Unit 11 reported speech

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REPORTED SPEECHREPORTED SPEECH

Reported CommandsReported RequestsReported OrdersReported Suggestions

Let’s fly the kite.Pull the strings harder!

Keith suggested flying the kite.He told Paul to pull the strings harder.

Unit 11/1Reported Speech

Unroll more strings.Don’t let go of the kite!

He asked Paul to unroll more string.He also told him not to let go of the kite.

Reported Speech Unit 11/1

EXERCISESEXERCISES

Fill in the gaps with introductory verbs.

Turn the sentences into reported speech.

Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

Exercises 1Reported Speech

1. Be careful of the glass!The fire-fighter told them to be careful

of the glass.



2. Stand back!The fire-fighter told / ordered them to stand back.



3. Bring the light nearer!The fire-fighter told / ordered them to bring

the light nearer.



4. Pass me an axe!The fire-fighter told / ordered them to pass

him an axe.



5. Go to the other side of the plane!The fire-fighter told / ordered them to go to the

other side of the plane.

The people in the picture had a meeting yesterday in which they discussed some business matters.

Read their comments and turn them into reported speech.


1. Tom: ‘We should advertise on TV.’Tom suggested advertising on TV.




2. Alison: ‘I’ll help you organise the meeting.’Alison offered to help organise the meeting.




3. Alex: ‘I can give you copies of the plan.’Alex offered to give them copies of the plan.




4. Bob: ‘Let’s do some research on the subject.’Bob suggested doing some research on the

subject.




5. Nick: ‘I’ll give you all the details next week.’Nick promised to give them all the details the

following week.




6. Diana: ‘Don’t decide until you know the cost.’Diana warned them not to decide until they

knew the cost.

1. The doctor said to the patient, ‘Come back to see me next week.’The doctor told ________________________ ____________________________________

2. The guard said to the driver, ‘Stop!’The guard ordered ______________

3. He said, ‘Shall we go for a walk?’He suggested ______________

4. She said to him, ‘Please, don’t leave me!’She begged _________________


Reported Commands/Requests/Orders Exercises 3

the patient to go back and seehim again the following week/the week after.

the driver to stop.

going for a walk.

him not to leave her.



5. Jenny said to Dave, ‘Please help me with this.’Jenny asked ___________________

6. She said to him, ‘Open the window, please.’She asked ____________________

7. Mother said, ‘How about going for a drive?’Mother suggested ______________

8. She said, ‘Let’s eat now.’She suggested ____________________

Dave to help her with it.

him to open the window.

going for a drive.

eating immediately/then.


Fill in the gaps with one of the verbs from the list below in the past simple.

agree, invite, warn, accuse, boast, complain, insist, exclaim, remind, suggest, promise

1. ‘Will you come to the ball?’ he said to her.He ______ her to go to the ball.

2. ‘I’m the best student in the school,’ he said.He _______ about being the best studentin the school.

3. ‘Yes, I’ll lend you some money,’ he saidto Jane.He ______ to lend Jane some money.

invited

boasted

agreed




4. ‘What a beautiful dress she has!’ he said.He ________ that she had a beautiful dress.

5. ‘He never buys me flowers,’ she said.She _________ that he never bought her flowers.

6. ‘Let’s go for a picnic,’ he said.He _________ going for a picnic.

exclaimed

complained

suggested




7. ‘You stole the money,’ Tom said to Jim.Tom _______ Jim of stealing the money.

8. ‘Don’t forget to hang out the washing,’ she said to me.She ________ me to hang out the washing.

9. ‘I promise I’ll write to you,’ she said to him.She ________ to write to him.

accused

reminded

promised




10. ‘You must finish the report,’ she said to him. She _______ on him finishing the report.

11. ‘Don’t touch the wet paint,’ Dad said to us. Dad ______ us not to touch the wet paint.

insisted

warned


Report the sentences using the introductoryverb in brackets.

1. ‘Please, please don’t go.’ (beg)She _________________

2. ‘Yes, I’ll do the shopping.’ (agree)Paul _____________________

3. ‘It was me who took the dictionary,’ (admit)Mary ________________________________________________________________

4. ‘You broke the window.’ (accuse)The teacher __________________________________________

begged me not to go.

agreed to do the shopping.

admitted having taken the dictionary /admitted that she had taken the dictionary.

accused me of breaking / havingbroken the window.


Report the sentences using the introductoryverb in brackets.

5. ‘Don’t forget to lock the door.’ (remind) Dad ________________________________________________________

6. ‘No, I didn’t join the gym.’ (deny)Sam _________________________________________________

7. ‘I’m sorry I’m late.’ (apologise)Kim ____________________

8. ‘I won’t go to the party.’ (refuse) Ben _____________________

reminded me to lock the door / remindedme that I should lock the door.

denied joining the gym / denied that he(had) joined the gym.

apologised for being late.

refused to go to the party.

1. ‘Visit me in hospital,’ Joan said to Colin. (ask)Joan ______ Colin to visit her in hospital.

2. ‘Let’s eat out this evening,’ Paul said to me.Paul _________ eating out that evening.

3. ‘Please, please be careful,’ she said to him.She _______ him to be careful.

4. ‘Don’t go near the fire,’ Dad said to us.Dad ____ us not to go near the fire.

5. ‘Be quiet!’ the commander said to the troops.The commander ______ the troops to be quiet.

Fill in the gaps with the introductory verbs in the list. order, tell, ask, beg, suggest


asked

suggested

begged

told

ordered

REVIEW OF REPORTED SPEECHREVIEW OF REPORTED SPEECH

Reported Commands/Requests/ Orders

To report commands, requests and orders we use introductory verbs followed by a to-infinitive, an-ing form or a that - clause depending on the introductory verb:e.g. promise + to -inf

advise + sb + to -infsuggest + -ing form

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