EXERCISES

Exercises

Reported Speech

If we report what another person has said, we usually do not use the speaker’s exact words (direct speech), but reported (indirect) speech. Therefore, you need to learn how to transform direct speech into reported speech. The structure is a little different depending on whether you want to transform a statement, question or request.

Type	Example
direct speech	“I speak English.”
reported speech (no backshift)	He says that he speaks English.
reported speech (backshift)	He said that he spoke English.

Exercise on Reported Speech

Mixed Exercise 1

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note whether the sentence is a request, a statement or a question.

1. He said, "I like this song."
   → He said 
2. "Where is your sister?" she asked me.
   → She asked me 
3. "I don't speak Italian," she said.
   → She said 
4. "Say hello to Jim," they said.
   → They asked me 
5. "The film began at seven o'clock," he said.
   → He said 
6. "Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.
   → She told the boys 
7. "Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.
   → She asked him 
8. "I never make mistakes," he said.
   → He said 
9. "Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.
   → He wanted to know 
10. "Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
    → The stuntman advised the audience 

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Exercise on Reported Speech

Questions - Exercise 1

Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.

1. "Where is my umbrella?" she asked.
   → She asked 
2. "How are you?" Martin asked us.
   → Martin asked us 
3. He asked, "Do I have to do it?"
   → He asked 
4. "Where have you been?" the mother asked her daughter.
   → The mother asked her daughter 
5. "Which dress do you like best?" she asked her boyfriend.
   → She asked her boyfriend 
6. "What are they doing?" she asked.
   → She wanted to know 
7. "Are you going to the cinema?" he asked me.
   → He wanted to know 
8. The teacher asked, "Who speaks English?"
   → The teacher wanted to know 
9. "How do you know that?" she asked me.
   → She asked me 
10. "Has Caron talked to Kevin?" my friend asked me.
    → My friend asked me 

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Passive Voice

Use of Passive

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known, however, who or what is performing the action.

Example: My bike was stolen.

In the example above, the focus is on the fact that my bike was stolen. I do not know, however, who did it.

Sometimes a statement in passive is more polite than active voice, as the following example shows:

Example: A mistake was made.

In this case, I focus on the fact that a mistake was made, but I do not blame anyone (e.g. You have made a mistake.).

Form of Passive

Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)

Example: A letter was written.

Passive Voice - Exercises on Form

Write passive sentences in Simple Present.

1. the documents / print 
2. the window / open 
3. the shoes / buy 
4. the car / wash 
5. the litter / throw away 
6. the letter / send 
7. the book / read / not 
8. the songs / sing / not 
9. the food / eat / not 
10. the shop / close / not 

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Exercise on Passive Voice - Simple Present

Rewrite the sentences in passive voice.

1. He opens the door. - 
2. We set the table. - 
3. She pays a lot of money. - 
4. I draw a picture. - 
5. They wear blue shoes. - 
6. They don't help you. - 
7. He doesn't open the book. - 
8. You do not write the letter. - 
9. Does your mum pick you up? - 
10. Does the police officer catch the thief? - 

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Help the driver get where he wants.- Write true, if the direction is correct or false if the direction is incorrect.

Excuse me. How do I get to the cinema? 

It's easy. First, go straight,  turn right,  turn left, 

then, drive for  one block,  two blocks. 

After that,  turn right,  turn left and  drive for two

blocks,  three blocks.

Finally,  turn left,  turn right and the cinema is  across from,

 behind the castle.

IN THIS VIDEO YOU WILL FIND SOME DESCRIPTIONS ABOUT DIRECTIONS IN THE STREET AS GOING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT ... AND THIS GOIN TO HELP YOU TO UNDERSTAND  THE DIRECTIONS.


GAME...
http://www.learnenglish.de/Games/Prepositions/PreposTime.htm