Reported speech 1
'I have taken the train to Berlin.'
She told me she ............. the train to Berlin.
She told me she had taken the train to Berlin
'He will come back tomorrow.'
She told me he ..................... day.
She told me he would come back the following day.
'Jill is studying a lot.'
She told me Jill .................. a lot
She told me Jill was studying a lot.
“I am at the cinema now.'
She said ...............
She said she was at the cinema then.
Amy ________ : 'The boys always wear jeans.'
said, announced, told us, stated,...
Peter: 'Zara was reading a book in front of the fire.'
Peter told me ....
Peter told me that Zara had been reading a book in front of the fire.
Jim: 'We saw a clown in the street.'
Jim told me ...
Jim told me he had seen a clown in the street.
Jenny(She): 'I did a great course last year.'
Jenny said (that) ...
Jenny said that she had done a great course the previous year.
Mavis: 'The dog is running after the cat.'
Mavis said (that) ...
Mavis said (that) the dog was running after the cat.
Peter _______ : 'Does your sister really enjoy playing the piano?'
asked, questioned us, enquired,...
'Please don't be late,' he said.
He asked us ...
He asked us not to be late.
'Please help me,' he said.
He asked me ...
He asked me to help him.
'Don't do that again!' she said to me.
She told me ...
She told me not to do that again.
'Please, arrive to class on time' our teacher said to us.
Our teacher asked us ...
Our teacher asked us to arrive to class on time.
'Tidy your desk!' mum _______.
shouted, exclaimed, commanded, demanded, insisted, ....
'What were you reading?'
Tom asked me ...
Tom asked me what I had been reading.
'Did you lock the door?'
She asked me .................
She asked me if I had locked the door.
'Who took the remote?'
Mum asked us ..........
Mum asked who had taken the remote.
'Will you help me?'
He asked me ......
He asked if I would help him.
'This dog comes from Australia, it has got big black paws, long fur and behaves really well.'
Kasia ________ to me ....
explained, described, ...
said (1/2 point)
'Hey, I'll cook dinner tonight,' said Antonio.
Antonio offered ....
Antonio offered to cook dinner that night.
'I'm late for the meeting,' said Tatiana.
Tatiana said ...
Tatiana said she was late for the meeting.
'No, I didn't eat the last cookie yesterday!' said Alexander.
Alexander said ...
Alexander said that he hadn´t eaten the last cookie the day before.
'You should apply for this position,' my coach told me.
My coach suggested
My coach suggested that I should apply for that position.
'Let's go to the cinema toningt...,' Rico ______.
suggested