direct or reported
adverbs of time
Questions
DIRECT TO REPORTED
REPORTED TO DIRECT
100

I have two brothers and one

sister

direct 

100

Yesterday

the day before

100

" Do you draw?" I asked Peter 

I asked Peter if he drew

100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100

SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.

"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.

200

Do you know bill? 

direct 

200

this

that 

200

" When is class starting", sue asked. 

Sue asked when class was starting.

200

"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.

SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.

200

MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.

"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.

300

He said that she studied english 

Reported 

300

now 

then

300

“Do you know Bill?” he said to me

He asked me if I knew Bill.

300

"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.

TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.

300

SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.

"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.

400

I will visit you soon

direct 


400

these 

those 

400

“Can you swim?” He said to Mary

He asked Mary if she could swim. 

400

She said: “I have read two books”

She said that she had read two books

400

SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES[*ED] IN PARIS. 

"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.

500

I asked John where he lived

Reported
500

here 

there 

500

" Did you take the last piece of cake?" Tyler asked Sarah. 

Tyler asked Sarah if she had taken the last piece of cake. 

500

He said: “I will visit you soon”

He said that he would visit me soon

500

HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.

"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.

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