO Y. says to Peter she is a student.
Lets see an example:
Mary says to Peter he is a teacher. 1) 'Call for a taxi, please.' I to Ben
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When the instruction is in the past you have to go back a 2) 'I got forty cents change at the market yesterday.' Kim
tense. _____________________________________________
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Task 1 Make indirect sentences in the present. Look at 3) 'Why were your eyes sparkling?' Dave to me
the example.
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e.g.: 'I am waiting for you.' Mary says to Peter she is
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waiting for him.
4) 'Will you show me round the house?' Mr Ford to the agent
'I am asking your help.'
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1) Mary says to Peter _____________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ 5) 'Julie is crying in her bedroom now.' Frank
2) Paul says to Jenny _____________________________
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3) I say to you __________________________________ 6) 'Who do you take after?' The teacher to Lily
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4) You say to me _______________________________
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_____________________________________________ 7) 'Your new bicycle has been stolen.' Sally to Rob
5) Jane says to the boys ___________________________
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8) 'Don't ask me silly questions, Tom.' Tom's sister
'We bought you some books yesterday.' _____________________________________________
6) They say to us ________________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ 9) 'You should have painted the walls green.' My mum to me
7) Sarah say to the children ________________________ _____________________________________________
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8) Mary says to Peter _____________________________ 10) 'Would you give me a lift?' Eve to Charlie
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9) You say to me _______________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ 11) 'Learn this poem by heart.' The teacher
10) I say to you _________________________________ _____________________________________________
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12) 'Do you have to speak to him?' Greg to Nora
'Have you seen my glasses here?' _____________________________________________
11) Mary asks Peter _____________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ 13) 'How could he be the murderer?' Mrs Taylor
12) Paul asks Jenny _____________________________ _____________________________________________
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13) I ask you __________________________________ 14) 'I can't come now.' Jenny
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14) You ask me _______________________________ _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________ 15) 'Let's enjoy the party.' I to my friends
15) Jane asks the boys ____________________________ _____________________________________________
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Susan V Toth
 Task 4 - Make indirect sentences Task 5 - Put the introductory verb
in the past. Look at the example. into the past. Then put the
e.g.: 'I am waiting for you.' Mary sentences into direct speech. Look
said to Peter she was waiting for him. at the example.
1) 'Let me help you.' Sally to Rob e.g.: He says his uncle has written ten books.
______________________________________________ He said his uncle had written ten books.
______________________________________________ 'My uncle has written ten books.'
2) 'Whose hat are you wearing?' Mrs Gibson to Dave 1) The policeman tells Jane to fasten the seatbelts.
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3) 'We will win the election next month.' The politician ______________________________________________
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______________________________________________ 2) Carl says to you he can learn thirty words a day.
4) 'Have you drunk my glass of lemonade?' I to Ben ______________________________________________
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5) 'Where have you found these cats?' I to Ben ______________________________________________
______________________________________________ 3) Mother asks the children how they eat the sausages.
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6) 'Your students are really diligent today.' Mrs Taylor to the ______________________________________________
teacher ______________________________________________
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______________________________________________ 4) Granny asks her grandson whether he wants to taste her
7) 'Don't enter my room.' Mrs Gibson to Dave apple pie.
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8) 'Are you hungry, children?' Mrs Gibson ______________________________________________
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______________________________________________ 5) I say to Tim I have sent him some photos.
9) 'I have seen a beautiful painting in the gallery.' Daisy ______________________________________________
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10) 'Did we win on the lottery last week?' Maggie ______________________________________________
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______________________________________________ Task 7 Put the sentences into direct speech. Look at the
example.
e.g.: He said he had forgotten to post the letter.
Task 6 Complete the sentences with 'I have forgotten to post the letter.' or 'I forgot to
the correct form of the verbs. post the letter.'
1) Jake asked you what he could do for you.
1) Jake said to Mary he ____________ ______________________________________________
____________ since his accident. (not / to drive) ______________________________________________
2) Dad asked me what I __________________ then. (to 2) Molly said to Oliver she was playing in the sands then.
draw) ______________________________________________
3) Olivia asked Jason where they ____________________ ______________________________________________
that day. (have to / to go) 3) Dan told me to be careful with those dogs.
