<p>Reported Speech 1</p><p>Name(s)______</p><p>Date______Page 1 of 3</p><p>1. John asked Mary, "How has your mother been?" John asked Mary how ______mother ______been.</p><p>2. John asked me, "Are you studying hard?" John asked me ______I ______studying hard.</p><p>3. John asked me, "Did you take my pen yesterday?" John asked me ______I had ______his pen the day ______.</p><p>4. John asked me, "When did you graduate?" John asked me ______I had ______.</p><p>5. John asked me, "Where were you yesterday?" John asked me where I ______been the day ______.</p><p>6. John asked me, "Who is the chief of police?" John ______me who the chief of police ______.</p><p>7. John asked me, "Who won the ball game last night?" John asked me who ______won the ball game the night ______.</p><p>8. John asked me, "Why was Mary crying yesterday?" John asked me ______Mary had ______crying the ______day.</p><p>9. John asked, "Did Mary eat today?" John asked ______Mary had eaten ______day.</p><p>10. John asked, "How is Mary?" John asked me ______Mary ______.</p><p>11. John asked, "How much does a Fiat cost?" John asked how ______a Fiat ______.</p><p>12. John asked, “How much did a Fiat cost last year?” John asked ______much a Fiat ______cost the year ______.</p><p>13. John asked, "Where did Mary go?" John ______where Mary ______gone.</p><p>14. John said to me, "I can't cook." John ______me that he ______cook.</p><p>15. John said to me, "Mary doesn't weigh too much." John ______me that Mary ______weigh too much.</p><p>16. John said, "Bo and I went swimming yesterday." John said that ______and Bo had gone swimming the day ______.</p><p>17. John said, "I couldn't swim when I was young." John said that he ______swim when he had ______young.</p><p>18. John said, "I don't like baseball." John said ______he ______like baseball.</p><p>19. John said, "I should lose weight." John said that he ______lose ______.</p><p>20. John said, "I'm a doctor." John said ______he ______a doctor.</p><p>21. John said, "Mary is not my wife." John said that Mary ______not ______wife.</p><p>22. John said, "Mary loves me." John said ______Mary ______him.</p><p>23. John said, "Mary worries too much." John said ______Mary ______too much.</p><p>24. John said, "My mother has been sick." John said that ______mother ______been sick.</p><p>25. John said, "The president takes care of operations." John said ______the president ______care of operations.</p><p>[eslprof.com/handouts/GramVocab/ReportedSpeech1.doc] Reported Speech 1</p><p>Name(s)______</p><p>Date______Page 2 of 3</p><p>26. John told Mary, "Call me tonight." John told Mary ______call him ______night.</p><p>27. John told Mary, "Don't cry about your dead cat." John told Mary not ______cry about ______dead cat.</p><p>28. John told Mary, "Go shopping for me." John told Mary ______go shopping for ______.</p><p>29. John told Mary, "Marry me." John told Mary ______marry ______.</p><p>30. John told Mary, "You are my best friend." John ______to Mary that she was ______best friend.</p><p>31. John told me, "You must see my baby." John ______to me that I ______to see his baby.</p><p>32. Mary asked John, "Can you hear me?" Mary asked John ______he ______hear her.</p><p>33. Mary asked John, "Did you eat your dinner?" Mary asked John ______he had eaten ______dinner.</p><p>34. Mary asked John, "Did you leave your wife?" Mary asked John if ______had ______his wife.</p><p>35. Mary asked John, "Do you like your apartment?" Mary asked John ______he liked ______apartment.</p><p>36. Mary asked John, "Does your mother like pizza?" Mary asked John if ______mother ______pizza.</p><p>37. Mary asked John, "Would you like to dance?" Mary asked John ______he ______like to dance.</p><p>38. Mary asked me, "Did you leave the party early?" Mary asked me ______I had ______the party early.</p><p>39. Mary asked me, "How has your father been?" Mary asked me ______my father had ______.</p><p>40. Mary asked me, "Is John home?" Mary asked me ______John ______home.</p><p>41. Mary asked me, "Shall I call you tomorrow?" Mary asked me ______she ______call me the next day.</p><p>42. Mary asked me, "Was John sick last week?" Mary asked me ______John ______been sick the week before.</p><p>43. Mary asked me, "What will John buy me?" Mary asked me ______John ______buy her.</p><p>44. Mary asked me, "What will you give me for my birthday?" Mary asked me what I would give ______for ______</p><p> birthday.</p><p>45. Mary asked me, "Where did John go?" Mary asked me ______John had ______.</p><p>46. Mary asked me, "Who ate the cheese?" Mary asked me ______had ______the cheese.</p><p>47. Mary asked me, "Why did John hit the policeman?" Mary asked me ______John had ______the policeman.</p><p>48. Mary asked me, "Will you help me?" Mary asked me if I ______help ______.</p><p>49. Mary asked, "How are you?" Mary asked me ______I ______.</p><p>[eslprof.com/handouts/GramVocab/ReportedSpeech1.doc] Reported Speech 1</p><p>Name(s)______</p><p>Date______Page 3 of 3</p><p>50. Mary asked, "How often does John eat breakfast?" Mary asked ______often John ______breakfast.</p><p>51. Mary asked, "Where does John live?" Mary asked ______John ______.</p><p>52. Mary asked, "Where does John work?" Mary asked ______John ______.</p><p>53. Mary asked, "Who runs the company?" Mary ______who ______the company.</p><p>54. Mary asked, "Why does John study computer science?" Mary asked ______John ______computer science.</p><p>55. Mary said to me, "I liked the book." Mary ______me that she ______liked the book.</p><p>56. Mary said to me, "It rains every day in Acapulco." Mary ______me that it ______every day in Acapulco.</p><p>57. Mary said, "I may see a movie tomorrow." Mary said that she ______see a movie ______following day.</p><p>58. Mary said, "I won't say where I've been." Mary said that she ______say where she ______been.</p><p>59. Mary said, "I would never hurt my children." Mary said that she ______never hurt ______children.</p><p>60. Mary said, "John and I went camping upstate." Mary said that ______and John ______gone camping upstate.</p><p>61. Mary said, "John needs a wife." Mary said ______John ______a wife.</p><p>62. Mary said, "My children study very hard." Mary said that ______children ______very hard.</p><p>63. Mary said, "My friends are coming to see me soon." Mary said that ______friends ______coming to see her soon.</p><p>64. Mary said, "My mother is sick." Mary said that ______mother ______sick.</p><p>65. Mary told John, "Don't be late." Mary told John ______to ______late.</p><p>66. Mary told John, "Leave me alone." Mary told John ______leave ______alone.</p><p>67. Mary told me, "My mother works at a store." Mary told me that ______mother ______at a store.</p><p>[eslprof.com/handouts/GramVocab/ReportedSpeech1.doc]</p>