Reporting Verbs
Choose the correct option to complete the reported statement below!
The boss __________ that two of the office boys had been fired.
a) said b) told
The boss said that two of the office boys had been fired.
Change the following statement into the reported speech using said or told.
“I’ll tell them the news on Saturday”, Maria said.
Maria said that she would tell them the news on Saturday.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“What are you doing after school today?”, my friend asked me.
My friend asked me what I was doing after school that day.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Are you having a great time at the party?”, I asked.
I asked my guests if they were having a great time at the party.
Change the direct 'order' below into a reported speech.
“Bring me some food”, the beggar said to me.
The beggar told me to bring her some food.
Choose the correct option to complete the reported statement below!
Mary __________ her teacher that she couldn’t do it without her help.
a) said b) told c) agreed
Mary told her teacher that she couldn’t do it without her help.
Change the following statement into the reported speech using said or told.
“I’m trying to listen to the music”, Rick said.
Rick said that he was trying to listen to the music.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“What sports are you good at?”, my PT asked me.
My PT asked me what sports I was good at.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Should I rewrite this essay?”, I asked my teacher.
I asked my teacher if I should rewrite that essay.
Change the direct 'request' below into a reported speech.
“Would you mind lending me a pencil?”, the girl said to him.
The girl asked him to lend her a pencil.
Choose the correct option to complete the reported statement below!
The coach to the player= “If you don't come to practice, I'll drop you from the team!!!”
The coach ____________ to drop the player from the team.
a) advised b) threatened c) complained d) ordered
The coach threatened to drop the player from the team.
Change the following statement into the reported speech using said or told.
“I must go out to walk my dog”, he said.
He said that he had to go out to walk my dog.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“How long have you lived in Rotterdam?”, my friend asked me.
My friend asked me how long I had lived in Rotterdam.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Can you help me fix my fences?”, my neighbour asked me.
My neighbour asked me if I could help him to fix his fences.
Change the direct 'request' below into a reported speech.
“Could you bring the book tonight?”, Alice said to me.
Alice asked me to bring the book that night.
Choose the correct option to complete the reported statement below!
a)refused b) begged c) suggested d) ordered
“Please, please! Give me some more money!!”
The little girl ____________ her elder sister to give her more pocket money.
The little girl begged her elder sister to give her more pocket money.
Change the following statement into the reported speech using said or told.
The family to the school manager= “We don’t know where our daughter is”.
The family told the school manager that they did not know where their daughter was.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Why must you leave now?”, I asked my niece.
I asked my niece why she had to leave then.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Have you ever done bungee jumping?”, she asked me.
She wanted to know if I had ever done bungee jumping. / She asked me if I had ever done bungee jumping.
Change the direct 'order' below into a reported speech.
“Do your homework!”, the teacher said to the students.
The teacher told the students to do their homework.
Choose the correct option to complete the reported statement below!
"Put your gun down! Now!"
The police ____________ the man to put his gun down immediately.
a)refused b) threatened c) admitted d) ordered
The police ordered the man to put his gun down immediately.
Change the following statement into the reported speech using said or told.
“My grandfather was a pilot”, Olivia said.
Olivia said that her grandfather had been a pilot.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Where will you live after graduation?”, I asked my students.
I asked my students where they would live after graduation.
Change the direct question below into a reported question.
“Will you be sixteen next July?”, I asked Greg.
I asked Greg if he would be sixteen next July.
Change the direct 'order' below into a reported speech.
“Don’t threaten me!”, Eric said to the bully.
Eric told the bully not to threaten him.