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Reported Statements:
- Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Past Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Present Perfect Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Future Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
- Mixed Tense Reported Statement Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- 'Say' and 'Tell' (quite easy) (in PDF here)
Reported Questions:
- Present Simple Reported Yes/No Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- Present Simple Reported Wh Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- Mixed Tense Reported Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
Reported Orders and Requests:
- Reported Requests and Orders Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
- Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 1 (difficult) (in PDF here)
- Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 2 (difficult) (in PDF here)
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Reported Speech – Free Exercise
Write the following sentences in indirect speech. Pay attention to backshift and the changes to pronouns, time, and place.
- Two weeks ago, he said, “I visited this museum last week.” → Two weeks ago, he said that . I → he|simple past → past perfect|this → that|last …→ the … before
- She claimed, “I am the best for this job.” → She claimed that . I → she|simple present→ simple past|this→ that
- Last year, the minister said, “The crisis will be overcome next year.” → Last year, the minister said that . will → would|next …→ the following …
- My riding teacher said, “Nobody has ever fallen off a horse here.” → My riding teacher said that . present perfect → past perfect|here→ there
- Last month, the boss explained, “None of my co-workers has to work overtime now.” → Last month, the boss explained that . my → his/her|simple present→ simple past|now→ then
Rewrite the question sentences in indirect speech.
- She asked, “What did he say?” → She asked . The subject comes directly after the question word.|simple past → past perfect
- He asked her, “Do you want to dance?” → He asked her . The subject comes directly after whether/if |you → she|simple present → simple past
- I asked him, “How old are you?” → I asked him . The subject comes directly after the question word + the corresponding adjective (how old)|you→ he|simple present → simple past
- The tourists asked me, “Can you show us the way?” → The tourists asked me . The subject comes directly after whether/if |you→ I|us→ them
- The shop assistant asked the woman, “Which jacket have you already tried on?” → The shop assistant asked the woman . The subject comes directly after the question word|you→ she|present perfect → past perfect
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech.
- The passenger requested the taxi driver, “Stop the car.” → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech
- The mother told her son, “Don’t be so loud.” → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The policeman told us, “Please keep moving.” → The policeman told us . to + same wording as in direct speech ( please can be left off)
- She told me, “Don’t worry.” → She told me . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
- The zookeeper told the children, “Don’t feed the animals.” → The zookeeper told the children . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don’t
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Reported Speech, Indirect Speech – English Grammar Exercises
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Reported Speech and Indirect Requests Listening and Speaking Exercises
Indirect questions and reported speech are two aspects of English grammar that can be a little tricky. Practice with pictures and listening using multiple intelligences can help make lessons more entertaining and engaging.
1 Reported speech listening/speaking (with audio and answers)
Reported speech is an essential but sometimes overlooked aspect of English grammar. This is a fairly elementary exercise. Students can try to complete the speech bubbles. Then they can listen to the audio to compare answers.
Reported speech (PDF)
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Introduction to reported speech practice worksheet (PDF)
2 Reported speech brainstorm (with audio and possible answers)
Two introductory exercises for reported speech.
Reported speech brainstorm (PDF)
Indirect questions
Introduction indirect questions practice (PDF)
3 Indirect questions (with answers and audio)
This is an indirect questions listening and speaking exercise and activity. Students try to complete the invitations conversations using the pictures and the vocabulary. Or students can listen to the audio and match the vocabulary and phrases to complete the questions.
Indirect questions listening/speaking (PDF)
(Indirect questions Youtube video mp4)
4 Indirect questions challenge(with audio and answers)
An exercise to introduce or review indirect questions.
Indirect questions challenge (PDF)
5 Celebrity interview: advanced reported speech with academic reporting verbs (with audio and answers)
This is a more advanced reported speech exercise for listening/speaking or writing students. I’ve noticed that even quite good students often have trouble using a variety of reporting verbs. In this exercise, students listen to a interview with a celebrity and write sentences using the specified reporting verbs.
Celebrity interview: reported speech (PDF)
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This is an exercise for academic writing, or any kind of advanced writing. I’ve noticed over years that students just didn’t get “reporting verbs”. They had a lot of trouble introducing paraphrasing and quotations. I have never got around to doing anything about it before. But I’m pretty proud of this exercise. It makes a nice writing lesson to go along with essay writing activities that require doing some research. Bringing the research into an essay requires paraphrasing and quotations. Reporting verbs are often quite flexible and difficult to explain but this activity helps generate discussion and a better understanding of their various uses.
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- 1. Harry, “I will buy some milk on my way home.” Harry said that . he would buy some milk on his way home
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- 3. Sara, “Can I go to the cinema with you?” Sara asked me . if she could go to the cinema with me
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- 6. Mark, “I am looking for my phone.” Mark said that . he was looking for his phone
- 7. Paula, “You should start your own business.” Paula told me that . I had to start my own business
- 8. Sally, “Where did Kevin go on Friday night?” Sally asked me . where Kevin had gone on Friday night
- 9. Matthew, “Will you take the dog for a walk?” Matthew asked me . if I would take the dog for a walk
- 10. Ryan, “I have already watered the flowers.” Ryan said that . he had already watered the flowers
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Perfect English Grammar. Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: ( Click here to read the explanations about reported speech ) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy)
Reported speech 2. Reported requests and orders. Reported speech exercise. Reported questions - worksheet. Indirect speech - worksheet. Worksheets pdf - print. Grammar worksheets - handouts. Grammar - lessons. Reported speech - grammar notes.
