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Reported speech (also known as indirect speech) is when we report what somebody has said. Native speakers use reported speech very often.

• Structures of reported speech He told me he would be late.
• Structures of reported questions She asked if it was better to wait.

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This ESL reporting speech grammar worksheet is perfect for your intermediate students. It includes a theory explanation and multiple, fun exercises.

This ESL reporting speech grammar worksheet begins with an explanation of the grammar point, detailing how to form the grammar point and when to use it. That is followed by a fun exercise which allows students to put the theory into practice. 

Next, is another exercise where students have to correctly report a quote, using reported speech. They are given a quote and a selection of verbs to choose from. Through this exercise, participants will be encouraged to use reported speech in a clear way, increasing their understanding of the grammar point. 

Afterwards, you will find an activity that will challenge students to report questions. They will do this by reading a variety of quoted questions, then they will have to use their new acquired knowledge to structure their answers correctly. Finally, this ESL reporting speech grammar worksheet ends with multiple discussion questions which encourage students to use the words in a natural way. 

Activities :

• Theory. 
• Reporting Speech: 1
• Reporting Speech: 2
• Reporting Speech: 3
• Questions. 

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Reported Statements:

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• Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
• Past Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
• Present Perfect Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
• Future Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
• Mixed Tense Reported Statement Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
• 'Say' and 'Tell' (quite easy) (in PDF here)

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• Present Simple Reported Yes/No Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
• Present Simple Reported Wh Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
• Mixed Tense Reported Question Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)

Reported Orders and Requests:

• Reported Requests and Orders Exercise (intermediate) (in PDF here)
• Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 1 (difficult) (in PDF here)
• Reported Speech Mixed Exercise 2 (difficult) (in PDF here)

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English Grammar Exercises for B1- Reported speech

• English Grammar Exercises for B1

1. Complete 1-5 with the tenses below. Then complete 6-9 with the correct verb forms.

past continuous      past perfect      past perfect

past perfect      past simple

1 past simple  2 past continuous   3 past perfect

4 past perfect   5 past perfect   6 could / couldn’t

7 would / wouldn’t   8 might   9 should

2. Circle the correct words.

Last weekend

1   John said he ……… ill.

      a   is              b    was

2   Maisie said that she ……… buy a new phone.

      a   would      b   will

3   Nathan said he ……… looking forward to summer.

4   Harry said that Kay ……… gone to Italy.

      a   has            b    had

5   Emma told me that she ……… find her phone.

      a   couldn’t    b    can’t

6   Pete told me he ……… go to the party.

     a   had to      b   might have

1 b   2 a   3 b   4 b   5 a   6 a

3. How do these references to time and place change in reported speech?

1 that day   2 a week earlier   3 the day before

4 the year before   5 the next day

6 the following month   7 there

4. Complete the text with said or told.

Dan 1 …………………….. Bev that he had bought her a new phone. She looked at it and 2 …………………….. him that it was too big. He 3 …………………….. her that they were all that big nowadays. She 4 …………………….. she wanted him to change it. He 5 …………………….. that he couldn’t change it and 6 …………………….. her that it had cost a lot of money. She 7 …………………….. she didn’t care and 8 …………………….. him she wouldn’t use it.

1 told   2 told   3 told   4 said   5 said   6 told

7 said   8 told

5. Rewrite the sentences as reported speech. If necessary, change the pronouns, possessive adjectives and references to time and place.

1   John to Sue: ‘I left a message for you yesterday.’

     John told ……………………………………..

2   Mark: ‘I’ll top up my phone this evening.’

      …………………………………………..

3   Jenny to Dave: ‘I can’t hear you.’

4   Ann: ‘I’ve checked my balance three times this week.’

5   Jo to Si: ‘You should turn off data roaming.’

6   Kate: ‘I had already texted Harry at the weekend.’

7   Fran to Fred: ‘I called Tom two days ago.’

      …………………………………………..

1    John told Sue (that) he had left a message for her the day before.

2   Mark said (that) he would top up his phone that evening.

3    Jenny told Dave (that) she couldn’t hear him.

4    Ann said (that) she had checked her balance three times that week.

 5   Jo told Si (that) he should turn off data roaming.

6    Kate said (that) she had already texted Harry the weekend before.

7    Fran told Fred (that) she had called Tom two days earlier.

6. Read the reported conversation between two identical twins. Write the direct speech below.

Imo was walking down the road when she slipped and fell. Her twin sister Zoe phoned just afterwards. Zoe told Imo that she has fallen over a few moments before. Imo told her that was an amazing coincidence because she had just done the same! Zoe said her leg was hurting so much that she couldn’t walk. Imo told Zoe that her own leg was OK and that she could easily walk home. But Imo told Zoe that if she couldn’t walk, she should call an ambulance. Zoe said that wouldn’t be necessary and that she could phone their parents.

1   Zoe: ………………………………………….

2   Imo: ………………………………………….

     Because ………………………………………….

3   Zoe: ………………………………………….

4   Imo: ………………………………………….

5   Imo: But ………………………………………….

6   Zoe: ………………………………………….

1    I fell over a few moments ago.

2    That’s an amazing coincidence; I’ve just done the same.

3    My leg’s hurting so much that I can’t walk.

4    My leg is OK and I can easily walk home.

5    if you can’t walk, you should call an ambulance.

