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1ª FICHA DE TRABALHO EXTRA DE INGLÊS
ANO LETIVO DE 2016/17

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Reported speech

1 Circle the appropriate form of the verb in reported speech.

a. “I’m going to Spain this month.”
He said he will go / was going / goes to Spain that month.
b. “I wrote an email to my friend Charles.”
She told me she was writing / write / had written an email to her friend Charles.
c. “We are planning to travel this year.”
They said they planned / were planning / had planned to travel that year.
d. “I prepared a surprise party, but nobody came.”
John explained that he had prepared / is preparing / was preparing a surprise party and that nobody had come.
e. “I’ve rung that number several times this week.”
She explained she was ringing / had been ringing / had rung that number several times that week.


2 Discover what Jim’s exact words were after his operation. Complete the gaps in the gapped paragraph below by
transforming the original paragraph into direct speech.

He told his friend Mike that he was feeling well, and that his doctor had been great. He said that the food was not too bad and that
the nurses were caring and friendly. He added that he hoped to be discharged in a week or two as he expected to recover quickly.
He also said his girlfriend was visiting him that afternoon and that he was going to propose to her. He explained that he had been
thinking about this for a long time.

Jim said: “I well, the doctor great. The food

too bad and the nurses and friendly. I hope

in a week or two to recover quickly. Susan me this afternoon and

I to propose to her. I

about this for a long time.

3 Rewrite the following sentences by completing each gap and using reported speech.
a. “Use your calculator to do the test exercises.”
Mr. Lund told us .

b. “Hold the microphone with both hands.”

The agent advised me .

c. “Please bring your books and projects.”

The teacher asked us .

d. “Switch off the TV and go to bed.”

Jenny’s mum ordered her .

e. “Don’t talk to Jane. She’s working.”

Lucy told me .

f. “Match the sentences in an appropriate manner.”

The teacher told us .

g. “Go downstairs and bring the bottle of wine I left there, please.”
Mr. Jones asked me .

h. “Switch on the telly. I want to hear the news.”

Dad asked Mum .

i. “Please put your hand up if you know the answer.”

The teacher asked us .


4 Choose and circle an appropriate ending for each sentence.
a. “Why are you always repeating this word?” Carol’s mother wondered…
1. why she was always repeating that word.
2. why was she always repeating that word.

b. “Have you already read John’s blog entry?” Sally asked her brother…
1. if he has already read John’s blog entry.
2. if he had already read John’s blog entry.

c. “Please, can you help me translate this text?” James asked his teacher…
1. whether she could help him translate that text.
2. whether she could help him translate this text.

d. “Paul, did you tell Jane about the party on Saturday?” Michael asked Paul…
1. if he told Jane about the party on Saturday.
2. if he had told Jane about the party on Saturday.

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 e. “How long does it take you to read a chapter of Harry Potter?” Susan wanted to know…
1. how long did it take her to read a chapter of Harry Potter.
2. how long it took her to read a chapter of Harry Potter.

f. “How many children have you got?” Lisa asked me…

1. how many children I had.
2. How many children I got.

g. “Is it raining?” Peter asked me…

1. if it was raining.
2. if was it raining.

h. “What’s going on?” John wanted to know…

1. what went on.
2. what was going on.

i. “Have you seen ‘Les Misérables’?” Kate asked Naomi…

1. if had she seen “Les Misérables”.
2. if she had seen “Les Misérables”.


5 Transform the following questions from reported into direct speech.
a. Henry wanted to know if Rachel would help him with that exercise.
“Rachel, ?”

b. My parents asked me if I could teach them some English words.

“Chris, ?”

c. I wanted to know what the new girl’s telephone number was.

“Sorry, ?”

d. My uncle asked me if I had passed my exam.

“Mark, ?”

e. The teacher asked the students who had read The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
“ ?”

f. Mum asked me if I had washed all the dishes.

“ , Lucy?”

g. The young man wanted to know if she would marry him.

“ , my dear?”
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