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Reported Speech Exercise

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word or phrase.

1. He asked me what ……………………….. doing there.

2. He said that he ………………………….. his examination.

3. He said that he ……………………… unwell.

4. The boy said that he ………………………… then.

5. The stranger asked where ……………………

6. The doctor said that the patient ……………………… in the night.

7. The girl exclaimed that she …………………….. very clever.

8. I wrote that I ………………………… him next day.

9. He asked me …………………………. I knew his name.

10. I asked the girl if she ……………………… me her pen.

11. He told us that he ………………………. for an hour.

12. The speaker said that it …………………… him great pleasure to be there that evening.

Answers

1. He asked me what I was doing there.
2. He said that he had passed his examination.
3. He said that he was unwell.
4. The boy said that he was sleepingthen.
5. The stranger asked where I lived.
6. The doctor said that the patient had died in the night.
7. The girl exclaimed that she wasvery clever.
8. I wrote that I would visit him next day.
9. He asked me whether / if I knew his name.
10. I asked the girl if she would lendme her pen.
11. He told us that he had waited for an hour.
12. The speaker said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that evening.

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