REPORTED SPEECH

Statements

1. Paul : “Our English teacher will come with us tomorrow”Paul said that …………………………………………………………………..

2. Helen and Jack: “We hadn’t had dinner at the Chinese restaurant”Helen and Jack told me that …………………………………………………..

3. Robert: “I spent a lot of money on the trip”Robert complained that ……………………………………………………….

4. Steve: “ My parents have hired a car for their holidays”Steve told me that …………………………………………………………….

5. Elisa: “ My friend was riding a bike yesterday”Elisa said to her mother that …………………………………………………..

6. My father: “I’m sure you can do it by yourself”My father told me that …………………………………………………………

7. Peter: “ We must do our homework before lunch”Peter said that ………………………………………………………………….

8. Lisa: “As it may rain tomorrow, I will wear a raincoat “Lisa said that ……………………………………………………………………

9. George: “ I study every day from 5 to 8”George told his teacher that …………………………………………………….

10. Pam: “ I didn’t take a taxi to go to work yesterday”Pam said that …………………………………………………………………….

Questions

A. Yes/No questions

11. Logan:” Did your sister park her car?”Logan asked me …………………………………………………………………

12. Fran: “Would you like a cup of coffee?”Fran asked his guest ……………………………………………………………..

13. Mary: “Can you come with me to the party tonight?”Mary wanted to know …………………………………………………………….

14. Betsy: “Are you going to eat now?”Betsy asked me ……………………………………………………………………….

15. Julia : “Have you made the beds?”Julia asked her husband ………………………………………………………….

B. –Wh questions

16. Sheila: “ Why didn’t you feed my dog yesterday?”Sheila asked her mother ……………………………………………………………..

17. Nigel: “ What are you doing tomorrow?”Nigel asked me ……………………………………………………………………….

18. Mark: “Where will your parents go at Christmas?”Mark asked his girlfriend …………………………………………………………….

19. Ann “Why don’t you open the present now?Ann asked me ………………………………………………………………………..

20. Bob: “ Who took my English book?Bob asked his classmates ……………………………………………………………..

Commands

21. Sara: “Don’t play in the swimming pool!”Sara told her son ……………………………………………………………………...

22. Charlotte: “Write this e.mail and send it to your boss”Charlotte said to her daughter………………………………………………………….

23. Jane: “ Wash your hands and sit down over here”Jane told her younger sister ……………………………………………………………

24. Patrick: “ Don’t shout!”Patrick told me ……………………………………………………………………….

25. Sally: “Don’t ask me anything about it!”Sally asked me ………………………………………………………………………..

Suggestions

26. Molly: “ Let’s go swimming”……………………………………………………………………………………….

27. Tom: “ Let’s stay at this hotel”…………………………………………………………………………………………

28. Percy: “Let’s meet at 5”…………………………………………………………………………………………

Change the following sentences into direct speech:

1.Katherine said that they had been married since 2008. …………………………………………………………………………………….2.My friend told me that he would celebrate his birthday the following weekend.………………………………………………………………………………………..3.My father told me not to drink if I was going to drive.………………………………………………………………………………………4.Candy asked her brother if he could help her with her homework.………………………………………………………………………………………..5.My partner asked me how much pocket money I had.…………………………………………………………………………………………6.Mary asked me if I had watched the latest film.………………………………………………………………………………………….7.Sally told me that they had been waiting for me for half an hour.…………………………………………………………………………………………8. Karen suggested going shopping on Saturday.………………………………………………………………………………………….9.The policeman wanted to know If I was feeling better.………………………………………………………………………………………….10. They asked me when we would like to paint the house .………………………………………………………………………………………….