Reported Speech Test A2 – B1 Grammar Exercises

1. Peter, who has finished reading a history book, told his brother that he ...... it really interesting.

2. John called his wife and said that he ...... collect the kids from school because his car ...... down

3. Isobel has said that she ......to Holland the previous year and that she.......to France this summer.

4.Luke said to his elder sister, '' I........ hard tonight to get a good grade from tomorrow's exam.''

5. A: What did Tim ask you and Carl? B: He asked us ...... we ...... to the shopping centre.

6. My new music teacher asked me if I ...... the electric guitar, and I said that I couldn't, but I told her that I ...... the drums.

7.White my mum was cooking dinner yesterday,she,.......me to set the dinner table.

8.Because Berk, Feray and Fatma were all bored of watching TV, Fatma ...... turning off the TV and playing Scrabble.

9. Omar's dad ...... him what he ...... in his history lesson the previous day.

1O. Linda ...... her sister not to play in the main road and added that she ...... be hit by a car.

11. Esat ...... me that the new James Bond film was pretty good and that he ...... it yet.

12. Toni said that she ...... do her washing the next day and she added that the weather ...... nice then.

13. Last night my mum came into my bedroom, asked me what I ...... and told me ...... my room.

14. My friend Ahmed said, ''I .........my biology project ...... ''

15. The doctor advised Mr. Karabulut to do more exercise and to stop smoking. The doctor said, .........''

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 16. Mr. Jacobs had blamed Mr. Burns for the crash. .................

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 17. The accident investigator said that Mr. Jacobs had not been driving too fast. .........................

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 18. The accident happened exactly the way Mr. Burns had described it. ......................

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 19. The report was written by the accident investigator. ....................

Last night, Mr. Jacobs crashed his car into Mr. Burns' car. A policeman has questioned the drivers and has written a brief report. Mr. Burns said, ''The other driver was speeding and caused the crash.'' I asked Mr. Jacobs if he was speeding at the time of the crash. He told me that he wasn't and had been driving at the speed limit. He said, ''It is the other driver's fault, not mine.'' I asked him to tell me what happened. He said, "I was driving home from work. I arrived at the junction on Bell Street. The traffic lights were red, so I stopped and waited. When they turned green, I started driving. Then, all of a sudden the other driver appeared in front of me. I slammed on my brakes, but I hit him.'' I asked him why he thought it was Mr.Burn's fault. He said, ''Just before the crash, I saw him talking on his mobile phone.'' I talked to the accident investigator as well. The investigator said that ''Mr. Jacobs couldn't have been speeding.'' He said that they had reviewed the camera footage and the accident happened exactly how Mr. Jacobs had described it. I called the telephone company this morning for Mr.Burn's phone record. At the time of the crash he was using his telephone. I went to his house this morning and said ''You must come with me to the police station.'' 20. When it was understood in the end that Mr. Burns was guilty, the policeman told Mr. Burns that he had to go to the police station with him. .............................