GRAMMAR DRILL

DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH

NAME:

1 Write D (Direct Speech) or R (Reported Speech). 3 Circle the correct answer.

1 Laura said that she wanted new shoes. R 1 Last Friday she said she was / is part of the

2 She said, “I don’t want to go to the party.” D new summer play.

3 Oliver told us not to wait for him. R 2 Yesterday he asked / asks me if I could help

4 George said, “I will finish the next book in a year.” him with grammar.

D 3 Mr. López said, “Don’t run / ran in the hallways!”

5 He asked, “Could you bring soap for the 4 My mother always told / tells me to work hard

experiment tomorrow?” D for my dreams.

6 “Did you bring the milk and eggs?”, asked 5 My parents asked / told, “Doctor, is our little

my mother. D boy going to be okay?”

7 Susana told us not to play in the chemistry 6 Miss García told me to bring / brought the

laboratory. R homework tomorrow and she would grade it.

7 “The practice starts at 10:00 o’clock. Don’t be
2 Underline the phrases in direct speech and circle
late,” said /asked my coach.
the phrases in reported speech.

Sandra:  The other day, Mrs. Olivia said that the 4 Match the columns.
exam was going to be difficult, do you
1 S he said she wanted a He said, “I work
believe her? a chocolate. in a hospital.”
Mario:  I don’t know. She also said that if we 2 T
 hey asked me to b “Can you pick up
studied, we would pass. work with them. my bicycle?”
3 M
 y father told me c She said, “I want
Sandra:  I know, but she literally said, “This exam
to take care of a chocolate.”
will be harder than the last one,” and I failed the my sister.
d My father told me,
last one. 4 H
 e said he worked “Take care of
in a hospital. your sister.”
Mario:  Don’t worry, she told me, “Study from the
5 H
 e said that he e They asked,
guide, and last month’s topics.”
knew my brother. “Do you want to
Sandra:  That’s great! 6 L eticia said that work with us?”

Mario:  Yes, she said, “Study the simple present and she wanted to go to f He said, “I know
the mall. your brother.”
simple past, your irregular verbs, and what we
7 A
 lex asked me to g She said, “I want
saw last month.”
pick up his bicycle. to go to the mall.”
Sandra:  Wow! That’s a lot. But I’m glad she told you
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GRAMMAR DRILL
DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH

5 Rewrite the sentences with the correct 2 H

 e asked me if it was the first time I visited
punctuation. Mérida. (direct)
He asked, “Is it the first time that
1 M
 y aunt asked me, Carlos, do you know how to you visit Mérida?”
use an app?
My aunt asked me, “Carlos, do you know how
3 M
 y brother told me that he wanted to go to the
to use an app?” movies. (direct)

2 M
 iss Rodríguez said, “You can go to the library My brother told me, “I want to go to the movies.”
to look for information”
Miss Rodríguez said, “You can go to the library
4 M
 iss Lola said, “Please bring the finished exercise
to look for information.” tomorrow.” (reported)
Miss Lola said to please bring the finished
3 My friend said “Please invite everyone to the fair.” exercise tomorrow.

My friend said, “Please invite everyone to the fair.” 5 “ I want to speak to the manager, please,” she said.
(reported)
4 Elena said, that she ran a marathon last weekend. She said that she wanted to speak
to the manager.
Elena said that she ran a marathon last weekend.
6 José said that he did his homework after
5 “Fabián, could you pass me the salt, please”?
basketball practice. (direct)
“Fabián, could you pass me the salt, please?” José said, “I do my homework after
basketball practice.”

6 Check (✓) the sentences that are correct. 8 Complete the sentences with your own ideas,
using the cues.
  1  “Hand over all the money!” say the thief.
1 My teacher said, “…”
✓   2 She said that the cake would be ready
Students’ own answers.
in five minutes.
✓   3 My teacher told us to choose our 2 My father asked me…
teammates. Students’ own answers.

  4 “Yes!” she exclaims, “I saw him just five 3 My best friend said that…
minutes ago.”
Students’ own answers.
  5 Last month I tell my brother that I would
buy the tickets for the theater. 4 “…” she said.
Students’ own answers.
✓   6 My teacher said she wanted our projects
next week. 5 He asked, “…”
  7 Hugo asks, “Can you help me study for the Students’ own answers.
English exam”?
6 They told me…
7 Rewrite the sentences to create direct or Students’ own answers.
reported speech.
7 My brother / sister said, “…”
1 S he said, “You don’t have to worry anymore.”
Students’ own answers.
(reported)
She said that I didn’t have to worry anymore.
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