Reported speech
Reported speech questions, imperatives
Reported speech - verb patterns
100

"You should start a new hobby, Mr. Jenkins", the doctor said.
take
The Doctor advised ...................... a new hobby.

Mr. Jenkins to take up.

100

'What's your name?' he asked.
KNOW
He ..... what my name was.

wanted to know

100

 'Why don't you come this evening?'
SUGGESTED
She ..... that evening.

suggested coming
suggested that I come
suggested that we come

200

 'You look really tired,' he told her.
SAID
He ..... really tired.

said she looked

200

'You must do your homework tonight.' the teacher said.
TOLD
The teacher ..... my homework that night.

told me to do

200

'I didn't break the window,' said the boy.
DENIED
The boy ..... the window.

denied breaking

300

'I might be late for dinner.' he told me.
INFORMED
He ..... might be late for dinner.

informed me that he
informed me he

300

"How far is Valencia from here?" Pepe asked Almudena.
FAR
Pepe asked Almudena .......................................... from there.

how far Valencia was

300

"Sorry I'm late," Mark whispered as he took his seat in the cinema.
being
Mark apologised .......................

for being late.

400

'I'll call you later tonight,' Keith promised.
WOULD
Keith promised that ..... night.

he would call later that
he would phone later that
he would telephone later that
he would ring later that

400

 'What do you think of the college?' she asked me.
ASKED
She ..... of the college.

asked me what I thought
asked what I thought

400

"Don't play computer games without regular breaks," our parents told us.
WARNED
Our parents .......................................... computer games without taking regular breaks.

warned us not to play

500

I told them not to cross the park at night.
warned
I ........................ the park at night.

warned them about crossing

  ...against crossing.

500

"Did you go on the demonstration on Sunday?" Maria asked Carlos.
GONE
Maria asked Carlos .......................................... the demonstration on Sunday.

whether he had gone on

500

"Remember to give Alan the card," Beryl shouted at me.
reminded
Beryl ......................  the card.

reminded me to give Alan 

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