Reported speech
Reporting verbs 1
Reporting verbs 2
Change into direct speech.
Correct the mistakes
100

“Get out of bed!” told she.

She told them to get out of bed.

100

“You really should go training more often.”

He encouraged me to go training more often.

100

I hope you apologised for_____ (lose) Sam’s pen. 

losing

100

He told me not to leave the door open.

Don’t leave the door open.

100

She told to him she was tired.

She told him she was tired.

200

“Will you open your window, please?”  asked he.

He asked me if I would open my window.

200

“No, I won’t tell a lie.”

 She refused to tell a lie.

200

My sports teacher encouraged me ______ (take up) climbing.

to take up

200

She asked me if I’d ever been to Paris.

Have you ever been to Paris?

200

I asked him what he is crying about.

I asked him what he was crying about.

300

“I can do the shopping for you ”, said he. 

He offered to do the shopping for me.

300

“Alright, I’ll write Jake’s essay.”

 He agreed write Jake’s essay.

300

I didn’t suggest  ______ (leave) your bicycle here.

leaving/that you leave

300

She asked him if he’d look after her bags.

Would/Will you look after my bags?

300

She asked me what did I want to watch.

She asked me what I wanted to watch.

400

“I think I’m going to be sick”, said he. 

She said she thought she was going to be sick.

400

“Don’t drink the water!”

He told us not to drink the water.

400

We agreed  ______(not tell) anyone about the crime we had committed.

not to tell

400

They said they couldn’t wait any longer.

We can’t wait any longer.

400

He told that he had been to prison.

He said/told us that he had been to prison.

500

“Have you found your lost handbag?” asked he.

He asked her if she had found her lost  handbag.

500

“I’ve never met a murderer.”

 She said she’d never met a murderer.

500

Who recommended that you ___ (join) the police force?

join

500

She said she’d bought a new burglar alarm.

I’ve bought a new burglar alarm.

500

I apologised for eat the last sandwich.

I apologised for eating the last sandwich.

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