REPORTED SPEECH

You can practice REPORTED SPEECH for a while on this web, and this one , and this too.


more to practice.

* Reporting Verbs and structures


Test Your Knowledge of Reported Speech:
Once you've studied the rules - or if you already know the rules - test your knowledge:

Reported Speech Quiz

Reporting Verbs Exercise at Auto-English

Fill the gaps using the verbs in the box. Use each verb once only.

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1	"I didn't do it," she said.
	She ________________ doing it.
2	"Have lunch with me," she said.
	She ________________ me to have lunch with her.
3	"Why don't you buy one?" said Tom.
	Tom ________________ I buy one.
4	"I promise I'll take you to Prague," said Mary.
	Mary ________________ to take me to Prague.
5	"I hope Andy phones tonight," said Clare.
	Clare ________________ Andy would phone that night.
6	"Please, please don't tell anyone!" he said.
	He ________________ me not to tell anyone.
7	"I won't do it," he said.
	He ________________ to do it.
8	"You should have lessons," she said.
	She ________________ me to have lessons.
9	"We really must go with you," they said.
	They ________________ on going with me.
10	"Don't forget to phone Granny," said Mum.
	Mum ________________ me to phone Granny.
11	"If you wear my T-shirt again, I'll pinch you very hard," said Maggy.
	Maggie ________________ to pinch me very hard if I wore her T-shirt again.
12	"Don't fly kites near electric overhead cables," said my father.
	My father ________________ me not to fly kites near electric overhead cables.