Grammar 7 : Reported Speech

Summary

I- Course

II- Statements

2-1/ Course

2-2/ Practice

III- Yes / No questions

3-1/ Course

3-2/ Practice

IV- Wh- questions

4-1/ Course

4-2/ Practice

V- Commands

5-1/ Course

5-2/ Practice

5-3/ Exceptions

I- Course

II- Statements

2-1/ Course

II- Statements

2-2/ Practice

Rewrite the following sentences as suggested :

1. "It is raining in London now".

The weatherman said _________________________________________________________________________

2. "I saw a great movie last night".

Loubna said _________________________________________________________________________

3. "We have lived in Rabat for three years".

Anas and Nada said _________________________________________________________________________

4. "I will continue my education in Canada".

Najat told her classmates _________________________________________________________________________

5. "Mark will marry next summer".

Jack told his friends _________________________________________________________________________

6. "Jenny can't come to our party".

Pierre told his wife _________________________________________________________________________

7. "I met one of my old friends at the beach last summer".

Hamid said _________________________________________________________________________

8. "You must do the exercises on page 9".

Mr.Brown told his students _________________________________________________________________________

9. "My father went to Paris last month".

Imane said _________________________________________________________________________

10. "I'm not feeling well".

David said _________________________________________________________________________

III- Yes / No questions

3-1/ Course

Example

III- Yes / No questions

3-2/ Practice

50. "Can Mr.Smith come to the meeting ?”

The secretary asked _________________________________________________________________________

2. "Has Sarah been to Rabat before ?"

Reda wanted to know _________________________________________________________________________

3. "Are the children at home ?”

The man asked _________________________________________________________________________

4. "Is the teacher in class ?”

A student asked his friend _________________________________________________________________________

5. "Can you clean the board ?”

The teacher asked me _________________________________________________________________________

6. "Have you done well in the exam ?”

Nancy asked Paul _________________________________________________________________________

7. "Is the lesson difficult ?”

The teacher asked _________________________________________________________________________

8. "Have you finished the housework ?”

The mother asked her daughter _________________________________________________________________________

9. "Do you enjoy watching football on TV ?”

My friend asked me _________________________________________________________________________

10. "Does Sara have a job ?”

Ali asked _________________________________________________________________________

IV- Wh- questions

4-1/ Course

Example

IV- Wh- questions

4-2/ Practice

1. "Where is the train station  ?"

A tourist wanted to know _________________________________________________________________________

2. "What time will the train arrive ?"

A passenger wondered _________________________________________________________________________

3. "Why do you hate me ?"

Kamal asked Zineb _________________________________________________________________________

4. "How much money do you need ?"

The father asked his daughter _________________________________________________________________________

5. "How does your friend like coffee ?"

The waiter asked me _________________________________________________________________________

6. "How often do you watch TV ?"

My friend asked me _________________________________________________________________________

7. "What will you do after class ?"

Nabil asked Nabila _________________________________________________________________________

8. "What canI do to pass the exam ?"

Nada asked _________________________________________________________________________

9. "Where did you go the last summer ?"

Noura asked Reda _________________________________________________________________________

10. "Which lesson did the teacher explain yesterday ?"

A student asked his classmate _________________________________________________________________________

V- Commands

5-1/ Course

Example

V- Commands

5-2/ Practice

1. "Drive slowly."

Mr.John told his son _________________________________________________________________________

2. "Don't forget to buy some apples".

The woman told her husband _________________________________________________________________________

3. "Please help me with the homework"

Youness asked his sister _________________________________________________________________________

4. "Don't be late for the meeting"

The manager reminded the workers _________________________________________________________________________

5. "Watch out!"

The sign warned the drivers _________________________________________________________________________

V- Commands

5-3/ Exceptions

1. "You should revise your lessons well”

The teacher advised hEs students __________________________________________________________________________

2. "You’d better exercise every day".

The doctor advised the patient __________________________________________________________________________

3. "Why don t you go home and relax."

Nada advised her friend __________________________________________________________________________

4. "You shouldn’t eat too much at night”.

He advised his son __________________________________________________________________________

5. "Let’s study English!”

My friend suggested __________________________________________________________________________

6. "Why don’t we travel to Marti! after the Exams.”

Huda suggested __________________________________________________________________________