Reported Speech
Interrogative
Interrogative
Maggie: Do they like Toronto?
Maggie asked (me) if they liked Toronto.
Nina: I like to work with you.
Nina said she liked to work with me./Nina told me she liked to work with me.
ate / had baked
She (live) __________ _________________ in Leeds before she moved to London.
had lived
People made the first McDonald’s hamburger in 1955.
The first McDonald’s hamburger was made in 1955.
Maggie: Can you drive?
Maggie asked (me) if I could drive.
Nina: I can help you out tomorrow.
Nina said she could help me out the next day/the following day.
She _______ (throw) away the letter that she _______(write).
threw / had written
I (not think) __________ _________________ of that question before.
hadn’t thought
Egyptians built the Pyramids thousands of years ago.
The Pyramids were built thousands of years ago.
Maggie: Is the meeting at three?
Maggie asked (me) if the meeting was at three.
Nina: My boyfriend doesn't workout with me.
Nina told me her boyfriend didn't work out with her.
They ________(show) me the pictures, they _______(take) during their holidays.
showed / had taken
Sue got wet because she (not bring) __________ _________________ an umbrella.
hadn’t brought
The Chinese first used paper money over a thousand years ago.
Paper money was first used over a thousand years ago.
Maggie: Will they leave at noon?
Maggie asked if they would leave at noon.
Nina: I ran into Matt at the festival last week.
Nina said (that) she had run into Matt at the Festival last week./Nina told me she had run into Matt at the Festival last week.
The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________ (be) extremely hungry.
hadn't eaten / were
A: __________ Jim ever (fly) ______________ before his flight last week?
B: Yes, he __________.
Had / flown / had
Steve Jobs didn’t introduce the iPad in 1986.
The first iPad wasn’t introduced in 1986.
Maggie: Did Tom work yesterday?
Maggie asked (me) if tom had worked yesterday.
Nina: I haven't been to Italy with my family since I was 10 years old.
Nina said she hadn't traveled to Italy with her family since she was 10 years old.
After I _________ (buy) my new computer, I discovered that I ___________ (not have) enough money.
had bought / didn’t have
A: __________ your sister (eat) _________________ breakfast before she left?
B: No, she __________.
had / eaten / hadn’t
Did Thomas Edison invent the light bulb in 1879?
Was the light bulb invented in 1879?