Reported Speech I
"We went to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant."
George said that ____________________ .
George said (that) they had gone to the cinema and then to a Chinese restaurant.
"I'll behave at school," Sam told his father. (PROMISE)
Sam promised his father (that) he would behave at school.
I don’t see her very often because she lives in Australia.
MORE
I _______________________ if she didn’t live in Australia.
would see her more (often)
Tom was only promoted because he went to the same university as the principal.
NOT
If Tom _______________________ the same university as the principal, he wouldn’t have been promoted.
had not gone to
To disappear completely; to become extinct
to die out
"Be quick about it!"
Sandra told her doctor ________________ .
Sandra told her doctor to be quick about it.
"Don't get on that plane!" Gwyndolyn told her boyfriend. (WARN)
Gwyndolyn warned her boyfriend not to get on that plane.
It was totally normal for people in my town to walk everywhere 50 years ago.
WENT
If you lived in my town 50 years ago, __________________________ by foot.
you went everywhere
My dog has got short legs, so it can’t run very fast.
ABLE
My dog ________________________ run faster if it had longer legs.
would be able to
A long period of dry weather with little or no rain
drought
"Why did I have to come so early?"
Dave asked ________________________ .
David asked why he had had to come so early.
"The man stole my wallet, officer!" the woman screamed. (TELL)
The woman told the officer (that) the man had stolen her wallet.
If you don’t visit me in London, we can’t go see Chelsea play.
UNLESS
We won’t go see Chelsea play ______________________ in London.
unless you (come) visit me
The reason they didn’t let you in to the hotel was because you looked so scruffy.
HAVE
They ________________________ in to the hotel if you hadn’t looked so scruffy.
would not have let you
A large mass of rocks and earth that suddenly and quickly moves down the side of a mountain or hill
landslide
"Don't dance the 'Funky Chicken'!"
Gretta told her boyfriend ____________________ .
Gretta told her boyfriend not to dance the 'Funky Chicken'.
"We're breaking up," Fritz told Lolita.
Fritz told Lolita (that) they were breaking up.
We’ll go running this evening if it doesn’t rain.
UNLESS
______________ this evening, we’ll go running.
Unless it rains
I’m not very coordinated, so I’ll never be a professional athlete.
MORE
I could probably become a professional athlete if ________________ .
were/was more coordinated
A dangerous and possibly fatal state of extreme hunger
starvation
"Have you ever read The Lord of the Rings?"
Peter asked me ___________________ .
Peter asked me if I had ever read The Lord of the Rings.
"You should try drinking more water," the doctor told her patient. (RECOMMEND/SUGGEST)
The doctor recommended/suggested drinking more water (to her patient).
The doctor recommended/suggested (that) her patient drink more water.
I didn’t know my aunt was in the hospital because you didn’t call me.
HAVE
If you had called me, I _______________ aunt was in the hospital.
would/could/might have known (that) my
If you don’t help me, I’ll never reach my potential.
PROVIDED (= siempre y cuando)
I’ll reach my potential _____________________ .
provided (that) you help me
A species such as the Panda bear whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction
endangered