Reported Speech Mastery: Direct to Indirect Exercises

RS I: Reported Speech Exercises

Mastering reported speech is essential for fluent English communication. Below are exercises demonstrating how to convert direct speech into indirect speech, including changes in tenses, pronouns, and time expressions.

1. "I have something to show you," I said to her.
   I told her that I had something to show her.
2. "Nothing grows in my garden. It never gets any sun," she said.
   She said that nothing grew in her garden because it never got any sun.
3. "Wait for me," I said to him.
   I told him to wait for me.
4. "Are you angry?" she asked us.
   She asked us if we were angry.
5. "Switch off the TV, please," he said to her.
   He told her to switch off the TV.
6. "I'm going away tomorrow, Mother," he said.
   He told his mother he was going away the following day.
7. "What is the weather like today?" he asked me.
   He asked me what the weather was like that day.
8. "Don't believe everything you hear," he said.
   He said not to believe everything I heard.
9. "Would you like a cigarette?" she said to me.
   She offered me a cigarette.
10. "It isn't so cold today as it was yesterday," I remarked.
    I remarked that it wasn't so cold that day as it had been the previous day.
11. "Would you mind moving your car? It's blocking my gate," he said.
    He asked me to move my car because it was blocking his gate.
12. "When will lunch be ready?" I wanted to know.
    I wanted to know when lunch would be ready.
13. (Resuelta) "We moved into our new flat because we didn't like it as much as our last one," my aunt said.
    My aunt said that they had moved into their new flat because they didn't like it as much as their last one.
14. "I'll come with you as soon as I am ready," she replied.
    She replied that she would come with me as soon as she was ready.
15. "Would you like to have lunch with me on Saturday?" he said to his girlfriend.
    He asked his girlfriend to have lunch with him on Saturday.
16. "What about having a party?" said Ann.
    Ann suggested having a party.
17. "Have you seen John recently?" he asked her.
    He asked her if she had seen John recently.
18. "If I were you, I wouldn't drive so fast, Paul," I said.
    I told Paul that if I were him, I wouldn't drive so fast.
19. "Did you study hard for the exam?" the teacher asked.
    The teacher asked if I had studied hard for the exam.
20. "I have a German lesson this afternoon and I haven't done my homework yet," said the small boy.
    The small boy said he had a German lesson that afternoon and he hadn't done his homework yet.
21. 21-23: No las tengo (Not provided).
22. "Why don't you go by train? It's less tiring than driving," I said.
    I suggested going by train because it was less tiring than driving.
23. "Do you see what I see, Mary?" said the young man.
    The young man asked Mary if she saw what he saw.
24. (Resuelta) "Take those letters to the post and shut the door as you go out," the boss said.
    The boss told me to take those letters to the post and to shut the door as I went out.
25. "Whose car did you borrow last night?" I said to him.
    I asked him whose car he had borrowed the night before.
26. (Resuelta) "If you had seen her father, you would have recognized him at once because he was the most extraordinary..." she told me.
    She told me that if I had seen her father, I would have recognized him at once because he was the most extraordinary...
27. (Resuelta) "You should go to the dentist if you have a toothache," his mother said.
    His mother said he should go to the dentist if he had a toothache.
28. "Would you like to buy a new house?" I said to him.
    I asked him if he would like to buy a new house.