Reported Speech

Reported Speech 1

100

He said, "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 students said, "Our end of the year party  is going to be awesome!"

The students said that their end of the year party was going to be awesome!

500

Tom asked Liz, "Whose backpack is it?

Tom asked Liz whose backpack it was.

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 Jüri, "I´ll see you tomorrow."

Mari said to Jüri that she would see him the next day.

500

Jenna said, "I left home a year ago."

Jenna said she had left home a year before.

Reported Speech 3

100

Tom says, "I like sports."

Tom says that he likes sports.

200

Nuana said, "I´m wearing my sister's dress."

Nuana said (that) she was wearing her sister's dress.

300

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

Lisa said that her little brother was really annoying her then.

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

Lucas said, "Ana has brown hair."

Lucas said that Ana 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

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

Johnny said that he had been in a huge fight the week before.

500

Mom asked, "Where is your brother?"

Mom asked where my brother was.

Reported Speech 5

100

Anne said, "I like books."

Anne said that she liked books.

200

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

Dolores 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.

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.