Welcome to the Reported Speech worksheets section, where you can find a number of free printable lesson handouts that you can use at home or with the students. ... Elementary (24) Pre-Intermediate (117) Intermediate (143) Upper-Intermediate Advanced (72) ... Activities to practise the reported speech based on a funny video from Steve Harvey's ...
RS007 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS006 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS005 - Reported Speech - Introductory Verbs Advanced. RS004 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS003 - Reporting Verbs Intermediate. RS002 - Reported Speech Intermediate. RS001 - Reported Speech Intermediate. Reported Speech - English Grammar Exercises.
Rewrite the demands/requests in indirect speech. The passenger requested the taxi driver, "Stop the car.". → The passenger requested the taxi driver . to + same wording as in direct speech. The mother told her son, "Don't be so loud.". → The mother told her son . not to + same wording as in direct speech, but remove don't.
In English grammar, reported speech is used to tell someone what another person said. It takes another person's words (direct speech) to create a report of what they said (indirect speech.) With the following direct and indirect speech exercises, it will be easier to understand how reported speech works.
ESL Reporting Modal Verbs Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Identifying, Matching, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Writing a Paragraph - Intermediate (B1) - 30 minutes. In this useful reported speech worksheet, students learn the indirect form of four modal verbs and practice using them in reported speech. First, students read a short dialogue and ...
Level: elementary. Language: English (en) ID: 400036. 04/10/2020. Country code: AR. Country: Argentina. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Reported speech (2013113) Recognize the correct answer.
To change an imperative sentence into a reported indirect sentence, use to for imperative and not to for negative sentences. Never use the word that in your indirect speech. Another rule is to remove the word please. Instead, say request or say. For example: "Please don't interrupt the event," said the host.
This lesson contains interactive exercises to help you practice direct speech and reported speech (indirect speech). Reported speech means to say what someone else said, without actually quoting them. Meaning, you don't necessarily use their own words. Do these exercises and check your answers automatically! A free worksheet is available too, if you share the page.
Exercises. 2315 Backshift of tenses in Reported speech - Exercise. 2321 Conversion of time phrases in Reported speech - Exercise. 2317 Pronouns in Reported speech - Exercise. 2327 Reported commands - affirmative sentences - Exercise. 2329 Reported commands - negations - Exercise. 2323 Reported questions - Exercise.
Questions and imperatives in indirect speech. Download full-size image from Pinterest. We use the normal order of words in reported questions: subject + verb. We don't use an auxiliary verb like do or did. When we report an order or instruction, we use the form ask or tell someone to do something. Pronoun changes in indirect speech
Exercises: indirect speech. Reported speech - present. Reported speech - past. Reported speech - questions. Reported questions - write. Reported speech - imperatives. Reported speech - modals. Indirect speech - tenses 1. Indirect speech - tenses 2.
Reported speech exercises: questions. Reported statements in English. Direct and indirect speech. Elementary and intermediate exercises esl.
1 Reported speech listening/speaking (with audio and answers) Reported speech is an essential but sometimes overlooked aspect of English grammar. This is a fairly elementary exercise. Students can try to complete the speech bubbles. Then they can listen to the audio to compare answers. Subscribe to get full access to the latest and best ...
Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher. ... elementary. Language: English (en ... (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Reported speech (2013113) Reported speech, reporting verbs. Other contents: Reporting verbs ...
Level: ELEMENTARY. Language: English (en) ID: 2221164. 22/11/2022. Country code: AR. Country: Argentina. School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) (1061958) Main content: Reported speech (2013113) MATCH , DIRECT SPEECH AND REPORTED SPEECH.
RS008 - Reported Questions. RS007 - Reported Speech. RS006 - Reported Speech. RS005 - Reported Speech. RS004 - Reported Speech. RS003 - Reported Speech. RS002 - Reported Speech - Mixed Exercises. RS001 - Reported Speech - Mixed Exercises. Adjective and Adverbs - Downloadable PDF Worksheets for English Language Learners - Intermediate Level (B1)
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Reported Speech — Mixed. Finish the sentences using Reported speech. 1. Harry, "I will buy some milk on my way home.". Harry said that. 2. Sue, "How many books have you read?". Sue asked me. 3.
Liveworksheets transforms your traditional printable worksheets into self-correcting interactive exercises that the students can do online and send to the teacher. ... Reported Speech Reported Speech. Loading ad... Yulia. Member for 4 years Age: 13+ Level: Elementary. Language: English (en) ID: 77207. 31/03/2020. Country code: MT.
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