Reporting Verbs
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech using the reporting verb given:
"Clean your room before dinner," Mom said. (order)
Mom ordered me to clean my room.
"I took a nap before dinner," said Grandma.
Grandma said (that) she had taken a nap before dinner.
The coach said we had played a great game.
"You/We played a great game."
"We went to the museum yesterday," my brother told me.
My brother told me they had gone to the museum the day before.
The reporter said the storm had caused some damage.
The reporter said, "The storm caused some damage."
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech using the reporting verb given:
"Be careful crossing the street," the teacher said. (warn)
The teacher warned us to be careful crossing the street.
"We bought tickets to the concert last week," Maria said.
Maria said (that) they had bought tickets to the concert the week before.
The tour guide said they had explored different caves on their trip.
"We explored different caves on our trip."
"I sold my bike last week," Maria said.
Maria said she had sold her bike the week before.
The doctor said I had recovered quickly from my illness.
The doctor said, "You recovered quickly from your illness."
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech using the reporting verb given:
"We're going to the beach tomorrow," they said. (decide)
They decided to go to the beach the next day.
"We went to the beach yesterday," the kids told their grandpa.
The kids told their grandpa (that) they had gone to the beach the other day.
She said she had already finished her homework.
"I already finished my homework."
"I wrote you a letter last week," Ana said.
Ana said she had written me a letter the week before.
They said they had rescued a cat from a tree.
They said, "We rescued a cat from a tree."
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech using the reporting verb given:
"I'll help you with your homework," my friend said. (promise)
My friend promised to help me with my homework.
"I saw a shooting star last night," Emily said.
Emily said she had seen a shooting star the night before.
Grandma said she had baked cookies that morning.
"I baked cookies this morning."
"We read that book last month," John said.
John said they had read that book the month before.
Mom said she had made dinner.
"I made dinner." Mom said.
Rewrite the following sentence in reported speech using the reporting verb given:
"You should eat healthier," my doctor said. (advise)
My doctor advised me to eat healthier.
"I forgot my homework!" Michael said.
Michael said he had forgotten his homework.
My sister said she had lost her favorite toy.
"I lost my favorite toy."
"I called you earlier, but you didn't answer," Dad said.
Dad said he had called me before but I had not answered.
The lifeguard said they had warned swimmers of jellyfish.
The lifeguard said, "We warned swimmers of jellyfish."