Reported speech

1. REPORTED SPEECH
4 T H L E V E L

2. .
«You will be sorted
into your houses»
She said
(that)
we would
be sorted
into our
houses.

3. .
«l'm fine»
You told
me that
______
fine.
you were

4. .
« Every wizard who
went bad was in
Slytherin»
It told me(that)
every wizard who
had gone bad
was in Slytherin.

5. .
«You can be
great»
It told
me(that) I
could be
great.

6. .
1.He told me that he was fine.
2.She said me that we would be sorted
into our

7. .
1.He told me that he was fine.
2.She said (to her) that we would be
sorted into our

8. WORKSHEET - TASK 2

9. REPORTING VERBS

10. I don’t want to go to Slytherin
Harry ________
to go to Slytherin.
Boasted Refused Reminded
refused

11. The Hat: Are you sure? You can be great, you know.
The hat
______________
______________
Repeated Refused
repeated that he
could be great.

12. Not Slytherin, not Slytherin!
Harry
________________
___________ send
him to Slytherin.
Agreed Begged
begged the
Hat not to

13. WORKSHEET - TASK 3

14. Verb + (that) clause
“I have bought the biggest part of shares.”
He boasted that he
had bought the
biggest part of shares.
boast

15. Verb + object + (that) clause
“The meeting is cancelled.”
He informed
her that the
meeting was
cancelled.
inform

16. Verb + to + infinitive
“Give me money!”
He demanded to
be given the
money.
demand

17. Verb + object + to + infinitive
“You can go home.”
She allowed
me to go
home.
allow

18. Verb + ing
“I didn’t take your camera.”
He denied taking
my camera.
Deny

19. Verb + preposition + ing
“I’m a spy for the KGB.”
He confessed to
being a spy for
the KGB.
confess to

20. Verb + object + preposition + -ing
“It’s your fault, because you didn’t check the
information.”
He blamed me
for not checking
the information.
Blame for

21. WORKSHEET - TASK 4

22. QUESTIONS

23. Harry, what is it?
He asked what that was.

24. Are you fine?
He asked if/whether I was fine.

25. How did you feel yesterday?
He asked how I had felt the day
before.

26. Are you going to Tom’s
wedding?
They wonderedIf I was going…

27. Will you be working tomorrow?
They wanted to
know If I would be working the
following day…

28. Where should we travel next summer?
They wanted to
know where
they should travel the
following summer.

29. 1.When was the last time you offered to help
someone?
2.Do you find it easy to admit making a
mistake?
3.Would you ever agree to lend a friend a large
amount of money?
4.Have you ever refused to pay a bill?
5.Do you always apologize for being late?
6.Have you ever threatened to quit your job?
7.Have you ever been accused of something you
haven’t done?
8.Do you often promise to do something and then
A
B