English Unite - Reported Speech Worksheet - Free Printable

To rewrite the sentences using reported speech, we need to change the direct quotes into indirect (reported) speech. This involves adjusting the tense and pronouns as necessary. Here are the solutions with explanations:

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1. "Did you finish your homework?"

Sally

- Direct Speech: "Did you finish your homework?"
- Reported Speech: Sally asked if I had finished my homework.

Explanation:
- Change "you" to "I."
- Change "did" (past simple) to "had" (past perfect).

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2. "My friends are coming to my house tomorrow."

Jack

- Direct Speech: "My friends are coming to my house tomorrow."
- Reported Speech: Jack said that his friends were coming to his house the next day.

Explanation:
- Change "are coming" (present continuous) to "were coming" (past continuous).
- Change "my" to "his."
- Change "tomorrow" to "the next day."

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3. "I will call you later."

Mary

- Direct Speech: "I will call you later."
- Reported Speech: Mary said she would call me later.

Explanation:
- Change "will call" (future simple) to "would call" (conditional past).
- Change "I" to "she."
- Change "you" to "me."

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4. "Have you been to China?"

Mark

- Direct Speech: "Have you been to China?"
- Reported Speech: Mark asked if I had been to China.

Explanation:
- Change "have been" (present perfect) to "had been" (past perfect).
- Change "you" to "I."

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5. "Are you going to his party on Friday?"

Ben

- Direct Speech: "Are you going to his party on Friday?"
- Reported Speech: Ben asked if I was going to his party on Friday.

Explanation:
- Change "are going" (present continuous) to "was going" (past continuous).
- Change "you" to "I."

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6. "I did not do it!"

Suzy

- Direct Speech: "I did not do it!"
- Reported Speech: Suzy said she had not done it.

Explanation:
- Change "did not do" (past simple) to "had not done" (past perfect).
- Change "I" to "she."

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7. "I am going to bake you a cake for your birthday."

Jenny

- Direct Speech: "I am going to bake you a cake for your birthday."
- Reported Speech: Jenny said she was going to bake me a cake for my birthday.

Explanation:
- Keep "am going to" (future simple) as "was going to" (future in the past).
- Change "I" to "she."
- Change "you" to "me."
- Change "your" to "my."

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8. "I have been trying to call her for two days."

David

- Direct Speech: "I have been trying to call her for two days."
- Reported Speech: David said he had been trying to call her for two days.

Explanation:
- Change "have been trying" (present perfect continuous) to "had been trying" (past perfect continuous).
- Change "I" to "he."

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9. "I will not be able to meet you after school!"

Henry

- Direct Speech: "I will not be able to meet you after school!"
- Reported Speech: Henry said he would not be able to meet me after school.

Explanation:
- Change "will not be able to" (future simple) to "would not be able to" (conditional past).
- Change "I" to "he."
- Change "you" to "me."

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10. "We had a great time!"

Ron

- Direct Speech: "We had a great time!"
- Reported Speech: Ron said they had had a great time.

Explanation:
- Change "had" (past simple) to "had had" (past perfect).
- Change "we" to "they."

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Final Answers:

1. Sally asked if I had finished my homework.
2. Jack said that his friends were coming to his house the next day.
3. Mary said she would call me later.
4. Mark asked if I had been to China.
5. Ben asked if I was going to his party on Friday.
6. Suzy said she had not done it.
7. Jenny said she was going to bake me a cake for my birthday.
8. David said he had been trying to call her for two days.
9. Henry said he would not be able to meet me after school.
10. Ron said they had had a great time.

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Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{ Sally asked if I had finished my homework.} \\
2. & \text{ Jack said that his friends were coming to his house the next day.} \\
3. & \text{ Mary said she would call me later.} \\
4. & \text{ Mark asked if I had been to China.} \\
5. & \text{ Ben asked if I was going to his party on Friday.} \\
6. & \text{ Suzy said she had not done it.} \\
7. & \text{ Jenny said she was going to bake me a cake for my birthday.} \\
8. & \text{ David said he had been trying to call her for two days.} \\
9. & \text{ Henry said he would not be able to meet me after school.} \\
10. & \text{ Ron said they had had a great time.}
\end{aligned}
}
\]