Reported Speech

Reported Speech 1

100

He says, "I like ice cream".

He said that he liked ice cream.

200

Mia said, "I enjoy spending time with my friends."

Mia said that she enjoyed spending time with her friends.

300

The teacher said, "We have finished with this unit."

The teacher said we had finished with this unit.

400

The pupils said, "Our Christmas party performance is going to be awesome!"

The pupils said that their Christmas party performance was going to be awesome.

500

Tom asks his brother, "Where do you usually buy soda?"

Tom asked his brother/him where he usually bought soda

Reported Speech 2

100

She said, "I love pizza".

She said that she loved pizza.

200

Paul said, "I need some time to rest."

Paul said (that) he needed some time to rest.

300

Father said, "We´re going to visit aunt Lucy.

"Father said we were going to visit aunt Lucy.

400

Mari said to Mike, "I´ll see you tomorrow."

Mari said to Mike that she would see him the next day/following day.

500

Jenna asked Lara, "Do you ever go to the cinema?"

Jenna asked Lara if she ever went to the cinema.

Reported Speech 3

100

Tom says, "I like sports."

Tom says that he liked sports.

200

Jane said, "I´m wearing my mum´s dress."

Jane said (that) she was wearing her mum´s dress.

300

Lisa said, "My little brother is really annoying me now."

Lisa said that her little brother was really annoying her then/at that moment.

400

Michael said, "Nobody has seen Emily today."

Michael said that nobody had seen Emily that day.

500

Tina asked me, "Why are you so nervous?"

Tina asked me why I was so nervous.

Reported Speech 4

100

Lisa said, "I hate tests."

Lisa said that she hated tests.

200

Henry said, "Thomas has brown hair."

Henry said that Thomas had brown hair.

300

Joe said to Jim, "I´ve been to the club twice this week."

Joe said to Jim that he had been to the club twice that week.

400

Johny said, "I was in a huge fight last week."

Johny said that he had been in a huge fight the week before/the previous week.

500

Mom asked, "Where is your brother?"

Mom asked (me) where my brother was.

Reported Speech 5

100

Anne said, "I like books."

Anne said that she liked books.

200

Lucy said, "I need some sugar and flour."

Lucy said that she needed some sugar and flour.

300

Martin said, "I went to self-defense training yesterday."

Martin said that he had gone to self-defense training the day before/previous day.

400

She told me, "If I can, I will come and visit."

She told me (that) if she could, she would come and visit.

500

Nina said, "I have never lied to Jim and I am not going to lie now."

Nina said she had never lied to Jim and (that) she wasn´t going to lie then.