Reported Speech – based on Matura Success Pre-Intermediate

Task 1. Change direct speech into reported speech. Make all the necessary changes. (29p)

1. ‘He works in the bank’, they told me. (1p)
They told me ………………………………………………….
2. ‘She doesn’t like going to parties’, my friends said. (1p)
My friends said ………………………………………………
3. ‘We’re working and we can’t help you’, Tom told us. (2p)
Tom told us …………………………………………………..
4. ‘I am really sorry but I won’t visit you because I have a lot of work’, Anna told me. (3p)
Anna told me …………………………………………………
5. ‘I have found some great trainers and I will buy them’, Tony said. (2p)
Tony said ……………………………………………………...
6. ‘We did our homework last week’, the children told us. (3p)
The children told us ……………………………………………
7. ‘I can’t stay long because my friends are coming at 6p.m.’, Tina told me. (3p)
Tina told me ……………………………………………………
8. ‘I don’t go to the gym very often this year’, Sarah said. (2p)
Sarah said ……………………………………………………….
9. ‘I have never been there before but I like this place – it’s amazing’, she said. (4p)
She said ………………………………………………………….
10. ‘I think I saw you yesterday in the park but I know you didn’t see me’, Adam said. (8p)
Adam said ………………………………………………………


Task 2. Change reported speech into direct speech: (6p)

1. She told me that she hadn’t heard from John yet. (1p)
“……………………………………………………………”

2. Tom said that he couldn’t swim. (1p)
“……………………………………………………………”

3. She said that the TV wasn’t working. (1p)
“……………………………………………………………”

4. My brother told me that he was happy because Ronaldo had left the hospital the day before. (2p)
“……………………………………………………………”

5. Konrad told me that he had a lot of problems at university. (1p)
“……………………………………………………………”
Autor: Aneta Kogut

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