6    That won’t be necessary. I can phone our parents.

7. Complete the reported speech.

1   ‘I think my battery has run out.’

      Andy said ………………………………………

2   ‘We don’t want to go home now.’

      We said ………………………………………

3   ‘Beth texted me an hour ago.’

       Julia told us ………………………………………

4   ‘I can’t hear what you’re saying.’

       My brother said ………………………………………

5   ‘I won’t be going to school tomorrow.’

      Peter said ………………………………………

6   ‘I didn’t have time to call you.’

      My dad said ………………………………………

7   ‘I was angry because you’d forgotten my birthday.’

       She told him ………………………………………

8   ‘I’d like to get a new phone.’

       Sue told her parents ………………………………………

1    (that) he thought (that) his battery had run out

2    (that) we didn’t want to go home then/at that moment

3    (that) Beth had texted her an hour earlier

4   (that) he couldn’t hear what I was saying

5   (that) he wouldn’t be going to school the following day

6    (that) he hadn’t had time to call me

7    (that) she’d been angry because he had forgotten her birthday.

8    (that) she would like to get a new phone.

8. Complete the reported speech with said or told .

1   I …………………………… you I’d be late.

2   She …………………………… it didn’t matter.

3   They …………………………… us they were moving abroad.

4   He …………………………… to me he wasn’t sure.

5   We …………………………… we were very sorry.

6   You …………………………… me we didn’t have an exam.

1 told   2 said   3 told   4 said   5 said   6 told

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1   Underline the correct tenses in the direct speech.

1   Pat said he would meet us outside the cinema.

      ‘I will meet / meet you outside the cinema,’ Pat said.

2   The actress said she could play this role.

      ‘I am playing / can play this role,’ the actress said.

3   The director announced they were writing the sequel.

      ‘We ’re going to write / ’re writing the sequel,’ the director announced.

4   He said he had never met a better actor.

      ‘I have never met / don’t meet a better actor,’ he said.

5   She said she had acted in the theatre as a child.

      ‘I have acted / acted in the theatre as a child,’ she said.

6   The critic thought it was a great film, but it wouldn’t win an Oscar.

      ‘It isn’t / is a great film, but it won’ts win / hasn’t won an Oscar,’ the critic said.

1    will meet

2    can play

3   ’re writing

4    have never met

6    is, won’t win

2   Choose the correct reporting verb.

1   ‘No, really. You have to come!’

      He insisted / suggested that I come.

2   ‘Give me the book now.’

      She announced / demanded that I give her the book.

3   ‘We’re getting married!’

      They announced / explained that they were getting married.

4   ‘The machine’s not working, sorry.’

      He demanded / explained that the machine wasn’t working.

5   ‘Why don’t we watch a film tonight?’

      She suggested / insisted that we watch a film tonight.

1    insisted

2   demanded

3   announced

4    explained

5   suggested

3   Complete the indirect speech with the verb in the correct tense.

1   ‘I love being on film sets.’

2   ‘I’ve seen Jaws 20 times.’

3   ‘I’m reading a book about Marilyn Monroe.’

4   ‘I’ll produce but not direct the sequel.’

5   ‘People can stream thousands of films at home.’

6   ‘I saw a great documentary.’

1   She said she …… loved …… being on film sets.

2   He told me he ………………… Jaws 20 times.

3   My friend said she ………………… a book about Marilyn Monroe.

4   Mr Nolan said he ………………… but not direct the sequel.

5   The company said people ………………… thousands of films at home.

6   She told me she ………………… a great documentary.

2   had seen

3   was reading

4   would produce

5   could stream

6   had seen

4  Correct the mistakes in the sentences.

1   Later my cousin say me that he wanted to watch it too.

      …… told me / said to me ……

2   He told me he is staying in Athens for a few days last week.

      ………………………………………………..

3   She explained she was late yesterday because there is a strike on the underground.

4   He didn’t answer the phone because he said he was in a meeting and he can’t speak .

5   You don’t tell me you got a job. Congratulations!

6   She didn’t come to to the cinema because she has an exam the next day.

1    told me or said to me

2    was staying

3    there was

4    couldn’t speak

5    didn’t tell me

5  Look at the direct speech of the teacher, Ms Pruitt, and complete the text below using reported speech.

Ms Pruitt:    ‘OK everyone. You’re going to make a short film. It doesn’t matter if you have never made a film before. The important thing is to have fun. You can work in groups if you want to. The best films will be shown on a projector in the school theatre at the end of term.’

Ten days later:

My English teacher, Ms Pruitt, told us last week 1 …… we were going to make …… a short film. She explained that 2 …………………. matter if 3 …………………. never a film before, the important thing 4 …………………. fun. She said 5 …………………. in groups if 6 …………………. to, so my friend Natasha and I made a three-minute-long suspense/drama film called The Lighthouse. Ms Pruitt said that the best films 7 …………………. on a projector in the school theatre at the end of term. I hope ours gets chosen!

1    we were going to make

2    it didn’t matter

3    we had never made

4    was to have

5    we could work

6    we wanted

7    would be shown

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