Reported Speech worksheet with exercises for converting direct speech to reported speech.
Worksheet titled "Reported Speech" with exercises on reported statements and commands, and reported general and special questions, featuring purple flowers and colorful borders.
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Step-by-step solution for: Long a Worksheets for Speech Therapy Practice 4 Pages UK
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Step-by-step solution for: Long a Worksheets for Speech Therapy Practice 4 Pages UK
The task in the image is to convert direct speech into reported (indirect) speech. Reported speech involves changing the tense and pronouns of the original statement or question to reflect that it is being reported rather than spoken directly.
1. Tense Changes:
- Present Simple → Past Simple
- Present Continuous → Past Continuous
- Present Perfect → Past Perfect
- Future Simple → Would + Infinitive
- Modal Verbs (can, could, will, would, etc.) may change depending on the context.
2. Pronoun Changes:
- First-person pronouns (I, my, me) are changed to third-person pronouns (he/she, his/her, him/her).
- Second-person pronouns (you) are changed to third-person pronouns based on the context.
- Third-person pronouns remain the same unless the subject changes.
3. Time Expressions:
- Words like "today" become "that day," "tomorrow" becomes "the next day," and "yesterday" becomes "the previous day."
4. Question Words:
- Direct questions are converted into statements in reported speech.
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#### 1. Reported Statements and Commands:
1. She said, “I can stay at home.”
- Reported: She said she could stay at home.
2. He said, “I live in London.”
- Reported: He said he lived in London.
3. Tom said to him, “I phoned you.”
- Reported: Tom told him he had phoned him.
4. I said, “I will go to the party.”
- Reported: I said I would go to the party.
5. He said, “I’ve just finished it.”
- Reported: He said he had just finished it.
6. Ben said, “The train leaves at 5.”
- Reported: Ben said the train left at 5.
7. Liz said, “Kate took my book.”
- Reported: Liz said Kate had taken her book.
8. Paul said, “Pam is writing a test.”
- Reported: Paul said Pam was writing a test.
9. I said, “Tim was in the hospital.”
- Reported: I said Tim was in the hospital.
10. He said, “I’ve lost my key.”
- Reported: He said he had lost his key.
11. She said to us, “Stand up!”
- Reported: She told us to stand up.
12. He said to them, “Don’t sleep!”
- Reported: He told them not to sleep.
13. They said to me, “Run!”
- Reported: They told me to run.
14. I said to him, “Don’t take it!”
- Reported: I told him not to take it.
15. She said to me, “Don’t talk!”
- Reported: She told me not to talk.
16. He said to us, “Write the test!”
- Reported: He told us to write the test.
17. My mum said to me, “Stop it!”
- Reported: My mum told me to stop it.
18. She said to him, “Don’t smoke!”
- Reported: She told him not to smoke.
19. He said to her: “Call me at 11!”
- Reported: He told her to call him at 11.
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#### 2. Reported General and Special Questions:
1. She asked, “Do you like to sing?”
- Reported: She asked if I liked to sing.
2. Tim asked, “Did you visit London?”
- Reported: Tim asked if I had visited London.
3. I asked, “Was your trip OK?”
- Reported: I asked if their trip had been OK.
4. He asked, “Will you arrive at 6?”
- Reported: He asked if I would arrive at 6.
5. She asked, “Were you at home?”
- Reported: She asked if I had been at home.
6. He asked her, “Can you swim?”
- Reported: He asked her if she could swim.
7. They asked, “Does she ski well?”
- Reported: They asked if she skied well.
8. I asked, “Have you seen my dog?”
- Reported: I asked if they had seen my dog.
9. We asked, “Were you in Spain?”
- Reported: We asked if they had been in Spain.
10. Kate asked, “Is Bill at school?”
- Reported: Kate asked if Bill was at school.
11. I asked, “Where do you live?”
- Reported: I asked where they lived.
12. He asked, “Why are you crying?”
- Reported: He asked why I was crying.
13. I asked, “Why didn’t you come?”
- Reported: I asked why they hadn’t come.
14. They asked, “What do you play?”
- Reported: They asked what I played.
15. We asked, “What has he seen?”
- Reported: We asked what he had seen.
16. She asked, “When will he come?”
- Reported: She asked when he would come.
17. I asked, “What is he doing?”
- Reported: I asked what he was doing.
18. We asked, “Why was he absent?”
- Reported: We asked why he had been absent.
