Reported Speech
"Please sit down, Peter" said the English teacher.
The English teacher asked ______________
The English teacher asked Peter to sit down.
___________________________, it's better late than never.
As the saying goes, it's better late than never.
She __________ never __________ (see) a bear before she moved to Alaska.
She had never seen a bear before she moved to Alaska.
My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I ______________.
My throat is so sore that it really hurts when I swallow.
She not only apologized but also sent me a card.
Not only ____________________________
She not only apologized but also sent me a card.
Not only did she apologize but also sent me a card.
"They finished the race an hour ago," he said to us.
He told ____________________________
He told us that the race had finished an hour before.
Thank you for your suggestion – it gave us a lot of __________________
Thank you for your suggestion – it gave us a lot of food for thought.
"Don't worry. I ___________________ bought the cake before the guests arrive"
"Don't worry. I will have bought the cake before the guests arrive"
Add extra sugar if the lime is too s_________.
Add extra sugar if the lime is too sour.
As it was raining, we didn't go for a walk.
We didn't go for a walk ___________________
We didn't go for a walk because it was raining/since it was raining.
"Have you got a dishwasher?," the shop assistant asked me.
The shop-assistant asked me ____________________
The shop assistant asked me if I had a dishwasher.
It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it's the best solution in ___________________”
It seems a lot of effort but I'm sure it's the best solution in the long run”
"Be careful! You ________________ fall" (= I can see that you might fall.)
Be careful! You are going to fall. (= I can see that you might fall.)
S____________ the dog if you want, he won't bite.
Stroke the dog if you want, he won't bite.
Isabel is going to study harder ______________ to fail her exams in December.
Isabel is going to study harder so as not / in order not to fail her exams in December.
"Don't put the books on the shelf, Bob," she said.
She told ________________________________
She told Bob not to put the books on the shelf.
The cuts have been imposed by central Government because the economy is in ______________
The cuts have been imposed by central Government because the economy is in dire straits.
Would you like me to carry this bag for you?
___________ I carry this bag for you?
Shall I carry this bag for you?
Many of the emigrants are now returning, drawn by opportunity, not h_______________.
Many of the emigrants are now returning, drawn by opportunity, not homesickness.
We're going to take a taxi __________ we won't be late.
We're going to take a taxi so that we won't be late.
What is the monthly salary of your top player?
The interviewer ___________
The interviewer asked him/her what the monthly salary of his/her top player was.
_____________________ you got that bad knee looked at by a doctor!
It’s high time you got that bad knee looked at by a doctor!
They got married ten years ago.
They have ______________________
They have been married for ten years
The s___________ diet here is mutton, fish and boiled potatoes.
The staple diet here is mutton, fish and boiled potatoes.
In spite of the heavy rain, he didn't open his umbrella.
Although ____________________________
Although it was raining heavily, he didn't open his umbrella.