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Reported Speech Practice

The document provides examples of direct and reported speech to practice converting between the two formats. It includes quotes from various speakers and instructions to rewrite them in reported speech. For example, it provides the direct quote "Laura: we will catch the train tomorrow" and asks the reader to rewrite this as reported speech. It also includes longer passages and questions to rewrite from direct to reported speech or vice versa. The document aims to provide practice with transforming quotes and statements between the grammatical formats of direct and reported speech.

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Reported Speech Practice

The document provides examples of direct and reported speech to practice converting between the two formats. It includes quotes from various speakers and instructions to rewrite them in reported speech. For example, it provides the direct quote "Laura: we will catch the train tomorrow" and asks the reader to rewrite this as reported speech. It also includes longer passages and questions to rewrite from direct to reported speech or vice versa. The document aims to provide practice with transforming quotes and statements between the grammatical formats of direct and reported speech.

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IES LA ARBOLEDA

REPORTED SPEECH PRACTICE

1.- CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH


- Laura: we will catch the train tomorrow.
- Tom: Hi, John.
- Lucas: Mary, where is your brother?
- John: Ruben, dont make so much. Im trying to study.
- Sarah: I went to the supermarket 5 minutes ago.
- Linda: are you coming to the beach with us, Sandra?
- John: Im sorry for being so rude.
2.- CHANGE INTO REPORTED SPEECH.-
-Pam: I went to the cinema yesterday
-Lucy: Listen to this song, Anna!.
-Frank: What s your job, Mike?
-Jude: My sister is working now
-Ralph: Does your husband feel better, Sue?
3.- REPORTED SPEECH.- Report in your own words the following sentences.
a) Betty: Albert, we saw your brother yesterday.
b) Louise: Mark, when is your birthday?
c) Robert: I will have dinner with John tomorrow.
d)Elisbeth: Stephen, answer the phone.

4.- REPORTED SPEECH.- Change the following sentences into Reported or Direct
Speech.
1.- Tom said: Ralph, you didnt come to work yesterday
2.- The president said that all his partners had disappointed him.
3.- The teacher to the students: Bring your homework tomorrow.
4.- Mark asked Tim why he thought that way.
5.- Mel asked Albert: Are you coming to the party tonight?
6.- Robert said that the concert had finished two hours before.
7.- Mark said to Pit: dont lie to me again.
8.- They asked us what the police knew about this situation.
9.- Sue said she had to leave before it was dark as her driving could be dangerous at
night
10.- Liz to her boss: if you dont give me a pay rise, Ill resign
11.- My neighbour told me not to smoke in his house because children lived there
12.- Ferdinand to Pam: Where are your parents now?
13.- Sean suggested going to the theatre the following week?
14.- Dave: If she has studied hard, she will have no problem
15.- My mother asked me why I had made that decision.
16.- Mariah asked: What does your father feel about your divorce, Louise?
17.- Gustav promised that he hadnt spoken behind my back some hours before.
18.- Thomas told Martha: marry me or youll regret it
19.- Susan: I wont be able to do it, unless you help me, Sarah
20.- My parents told me they would lend me all they money I needed.

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