Reported Speech. Grammar

1. Sentence auction
These sentences are for sale. Some of them are correct, but some contain mistakes. You should buy as many correct sentences as possible, but try not to waste your money on the incorrect sentences!

1. She wanted to know whether I had the fight details.
2. He was wondering whether he could buy a kilt.
3. She demanded me to call her.
4. I asked her how she was doing.
5. I asked her if she was prepared for it.
6. She asked me if I could turn on my web cam.
7. She couldn’t stop asking whether I had a haircut.
8. She asked weather I could write a letter for her.
9. She wanted to know if I had gone shopping.
10. She asked whether I has passed all my exams.

2. For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.

1. Last week, our teacher told us that we __________ a spelling test at the end of the week on Friday.

1. can have
2. did have
3. would have
4. had had   

2. Three days ago a friend told me that she was going to visit me ____________ but she didn't arrive.

1. tomorrow   
2. next day
3. the day before
4. the next day

3. When I spoke to Belen, yesterday, she said that she ________ to a party the night before.

1. went
2. had gone
3. was going   
4. did go   

4. The teacher asked us about our favourite sports and everybody said that they _____ football.

1. liked
2. are liking
3. were liking
4. had like   

5. I spoke to Obedan on his mobile and asked him where he was. He told me that he ___________ in the airport, waiting for his flight.

1. sat
2. was sitting
3. had sat
4. has sat

   

6. On Tuesday, Abdul told the teacher that he had missed the lesson ______________ because he had gone to the embassy in London.

1. yesterday   
2. before day
3. the before day
4. the day before

7. Last week, David telephoned the school and said that he _____________ to school because he had a headache.

1. didn't come
2. couldn't come
3. doesn't come
4. wasn't come   

8. Guilherme told us that he _____ studying in England but that he didn't like English food.

1. likes
2. liked
3. had liked   
4. was liking

   

9. When we asked her, Jiang told us that she ______________ a ghost.

1. A never saw   
2. never seen
3. had never seen
4. did never see

10. Maria told us that she was going to visit ___ parents in Italy the next week and wouldn't come to class.

1. my   
2. her   
3. your   
4. their   

11. Emrah said that he ________ Brad Pitt on a street in Bristol the day before but nobody believed him.

1. saw   
2. had saw
3. seen
4. had seen

   

12. I remember last month our teacher told us he would buy us chocolate _____________ but he forgot and he never bought us any.

1. next week   
2. the next week
3. the after week
4. after week   

3.Choose an appropriate variant

1.      Robert said, "I want to renew my domain."

1. Robert said that I want to renew my domain.
2. Robert said that he wanted to renew his domain.
3. Robert said that he will renew his domain.
4. Robert said that he renews his domain.

2.      Gina said, "I am unable to upload files using FTP."

1. Gina said that she was unable to upload files using FTP.
2. Gina said me that she is unable to upload files using FTP.
3. Gina said that we are unable to upload files using FTP.
4. Gina said I was unable to upload files using FTP.

3.      Tania said, "Could you change my domain name?"

1. Tania asked if she could change the domain name.
2. Tania asked if we could change her domain name.
3. Tania said if I can change my domain name?
4. Tania wanted to know if she can change her domain name.

4.      Jerry said, "I want to renew my account."

1. Jerry said that he wanted to renew his account.
2. Jerry said that he will renew his account.
3. Jerry said that I wanted to renew my account.
4. Jerry said he wanted to renewed his account.

5.      Harry said, "My web site is not working."

1. Harry said that his Web site will not work.
2. Harry said us that his Web site is not working.
3. Harry said my Web site is not working.
4. Harry said that his Web site was not working.

6.      Tom said, "Why did you charge me?"

1. Tom asked that why have you charged me.
2. Tom asked why we had charged him.
3. Tom asked why we charge him.
4. Tom asked if we charged him.

7.      Nancy said, "I need extra disk space."

1. Nancy said that she needed extra disk space.
2. Nancy said that she would need extra disk space.
3. Nancy said that I need extra disk space.
4. Nancy said that she may need extra disk space.

8.      Jenna said, "I will update my credit card details within 2 days."

1. Jenna said me that she will update her credit card details within 2 days.
2. Jenna said that she is updating her credit card details within 2 days.
3. Jenna said that she will need to update her credit card within 2 days.
4. Jenna said that she would update her credit card details within 2 days.

9.      Pluto said,"I don't want to continue with this membership."

1. Pluto said that he don't want to continue with this membership.
2. Pluto said that he did not want to continue with that membership.
3. Pluto said that he does not wanted to continue with this membership.
4. Pluto said that he will not want to continue with that membership.

10.      Camy said, "Why are my e-mails bouncing back?"

1. Camy wanted to know why were her e-mails bouncing back.
2. Camy wants to know why my e-mails are bouncing back.
3. Camy said that why her e-mails are bouncing back.
4. Camy siad that my e-mails are bouncing back 

5.Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1. “Where is my umbrella? she asked.

She asked______________________

2. “How are you?” Martin asked us.

Martin asked us_______________________

3. He asked, “Do I have to do it?”

He asked________________________

4. “Where have you been?”  the mother asked her daughter.

The mother asked her daughter_____________________

5. “Which dress do you like best?” she asked her boyfriend.

She asked her boyfriend___________________

6. “What are they doing?” she asked.

She wanted to know___________________

7. “Are you going to the cinema?” he asked me.

He wanted to know________________________

8. The teacher asked “who speaks English?”

The teacher wanted to know_______________________

9. “How do you know that?” she asked me.

She asked me_______________________________

10. “Has Caron talked to Kevin?” my friend asked me.

My friend asked me_______________________________    

5. Mingling activity

Stand up, move around the classroom, and ask everyone in the class five questions, on any subject. Make notes of their answers.

Then sit down and make sentences about the questions you asked, and the answers your classmates gave you.

For example: “I asked Anna if she had done the homework and she said that she had forgotten about it.”

Than make sentences about the questions which your classmates asked you, and your answers to their questions.

For example: “Marco asked me what time I got up this morning, and I told him that I’d got up at seven o’clock.”