Sentence transformation
Direct speech TO reported
Sentence transformation
Reported speech TO direct
Odds and ends
100
"Are you having problems, Stuart?" ASKED I ...........................................having problems.
I asked Stuart if /whether he was having problems.
100
"I live in Richmond," he said.
He said (that) he lived in Richmond.
100
She advised Mike to take his car. BETTER "You.....................................................car, Mike."
"You'd better take your car, Mike."
100
Sam asked (me) if Terry was still at university.
"Is Terry still at university?" asked Sam.
100
TOMORROW in reported speech becomes...
the next day OR the following day OR the day after
200
"I won't eat my vegetables!" REFUSED She.....................................................vegetables.
She refused to eat her vegetables.
200
"I am learning Chinese," she said.
She said (that) she was learning Chinese.
200
"I am having my flat re-decorated" SAID Mary.....................................................flat re-decorated.
Mary said she was having her flat re-decorated.
200
They offered / promised / agreed to help her.
"We'll help you," they said.
200
"Why don't you try to find another job?" LOOK She suggested to Arnold ..................................................... another job.
She suggested to Arnold that he should look for another job.
300
"This is the first time the train has been late." NEVER We pointed out that ..................................................... late before.
We pointed out that the train had never been late before.
300
"I was washing my hair," she said.
She said (that) she had been washing her hair.
300
"Don't make such as fuss, John!" NOT Ruth told.....................................................such a fuss.
Ruth told John not to make such a fuss.
300
She suggested that he should wait.
"Why don't you wait?"
300
LAST YEAR in reported speech becomes...
The year before OR the previous year
400
"Please, please let me go to the disco!", she asked them. BEGGED She.....................................................go to the disco.
She begged them to let her go to the disco.
400
"I will ring you," she said.
She said (that) she would ring me.
400
"What are they going to do?" KNOW I wanted ..................................................... going to do.
I wanted to know what they were going to do.
400
Cathy asked (us) when we were going to Turkey.
"When are you going to Turkey?" asked Cathy
400
"Why did they look at me in such a strange way?" WONDERED She.....................................................at her in such a strange way.
She wondered why they had looked at her in such a strange way.
500
"Where's the meeting on Friday?" ASKED He.....................................................on Friday.
He asked where the meeting was on Friday.
500
"I must go on a diet," he said.
He said (that) he had to go on a diet.
500
"I'll help if I have time." OFFERED Wendy.....................................................had time.
Wendy offered to help if she had time.
500
Nick asked David how often he got a gas bill.
"How often do you get a gas bill, David?," asked Nick.
500
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW in reported speech becomes...
In two days' time!!!
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