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Here's a set of flashcards to present reported speech structures in ESL classes. The whole set is divided into three groups as reporting statements, reporting questions and reporting imperatives , which will help students identify the different structures used with reported speech. The sentences are written in the theme of nature and the environment . The example sentences of reported speech which accompanies the pictures are given below.

The sentences in reported speech are accompanied by descriptive and interesting pictures to attract students interests. Each reported speech AKA indirect speech is first shown indirect  speech.  The necessary changes are highlighted with different colours indirect speech sentence, which will clarify what is needed to change step by step.  

Example Sentences of Reported Speech

Reporting statements.

Tom:″I saw our house on fire in my dream last night.″ >>> Tom said he had seen their house on fire in his dream the previous night.

John:″My sister has sprained her ankle because of her high heels many times. ″  >>> John said his sister had sprained her ankle because of her high heels many times.

My father:″Somebody is going to fall.″ >>> My father warns us that somebody is going to fall.

Eric: ″A lightning strike can cause a fire in a house. ″ >>> Eric tells/told us that a lightning strike can cause a fire in a house.

Reporting Questions

Adam asked the boy:″Why are you crying?″ >>> Adam asked the boy why he was crying.

Adam asked me:″What happened to your brother?″ >>> Adam asked me what had happened to my brother.

Kate:″Have you used a plaster?″ >>> Kate wanted to learn whether I had used a plaster.

Reporting Imperatives

My mother:″Be careful on these stairs!″ >>> My mother told me to be careful on those stairs.

My mother:″Be careful when you walk on these stairs!″ >>> My mother told me to be careful when I walked on those stairs.″

Kid’s mother:″Don't just dance!″  >>>  Kid’s mother ordered her kids not to just dance.

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Reported speech is when you tell someone else what someone else said. It's often used when talking about conversations or something someone else said in the past. When using reported speech, the tense often changes, pronouns and time expressions may also change. For example, "She said, 'I am going to the party'" becomes "She said that she was going to the party."

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Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site:

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Reported Statements:

  • Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)
  • 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)

Reported Questions:

  • 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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    Reported Speech Exercises. Here's a list of all the reported speech exercises on this site: (Click here to read the explanations about reported speech) Reported Statements: Present Simple Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here) Present Continuous Reported Statement Exercise (quite easy) (in PDF here)