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Reported Speech 1
Name(s)______
Date______Page 1 of 3
1. John asked Mary, "How has your mother been?" John asked Mary how ______mother ______been.
2. John asked me, "Are you studying hard?" John asked me ______I ______studying hard.
3. John asked me, "Did you take my pen yesterday?" John asked me ______I had ______his pen the day ______.
4. John asked me, "When did you graduate?" John asked me ______I had ______.
5. John asked me, "Where were you yesterday?" John asked me where I ______been the day ______.
6. John asked me, "Who is the chief of police?" John ______me who the chief of police ______.
7. John asked me, "Who won the ball game last night?" John asked me who ______won the ball game the night ______.
8. John asked me, "Why was Mary crying yesterday?" John asked me ______Mary had ______crying the ______day.
9. John asked, "Did Mary eat today?" John asked ______Mary had eaten ______day.
10. John asked, "How is Mary?" John asked me ______Mary ______.
11. John asked, "How much does a Fiat cost?" John asked how ______a Fiat ______.
12. John asked, “How much did a Fiat cost last year?” John asked ______much a Fiat ______cost the year ______.
13. John asked, "Where did Mary go?" John ______where Mary ______gone.
14. John said to me, "I can't cook." John ______me that he ______cook.
15. John said to me, "Mary doesn't weigh too much." John ______me that Mary ______weigh too much.
16. John said, "Bo and I went swimming yesterday." John said that ______and Bo had gone swimming the day ______.
17. John said, "I couldn't swim when I was young." John said that he ______swim when he had ______young.
18. John said, "I don't like baseball." John said ______he ______like baseball.
19. John said, "I should lose weight." John said that he ______lose ______.
20. John said, "I'm a doctor." John said ______he ______a doctor.
21. John said, "Mary is not my wife." John said that Mary ______not ______wife.
22. John said, "Mary loves me." John said ______Mary ______him.
23. John said, "Mary worries too much." John said ______Mary ______too much.
24. John said, "My mother has been sick." John said that ______mother ______been sick.
25. John said, "The president takes care of operations." John said ______the president ______care of operations.
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Date______Page 2 of 3
26. John told Mary, "Call me tonight." John told Mary ______call him ______night.
27. John told Mary, "Don't cry about your dead cat." John told Mary not ______cry about ______dead cat.
28. John told Mary, "Go shopping for me." John told Mary ______go shopping for ______.
29. John told Mary, "Marry me." John told Mary ______marry ______.
30. John told Mary, "You are my best friend." John ______to Mary that she was ______best friend.
31. John told me, "You must see my baby." John ______to me that I ______to see his baby.
32. Mary asked John, "Can you hear me?" Mary asked John ______he ______hear her.
33. Mary asked John, "Did you eat your dinner?" Mary asked John ______he had eaten ______dinner.
34. Mary asked John, "Did you leave your wife?" Mary asked John if ______had ______his wife.
35. Mary asked John, "Do you like your apartment?" Mary asked John ______he liked ______apartment.
36. Mary asked John, "Does your mother like pizza?" Mary asked John if ______mother ______pizza.
37. Mary asked John, "Would you like to dance?" Mary asked John ______he ______like to dance.
38. Mary asked me, "Did you leave the party early?" Mary asked me ______I had ______the party early.
39. Mary asked me, "How has your father been?" Mary asked me ______my father had ______.
40. Mary asked me, "Is John home?" Mary asked me ______John ______home.
41. Mary asked me, "Shall I call you tomorrow?" Mary asked me ______she ______call me the next day.
42. Mary asked me, "Was John sick last week?" Mary asked me ______John ______been sick the week before.
43. Mary asked me, "What will John buy me?" Mary asked me ______John ______buy her.
44. Mary asked me, "What will you give me for my birthday?" Mary asked me what I would give ______for ______
birthday.
45. Mary asked me, "Where did John go?" Mary asked me ______John had ______.
46. Mary asked me, "Who ate the cheese?" Mary asked me ______had ______the cheese.
47. Mary asked me, "Why did John hit the policeman?" Mary asked me ______John had ______the policeman.
48. Mary asked me, "Will you help me?" Mary asked me if I ______help ______.
49. Mary asked, "How are you?" Mary asked me ______I ______.
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50. Mary asked, "How often does John eat breakfast?" Mary asked ______often John ______breakfast.
51. Mary asked, "Where does John live?" Mary asked ______John ______.
52. Mary asked, "Where does John work?" Mary asked ______John ______.
53. Mary asked, "Who runs the company?" Mary ______who ______the company.
54. Mary asked, "Why does John study computer science?" Mary asked ______John ______computer science.
55. Mary said to me, "I liked the book." Mary ______me that she ______liked the book.
56. Mary said to me, "It rains every day in Acapulco." Mary ______me that it ______every day in Acapulco.
57. Mary said, "I may see a movie tomorrow." Mary said that she ______see a movie ______following day.
58. Mary said, "I won't say where I've been." Mary said that she ______say where she ______been.
59. Mary said, "I would never hurt my children." Mary said that she ______never hurt ______children.
60. Mary said, "John and I went camping upstate." Mary said that ______and John ______gone camping upstate.
61. Mary said, "John needs a wife." Mary said ______John ______a wife.
62. Mary said, "My children study very hard." Mary said that ______children ______very hard.
63. Mary said, "My friends are coming to see me soon." Mary said that ______friends ______coming to see her soon.
64. Mary said, "My mother is sick." Mary said that ______mother ______sick.
65. Mary told John, "Don't be late." Mary told John ______to ______late.
66. Mary told John, "Leave me alone." Mary told John ______leave ______alone.
67. Mary told me, "My mother works at a store." Mary told me that ______mother ______at a store.
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