Reported Speech Is Evil 2

1

100

Joanne says, "I hate music lessons because I can´t sing."

Joanne says (that) she hates music lessons because she can´t sing.

200

Jenny said, "I hate snails because they damage my garden."

Jenny said that she hated snails because they damaged her garden.

300

The teacher said, "Stand up, girls." (use TELL or ASK)

The teacher asked / told the girls to stand up.

400

The teacher said, "We have finished unit 6. We´re going to have a test."

The teacher said (that) we had finished unit 6 and that we were going to have a test.

500

Father said to the boys, "Turn the music off or close the door. I will have a long day at work tomorrow."(use ASK or TELL)

Father told / asked the boys to turn the music off or close the door because he would have / was going to have a long day at work the next day.

2

100

Mum says, "I´m watching a film at the moment."

Mum says (that) she´s watching a film at the moment.

200

Di said, "Our class teacher is absent."

Di said that their class teacher was absent.

300

Mother said, "Bring me the plates, Jim." (use TELL or ASK)

Mother told /asked Jim to bring her the plates.

400

Mel said to Bob, "I´ve been to the cinema twice this week."

Mel said to Bob that she had been to the cinema twice that week.

500

The boys told Father, "We bought this CD yesterday so we really want to listen to it today."

The boys told Father (that) they had bought the CD yesterday so they really wanted to listen to it that day.

3

100

Peter says, "My computer doesn´t work."

Peter says that his computer doesn´t work.

200

The bus driver said, "We´re going to stop for five minutes.

The bus driver said that they/we were going to stop for five minutes.

300

Mark said to me, "Show me the guest list." (use TELL or ASK)

Mark told / asked me to show him the guest list.

400

Mia said to Paul, "I once saw this kind of contest on televison."

Mia said to Paul that she had once seen this kind of contest on televison.

500

The teacher said to us, "You will learn a lot about reported speech this year."

The teacher said (to us) that we would learn a lot about reported speech that year.

4

100

Ben says, "I´m going to pick them up after the party."

Ben says he´s going to pick them up after the party.

200

Judy said, "I recieve lots of e-mails every day."

Judy said that she recieved lots of e-mails every day.

300

The police officer said to us, "Don´t stop." (use TELL or ASK)

The police officer told us not to stop.

400

Granny said to the boys, "The winters are warmer than they were 20 years ago."

Granny said to the boys that the winters were warmer than they had been 20 years before.

500

I said to the teacher, "I can´t do these exercises because I don´t understand the rules."

I said to the teacher that I couldn´t do these exercises because I didn´t understand the rules.

5

100

Jim says, "I can´t find the place. I think this map is wrong."

Jim says that he can´t find the place and that he thinks this map is wrong.

200

Lisa said, "Document photos are always ugly."

Lisa said that document photos were always ugly.

300

My friend said, "Don´t send me any cat memes."

My friend asked / told me not to send him / her cat memes.

400

I said to the teacher, "I haven´t done my homework because my dog ate my textbook."

I said to the teacher that I hadn´t done my homework because my dog had eaten my textbook.

500

I asked Pete, "What are you going to do in the summer this year?"

I asked Pete what he was going to do in the summer that year.