Reported Speech
"He works in a bank" said Mary.
Mary said (that) he worked in a bank.
The doctor: "Drink water and get plenty of rest".
The doctor told me to drink water and get plenty of rest.
Lorena: "Am I late?"
Lorena asked if she was late.
Michael: "Why is Julie sad?"
Michael asked why Julie was sad.
Liz said she didn't speak Greek at all.
Liz: " ? "
"I don't speak Greek at all."
"We went out last night" said Ellen and Robert.
Robert and Ellen said (that) they had gone out the night before / the previous night
"Don't eat candy before dinner!" the mom said to her kids.
The mom told her kids not to eat candy before dinner.
My mom: "Does it rain a lot in London?"
My mom asked me if it rained a lot in London.
Nora to her best friend:
"Where will you go this summer?"
Nora asked her best friend where she would go that summer.
They told us they would start the hike the following day.
They: " ? "
"We'll start the hike tomorrow"
"I may come to your party today" said Penny.
Penny said (that) she might come to my party that day.
"Put your pencils down" the teacher said to the pupils.
The teacher told the pupils to put their pencils down.
The grandfather to his grandchildren: "Have you ever been to Disneyland before?"
The grandfather asked his grandchildren if they had ever been to Disneyland before.
My grandparents to me: "What did you have for dinner last night?"
My grandparents asked me what I had had for dinner the night before.
I replied that I had been trying to repair my phone since the morning.
I : " ? "
"I've been trying to repair my phone since this morning"
"We can help you tomorrow" said the Smith sisters.
The Smith sisters said (that) they could help us/me the next day.
"Look at the animals, but don't touch them" the zookeeper said to us.
The zookeeper told us to look at the animals, but not to touch them.
Monica to her friend:
"Will you help out at the summer camp this summer?"
Monica asked her friend if she would help out at the summer camp that summer.
The teacher to your parents:
"When can we talk about what your son did in class today?"
The teacher asked my parents when they could talk about what I had done in class that day.
Our grandma thought that Timothy would be the best student in his class the following year.
Our grandma: " ? "
"Timothy will be the best student in his class next year"
"I have never been to Japan" said Nolan.
Nolan said (that) he had never been to Japan
"Walk, don't run!" shouted the lifeguard.
The lifeguard told us to walk and not to run.
Marlena:
"Can we stop by a bathroom?"
Marlena asked if they could stop by a bathroom.
Susana to her friend: "When is your birthday party?"
Susana asked her friend when her birthday party was.
My sister told me that she could call me the following day, but then the following week she'd be on vacation until October.
My sister: " ? "
"I can call you the next day, but then next week I'll be on vacation until October."