19. He asked, “Where are you from?”
- Reported: He asked where I was from.
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The solutions are provided above for both sections. Each sentence has been converted into reported speech following the rules of tense and pronoun changes.
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\text{See detailed solutions above.}
}
Key Rules for Reported Speech:
1. Tense Changes:
- Present Simple → Past Simple
- Present Continuous → Past Continuous
- Present Perfect → Past Perfect
- Future Simple → Would + Infinitive
- Modal Verbs (can, could, will, would, etc.) may change depending on the context.
2. Pronoun Changes:
- First-person pronouns (I, my, me) are changed to third-person pronouns (he/she, his/her, him/her).
- Second-person pronouns (you) are changed to third-person pronouns based on the context.
- Third-person pronouns remain the same unless the subject changes.
3. Time Expressions:
- Words like "today" become "that day," "tomorrow" becomes "the next day," and "yesterday" becomes "the previous day."
4. Question Words:
- Direct questions are converted into statements in reported speech.
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Solution:
#### 1. Reported Statements and Commands:
1. She said, “I can stay at home.”
- Reported: She said she could stay at home.
2. He said, “I live in London.”
- Reported: He said he lived in London.
3. Tom said to him, “I phoned you.”
- Reported: Tom told him he had phoned him.
4. I said, “I will go to the party.”
- Reported: I said I would go to the party.
5. He said, “I’ve just finished it.”
- Reported: He said he had just finished it.
6. Ben said, “The train leaves at 5.”
- Reported: Ben said the train left at 5.
7. Liz said, “Kate took my book.”
- Reported: Liz said Kate had taken her book.
8. Paul said, “Pam is writing a test.”
- Reported: Paul said Pam was writing a test.
9. I said, “Tim was in the hospital.”
- Reported: I said Tim was in the hospital.
10. He said, “I’ve lost my key.”
- Reported: He said he had lost his key.
11. She said to us, “Stand up!”
- Reported: She told us to stand up.
12. He said to them, “Don’t sleep!”
- Reported: He told them not to sleep.
13. They said to me, “Run!”
- Reported: They told me to run.
14. I said to him, “Don’t take it!”
- Reported: I told him not to take it.
15. She said to me, “Don’t talk!”
- Reported: She told me not to talk.
16. He said to us, “Write the test!”
- Reported: He told us to write the test.
17. My mum said to me, “Stop it!”
- Reported: My mum told me to stop it.
18. She said to him, “Don’t smoke!”
- Reported: She told him not to smoke.
19. He said to her: “Call me at 11!”
- Reported: He told her to call him at 11.
---
#### 2. Reported General and Special Questions:
1. She asked, “Do you like to sing?”
- Reported: She asked if I liked to sing.
2. Tim asked, “Did you visit London?”
- Reported: Tim asked if I had visited London.
3. I asked, “Was your trip OK?”
- Reported: I asked if their trip had been OK.
4. He asked, “Will you arrive at 6?”
- Reported: He asked if I would arrive at 6.
5. She asked, “Were you at home?”
- Reported: She asked if I had been at home.
6. He asked her, “Can you swim?”
- Reported: He asked her if she could swim.
7. They asked, “Does she ski well?”
- Reported: They asked if she skied well.
8. I asked, “Have you seen my dog?”
- Reported: I asked if they had seen my dog.
9. We asked, “Were you in Spain?”
- Reported: We asked if they had been in Spain.
10. Kate asked, “Is Bill at school?”
- Reported: Kate asked if Bill was at school.
11. I asked, “Where do you live?”
- Reported: I asked where they lived.
12. He asked, “Why are you crying?”
- Reported: He asked why I was crying.
13. I asked, “Why didn’t you come?”
- Reported: I asked why they hadn’t come.
14. They asked, “What do you play?”
- Reported: They asked what I played.
15. We asked, “What has he seen?”
- Reported: We asked what he had seen.
16. She asked, “When will he come?”
- Reported: She asked when he would come.
17. I asked, “What is he doing?”
- Reported: I asked what he was doing.
18. We asked, “Why was he absent?”
- Reported: We asked why he had been absent.
19. He asked, “Where are you from?”
- Reported: He asked where I was from.
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Final Answer:
The solutions are provided above for both sections. Each sentence has been converted into reported speech following the rules of tense and pronoun changes.
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\text{See detailed solutions above.}
}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of worksheet for speech.
