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Exercise on Reported Speech

Rewrite the sentences in reported speech. Change pronouns and time expressions where necessary.

She said, "I am reading."

→ She said that
They said, "We are busy."
→ They said that
He said, "I know a better restaurant."
→ He said that
She said, "I woke up early."
→ She said that
He said, "I will ring her."
→ He said that
They said, "We have just arrived."
→ They said that
He said, "I will clean the car."
→ He said that
She said, "I did not say that."
→ She said that
She said, "I don't know where my shoes are."
→ She said that
He said: "I won't tell anyone."
→ He said that
They said, "This is our book."
→ They said
She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."
→ She said
He said, "I am writing a test tomorrow."
→ He said
You said, "I will do this for him."
→ You said
She said, "I am not hungry now."
→ She said
They said, "We have never been here before."
→ They said
They said, "We were in London last week."
→ They said
He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."
→ He said
He said, "They won't sleep."
→ He said
She said, "It is very quiet here."
→ She said

DIREKTNI / INDIREKTNI GOVOR

1'What is your name?' he asked me.

2'Where are your parents?' Uncle Bill asked us

3'Will you help me carry the box, please?' Dad asked

4'What time will you be home?' Mum asked me

5'Can you play the guitar?' he asked her.

6'Who was at the door?' David asked Janet

7'Where is the post office?' they asked us.

8'When will you do your homework?' Meg asked me

9The boss asked me, 'Have you finished those reports?

10John asked Sam, 'Do you like computer games?

11'Will you give me a lift to work, please?' he asked her.

12'Where is your jacket?' she asked him.
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Prebacite pitanje u indirektni govor

1'Do you enjoy being famous?' ...Simon asked him if/whether he enjoy being famous....

2'What is the best part of your job?'

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3'What do you find difficult about acting?'
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4'How many films have you starred in?'
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5'What is your favourite film?'
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6'Have you met many other famous people?"
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7'Where would you most like to make a film?
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8'Have you visited many interesting places?'
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9'What are your plans for the future?'
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10'Are you happy with your life?'
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11. The teacher said to the student, 'Come and see me after the lesson.'

The teacher asked the student to go and see him / her after the lesson

12.He said 'Shall we go out for dinner?'

13.Collin said to Dave, 'Please hold this book for me.'

14.He said toher, 'Close the door, please.'

15.Fathersaid, 'How about going to the beach?'

16.She said, 'Let's watch the game on TV.'

17 He said to them, 'Please, please don't hurt me.'

18.The policeman said to the thieves, Put your hands up!'

19The man said to the waiter, 'Can you bring me some water, please?'

20Jason said to his father, 'Please, please let me go to the party.'

21The librarian said to the boys, 'Don't make so much noise.'

22The chef said to me, 'Put the cake in the oven.'

Tačni odgovori:
1.
2Uncle Bill asked us where our parents were.
3Dad asked if/whether I would help him carry the
box.
4Mum asked me what time I would be home.
5He asked her if/whether she could play the guitar.
6David asked Janet who had been/was at the door.
7They asked us where the post office was.
8Meg asked me when I would do my homework.
9The boss asked me if/whether I had finished thereports.
10John asked Sam if/whether he liked computergames.
11He asked her if/whether she would give him a liftto work.
12She asked him where his jacket was.
2.
2Simon asked him what the best part of his job was
3Simon asked him what he found difficult aboutacting.
4Simon asked him how many films he had stared in
5Simon asked him what his favourite film was.
6Simon asked him if/whether he had met rnanyother famous people.
7Simon asked him where he would most like tomake a.fiim.
8Simon asked him if/whether he had visited many interesting places.
9Simon asked him what his plans for the futurewere.
10Simon asked himif/whether he was happy with his life.
3.
2He suggested going out for dinner.
3Colin asked Dave to hold the book for him.
4He asked her to close the door.
5Father suggested going to the beach.
6She suggested watching the game on TV.
7He begged them not to hurt him.
8The policeman ordered the thieves to put theirhands up.
9The man asked the waiter to bring him somewater.
10Jason begged his father to let him go to theparty.
11The librarian told the boys not to make so muchnoise.
12The chef told me to put the cake in the oven