Sentence transformation 1
Direct speech TO reported
Sentence transformation 2
Reported speech TO direct
Odds and ends
100
"Sorry, I'm late"

APOLOGIZE
I ........................................... late.
I apologized for being late.
100
"I lived in Richmond for a year and then I moved back to my hometown", he said.
He said (that) he had lived in Richmond for a year and then had moved back to his hometown.
100
She advised Mike to take his car.

BETTER
"You.....................................................car, Mike."
"You'd better take your car, Mike."
100
Sam asked (me) if Terry was still at university.
"Is Terry still at university?" asked Sam.
100
TOMORROW in reported speech becomes...
the next day OR the following day OR the day after
200
"I know everything about reported speech, I'll help you with it!"

OFFER
She.....................................................with reported speech.
She offered to help me with reported speech.
200
"I've been learning Chinese for 6 years", she said.
She said (that) she'd been learning Chinese for 6 years.
200
"I am having my flat re-decorated"

SAY
Mary.....................................................flat re-decorated.
Mary said she was having her flat re-decorated.
200
They offered / promised to help her.
"We'll help you" they said.
200
"Why don't you try to find another job?"
LOOK

She suggested Arnold ..................................................... another job.
She suggested Arnold that he should look for another job.
300
"Alright. Yes, I have broken your watch!"

ADMIT
My boyfriend ..................................................... my watch.
My boyfriend admitted breaking my watch/he had broken my watch.
300
"I was washing my hair", she said.
She said (that) she had been washing her hair.
300
"Don't make such as fuss, John!"

NOT
Ruth told.....................................................such a fuss.
Ruth told John not to make such a fuss.
300
She suggested that he should wait.
"Why don't you wait?"
300
LAST YEAR in reported speech becomes...
The year before/The previous year
400
"Why don't stay in instead of spending money going out?!"

SUGGEST
Monica......................................................
Monica suggested staying in/we should stay in instead of spending money going out.
400
"This time tomorrow I'll be flying to Bristol", she said.
She said (that) this time tomorrow she'd be flying to Bristol. She said (that) that time the following day she'd be flying to Bristol. (if not reported on the same day)
400
"What are they going to do?"

KNOW
I wanted ..................................................... going to do.
I wanted to know what they were going to do.
400
Cathy asked (us) when we were going to Turkey.
"When are you going to Turkey?" asked Cathy
400
"Why did they look at me in such a strange way?" WONDER She.....................................................at her in such a strange way.
She wondered why they had looked at her in such a strange way.
500
"I'll never lie to you again!"

PROMISE
He.....................................................to her again.
He promised to never lie to her again/he would never lie to her again.
500
"I didn't know how long I'd been unconscious", he said.
He said (that) he didn't know how long he'd been unconscious.
500
"I'll help if I have time."

OFFERED
Wendy.....................................................time.
Wendy offered to help if she had time.
500
Nick asked David how often he got a gas bill.
"How often do you get a gas bill, David?", asked Nick.
500
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW in reported speech becomes...
In two days' time!!!
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