Reported Speech
Peter: They are being irrational!
Peter said they were being irrational!
Jo to Eric: How are you doing today?
Jo asked Eric how he was doing that day.
John: "OK, I’ll be home early.” (agree)
John agreed to be home early.
Tina said she would have never expected her parents to get divorced and that she would love them to get back together.
I would have never expected my parents to get divorced, I would love them to get back together.
My Spanish friends mentioned / told ___ (come) to visit us this summer.
mentioned - coming
Peter to Elsa: I'm looking forward to meeting your parents!
Peter told Elsa (that) he was looking forward to meeting her parents.
Jo to Eric: What did your parents do last weekend?
Jo asked Eric what his parents had done the previous weekend.
Elvira: “Shall we go to the concert?” (suggest)
Elvira suggested going to the concert.
Tina asked me if I was going to the party.
Are you going to the party?
Why are you accusing / blaming me of ___ (copy) your homework? It isn't true!
accusing - copying
Peter to Elsa: I woke up feeling tired this morning.
Peter told Elsa (that) he had woken up feeling tired that morning.
Jo to Eric: Who did you ask to go to the dance with you tomorrow night?
Jo asked Eric who he had asked to go to the dance with him the following night.
Helen: “You should go to the doctor.” (advise)
Helen advised me to go to the doctor.
Tina told her brother to call her as soon as he arrived.
Call me as soon as you arrive.
My parents never encouraged / suggested me ___ (sing) when I was younger.
encouraged - to sing
Peter to Elsa: I've been wondering what our future will look like when we are older.
Peter told Elsa (that) he had been wondering what their future would look like when they were older.
Jo to Eric: Why were you waiting for me at the coffee shop when I told you we would meet at the bar?
Jo asked Eric why he had been waiting for her at the coffee shop when she had told him they would meet at the bar.
Sam: "I'm sure my brother did it, he broke my laptop." (blame)
Sam blamed his brother for breaking his laptop.
Do you intend to go to university next year?
Did you admit / apologise to your teacher for ___ (miss) the class?
apologise - missing
Peter to Elsa: You should go see my doctor, I'm sure you will love him. He is incredibly patient and will be more than glad to answer any questions you may have. He's been my doctor for 17 years now, honey. Give him a chance.
Peter told Elsa (that) she should go see his doctor and (that) he was sure she would love him. That he was incredibly patient and would be more than glad to answer any questions she may have. That he had been his doctor for 17 years then. He told her to give him a chance.
Jo to Eric: Have you thought about what your life will be like when your sister is born next month?
Jo asked Eric if/whether he had thought about what his life would be like when his sister was born the following month.
When I got home, my brother was singing loudly in the kitchen. I asked him ___ to make so much noise, but he insisted ___ singing even louder. I accused him ___ being the worst singer I'd ever heard. Instead of getting cross, he thanked me ___ giving him an idea. Then he went upstairs, smiling. I wondered ___ asking him what he was doing, but I knew he would refuse ___ tell me. Two minutes later, he came downstairs again with a camcorder. He persuaded me ___ video him. 'If I'm that bad, we can make money on YouTube,' he told ___.
not, on, of, for, about, to, to, me
Tina said she had never thought about it, that she was going to take that week to reflect on that matter, and she would have an answer the following morning. She promised.
I never thought about it, I am going to take this week to reflect on this matter, and I'll have an answer tomorrow morning. I promise.
The president has denied / refused ___ (answer) any more questions on this topic.
refused - to answer