English Grammar Exercises

Reported Speech

Indirect Style

He explained that he had found a flat that day.

He said to me that he had been waiting since the previous month.

She told me that she had taken it home with her the previous day.

She commented that Ann would be in Paris the following week.

He insisted that he would be using my car himself that night.

She pointed out to me that they had been going home when she had seen her the previous day.

She admitted that she would be 21 the following day.

He explained to me that he had seen her the previous day when she had been going home and she hadn't greeted him.

He assured me that they had seen him the previous week and they hadn't told him the truth.

Reporter Orders

He ordered me to bring him the book that day.

She warned me not to go with that boy; he was a bad person.

She commanded me not to take my coat off. We were going out again in a moment.

Passive Voice

Milk is produced by cows.

She is loved by Jack.

The Farm Whopper was served by McDonald's last week.

Bella has been played by Kristen Stewart for four years.

Three cats were rescued by Julie.

The DVD recorder hasn't been repaired by the mechanic.

The window isn't going to be opened by the teacher.

The exercise should be finished by you now.

Some advice will be given to you by Rachel.

A letter was sent to him by me.

The way was shown to us by the police officer.

A lift was given to us by our neighbor.

A favor has been asked of him by us.

A lie was told to me by her.

A postcard has been written to her by them.

A cup of tea will be made for you by Kerrie.

A seat wasn't offered by them.

Mary is being followed by someone.

The butter is kept by us.

The window was broken by them.

Wolves have been seen by people in the street.

The bridge is being repaired by them.

The injured player was being carried off the field by then.

The door must be shut by you.

The window ought to be opened by you.

He should have been told by them.

My house is being watched by them.

The passage will be read by the examiner three times.

Dictionaries mustn't be used by candidates.

This letter doesn't need to be typed by you.

His house was searched by them and a number of stolen articles were found.

This room hasn't been used for ages.

Those books should have been taken back to the library.

The books had to be given back; we weren't allowed to take them home.

If I were you, the house would be repaired.

If she had gone to London, her mother would have been visited by her.