4) Paul said he __________________ an apple that day. (to ______________________________________________
buy) ______________________________________________
5) Mr Johnson told the police somebody _______________ 4) Mr Smith asked her to listen to him carefully.
into his house while he ____________________. (to ______________________________________________
break, to sleep) ______________________________________________
6) The official told me _______________ him my passport. 5) Charles said to us he was going to bring us something from
(to show) Japan.
7) The reporter announced the murderer ______ ______________________________________________
________________ in his home the previous night. (to ______________________________________________
catch - passive) ______________________________________________
8) Jason said to me he ____________________ when he 6) My teacher asked my father whether I spent enough time
________________ five. (can / to write, to be) with doing my homework.
9) Brian said he ____________________ before that ______________________________________________
football match the day before. (not / to sleep) ______________________________________________
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Susan V Toth
 KEY
Task 1 Task 4
1) Mary says to Peter she is asking his help. 1) Sally told Rob to let her help him.
2) Paul says to Jenny he is asking her help. 2) Mrs Gibson asked Dave whose hat he was wearing.
3) I say to you I am asking your help. 3) The politician said they would win the election the next
4) You say to me you are asking my help. month.
5) Jane says to the boys she is asking their help. 4) I asked Ben if / whether he had drunk my glass of
6) They say to us they bought us some books the day lemonade.
before / the previous day. 5) I asked Ben where he had found those cats.
7) Sarah say to the children they bought them some books 6) Mrs Taylor said to the teacher his/her students were
the day before / the previous day. really diligent that day.
8) Mary says to Peter they bought him some books the 7) Mrs Gibson told Dave not to enter her room.
day before / the previous day. 8) Mrs Gibson asked the children if / whether they were
9) You say to me you bought me some books the day hungry.
before / the previous day. 9) Daisy said she had seen a beautiful painting in the gallery.
10) I say to you we bought you some books the day before 10) Maggie asked if / whether they had won on the lottery
/ the previous day. the previous week.
11) Mary asks Peter if / whether he has seen her glasses
there. Task 5
12) Paul asks Jenny if / whether she has seen his glasses 1) The policeman told Jane to fasten the seatbelts.
there. 'Fasten the seatbelts.'
13) I ask you if / whether you have seen my glasses 2) Carl said to you he could learn thirty words a day.
there. 'I can learn thirty words a day.'
14) You ask me if / whether I have seen you glasses 3) Mother asked the children how they ate the sausages.
there. 'How do you eat the sausages?'
15) Jane asks the boys if / whether they have seen her 4) Granny asked her grandson whether he wanted to
glasses there. taste her apple pie.
'Do you want to taste my apple pie?'
Task 2 5) I said to Tim I had sent him some photos.
1) She tells him to empty the rubbish. 'I have sent you some photos.'
2) Mother asks Carl if he needs her help.
3) I say to her that soup is delicious. Task 6
4) Kim asks where she can park her car. 1) Jake said to Mary he hadn't driven since his accident.
5) We asks / tells them not to listen to the music so loudly. 2) Dad asked me what I was drawing then.
3) Olivia asked Jason where they had to go that day.
Task 3 4) Paul said he had bought an apple that day.
1) I ask Ben to call for a taxi. 5) Mr Johnson told the police somebody broke into his
2) Kim says she got forty cents change at the market the house while he was sleeping.
day before / the previous day. 6) The official told me to show him my passport.
3) Dave asks me why my eyes were sparkling. 7) The reporter announced the murderer had been caught
4) Mr Ford asks the agent if / whether s/he will show him in his home the previous night.
round the house. 8) Jason said to me he could write when he was five.
5) Frank says Julie is crying in her bedroom then. 9) Brian said he hadn't slept before that football match
6) The teacher asks Lily who she takes after. the day before.
7) Sally says to Rob his new bicycle has been stolen.
8) Tom's sister tells Tom not to ask her silly questions. Task 7
9) My mum says to me I should have painted the walls green. 1) 'What can I do for you?'
10) Eve asks Charlie if / whether he would give her a lift. 2) 'I am playing in the sands now.'
11) The teacher tells to learn that poem by heart. 3) 'Be careful with these dogs.'
12) Greg asks Nora if / whether she has to speak to him. 4) 'Listen to me carefully, please.'
13) Mrs Taylor asks how he could be the murderer. 5) 'I am going to bring you something from Japan.'
14) Jenny says she can't come then. 6) 'Does she / your daughter/son spend enough time with
15) I suggest my friends we should enjoy the party. / I tell doing his/her homework?'
my friends to let us enjoy the party.