DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.
TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "TODAY" TO...
THAT DAY
"Clean your room!" said Mom. (to me)
Mom (ordered/told) me to clean my room.
I really miss ________ (surf) in the Pacific Ocean.
I really miss surfing in the Pacific Ocean.
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE WERE SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
"I won't go outside," said Jill.
Jill refused to go outside.
How could you refuse _______ (help) an old lady?
How could you refuse to help an old lady?
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER HAD TO TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE WAS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, YOU CAN CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
"I won't ever forget my homework again" the student told the teacher.
The student promised the teacher that he/she would never forget his/her homework again.
The defendant denied _____ (be) involved in the bombing.
The defendant denied being involved in the bombing.
"Did you go out last weekend?" HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER IF SHE HAD GONE OUT // IF SHE WENT OUT THE WEEKEND BEFORE/ THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND.
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND HAD LIVED IN PARIS FOR 3 YEARS THEN.
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND HAS LIVED IN PARIS FOR 3 YEARS NOW", SUE TOLD ME.
"Don't leave the house without a mask!" said Dad.
Dad (ordered/told) me not to leave the house without a mask.
Hopefully, next year we will be able to afford ______(send) our kids to a sports camp.
Hopefully, next year we will be able to afford to send
(send) our kids to a sports camp.
'How long have you been waiting here?', asked Pippa.
Pippa asked how long I had been waiting there.
HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK BY THE END OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.
"DO YOUR HOMEWORK BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.
"Where on earth could he be?" I thought.
I wondered where on earth he could be.
I was driving all night when I finally stopped ______(have) some rest.
I was driving all night when I finally stopped to have some rest.