REPORTED SPEECH
STATEMENTS
STATEMENTS
"I am exhausted today!" Tim said
You are reporting two weeks later
Tim said that he was exhausted that day.
"Is there any petrol in the tank?", my father asked me.
(ask)
My father asked me if there was any petrol in the tank.
"Don't answer the phone." my father said
(to me)
My father told me not to answer the phone
"Let's go to the movies." I said to them
(suggest)
I suggested going/that we should go to the movies
"What are you doing this evening?" Meg asked Jim.
Two days after...
Meg asked Jim whether he was doing this evening.
Meg asked Jim what he was doing that evening.
"I will buy a house tomorrow," Sarah said
You are reporting the next day
Sarah said that she would buy a house today.
"What time did you get here?", she asked.
(want to know)
She wanted to know what time I had gotten/got there.
Doctor: "Get plenty of rest"
(to me)
The doctor told me to get plenty of rest
I told him, "You should talk to you wife about it."
(advise)
I advised him to talk /talking to with his wife
"Will you live in a different country?" she asked her boss.
Later...
She asked her boss he / she will live in a different country.
She asked her boss if/whether he / she would live in a different country.
"I can get a job in London now," Tim told me.
You are reporting this some time later
Tim told me that he could get a job in London then.
"Will you buy a new car next month?", he wanted to know. (this happened months ago)
(ask)
He asked if I would buy a new car the following month.
Teacher: "Stop making noise!"
(to the me and my classmates)
The teacher told us to stop making noise
I said to them,"It is better for you to move to another place."
(recommend)
I recommended that they (should) move/recommended moving to another place
Laura said,"I think you should call a doctor."
Some hours later...
Laura recommends to calling a doctor
Laura recommended calling a doctor
"I am going away next Saturday" she said.
You are reporting this 3 weeks after
She said that she was going away the following Saturday.
"Where did you go last weekend?", my friend asked me.
My friend asked me where I had gone/went the previous weekend / the weekend before/ the last weekend.
Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"
(to me)
Andrew told me to clean the blue bike.
I told Ronald, "You need to eat more fruits and veggies."
(suggest)
I suggested eating / that he should eat more fruits and veggies
"What did you do yesterday?", she asked me
Next day
She asked me what she had done yesterday.
She asked me what I had done/did the day before.
"The meeting has started early", she said.
You are reporting this the same day
She said that the meeting had started early.
"What are you going to do tomorrow?", she asked her cousin. (this happened many days ago)
(ask)
She asked her cousin what she was going to do the following day.
Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!"
(to him)
The teacher told him not to forget his homework.
"You guys need to stop messing with your lives ." I told them
(advise+inf)
I advised them to stop messing with their lives
"The students are reading a very good book now", the teacher said.
The next day...
The teacher says the students read a very good book then.
The teacher said the students were reading a very good book then.