REPORTED SPEECH
ONE
ONE
Direct: "I love pizza," said John.
Reported: John said that he loved pizza.
Direct: "She works in a bank," he said.
Reported: He said that she worked in a bank.
Direct: "Where do you live?" she asked.
Reported: She asked where I lived.
I wish I ______ (be) taller.
I wish I WERE/WAS (be) taller.
I am an only child. I wish that I ___________ (have) a brother or sister.
I wish that I HAD (have) a brother or sister.
Direct: "We are watching a movie," said Sarah.
Reported: Sarah said that they were watching a movie.
Direct: "I can swim very fast," said Tom.
Reported: Tom said that he could swim very fast.
Direct: "What are you doing?" he asked.
Reported: He asked what I was doing.
If only she ______ (can) speak French fluently.
If only she COULD (can) speak French fluently.
If only I __________ (know) his phone number, I would call him.
If only I KNEW (know) his phone number, I would call him.
Direct: "They have finished their homework," the teacher said.
Reported: The teacher said that they had finished their homework.
Direct: "You have to finish the project by Monday," the manager said.
Reported: The manager said that we had to finish the project by Monday.
Direct: "Have you ever been to Paris?" she asked.
Reported: She asked if I had ever been to Paris.
I wish you ______ (stop) making so much noise!
I wish you WOULD STOP (stop) making so much noise!
She wishes she ______ (study) harder for the exam last week.
She wishes she HAD STUDIED (study) harder for the exam last week.
Direct: "We will go to the beach tomorrow," said Anna.
Reported: Anna said that they would go to the beach the next day.
Direct: "He should study harder," said the teacher.
Reported: The teacher said that he should study harder.
Direct: "Did you finish your homework?" the teacher asked.
Reported: The teacher asked if I had finished my homework.
If only we ______ (have) more time to finish the project.
If only we HAD (have) more time to finish the project.
If only it ______ (not rain) so much in this country!
If only it DIDN´T RAIN (not rain) so much in this country!
Direct: "I may visit my grandmother this weekend," he said.
Reported: He said that he might visit his grandmother that weekend.
Direct: "I must call my mom," she said.
Reported: She said that she had to call her mom.
Direct: "Don't touch that!" my mother said to me.
Reported: The mother told me not to touch that.
He wishes he ______ (not eat) so much cake last night.
He wishes he HADN´T EATEN/HAD NOT EATEN (not eat) so much cake last night.
He wishes he ______ (not spend) all his money so quickly. Now he is broke. (no money)
He wishes he HADN´T SPENT / HAD NOT SPENT (not spend) all his money so quickly. Now he is broke. (no money)