Reported speech 1
Keith told the immigration officer, “This is my first visit to the United States.”
Keith told the immigration officer that that was his first visit to the United States
My dad said, “Our aunt will stay for breakfast.”
My dad said that their aunt would stay for breakfast.
Jasper said, “You can borrow the book for a few days.”
Jasper said that I could borrow the book for a few days.
He said, " I found the money in the garden yesterday."
He said that he had found the money in the garden the day before.
Jane said , "I want to tell you about my trip to New York."
Jane said that she wanted to tell me about her trip to New York.
My sister told me, “I saw you at the supermarket yesterday.”
My sister told me that she had seen me at the supermarket the day before.
Sally said, “I can’t believe he is leaving me like this.”
Sally said that she couldn’t believe he was leaving her like that.
The teacher said, “Sardinia is an island that belongs to Italy.”
The teacher said that Sardinia is/was an island that belongs /belonged to Italy
Jerry asked me,” Did you see that car over there?”
Jerry asked me if I had seen that car over there.
She asked me "Why do you study English?"
She asked me why I studied English
My dad said, “You have to study harder for the next test.”
My dad said that I had to study harder for the following test.
Johnny said, “I haven’t brushed my teeth yet.”
Johnny said that he hadn’t brushed his teeth
John said, “I am starting work for a new company next week
John said that he was starting work for a new company the following week.
I wanted to know, “Where are you going?”
I wanted to know where he/she/they were going.
He wanted to know, "Will you go to the concert next week ?"
He wanted to know if I wanted to go to the concert the following week
The reporter asked, “Did you see the accident?”
The reporter asked me/him/her/them if I/he/she/they had seen the accident.
The woman complained,” The clock I bought yesterday doesn’t work.”
The woman complained that the clock she had bought the day before didn’t work
He asked, “Were you followed by the police?”
He asked if I/he/she/we/they had been followed by the police.
He asked me, “Can you come to the meeting tomorrow?”
He asked me if I could come to the meeting the next day.
The policeman asked me , "What were you wearing last Sunday" ?
The policeman asked me what I was wearing the previous Sunday / the Sunday before.
The policeman wondered, “Why didn’t you stop at the traffic lights?”
The policeman wondered why I/he/they hadn’t stopped at the traffic lights.
He wondered, “Where did Maud work?”
He wondered where Maud had worked
Maria said, “Angela had worked at this company before I came here.”
Maria said that Angela had worked at that company before she had come there
Dad asked me , "Where have you been so long ?"
Dad asked me where I had been so long
She asked me "Where do you usually go swimming?"
She asked me where I usually went swimming.