Reported Speech

Affirmative

100

Andrew: "Clean the blue bike!"

Andrew told me to clean the blue bike.

200

Jessica: "Write a text message!"

Jessica told me to write a text message.

300

Nelly: "Help Peter's sister!"

Nelly told / asked me to help Peter's sister.

400

Fred: "Wash your hands!"

Fred told me to wash my hands.

500

Victoria: "Check your e-mails!"

Victoria asked / told me to check my e-mails.

Negative

100

Karen: "Don't play football in the garden!"

Karen told me not to play football in the garden.

200

Teacher: "Don't forget your homework!"

The teacher told / reminded me not to forget my homework.

300

Yvonne: "Don't talk to your neighbour!"

Yvonne told me not to talk to my neighbour.

400

Marcel: "Don't sing this song!"

Marcel asked me not to sing that song.

500

Jamie: "Don't eat so much junk food!"

Jamie told me not to eat so much junk food.

Simple Statements

100

Peter: "I clean the black shoes."

Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.

200

John: "Mandy is at home."

John said that Mandy was at home.

300

Susan: "I'm watching TV."

Susan said that she was watching TV.

400

Simon: "David was ill."

Simon said that David had been ill.

500

Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."

Charles said that he hadn't had time to do his homework.

Statements with Expressions of Time

100

Peter: "I cleaned the black shoes yesterday."

Peter told me that he had cleaned the black shoes the day before.

200

Emily: "Our teacher will go to Leipzig tomorrow."

Emily said that their teacher would go to Leipzig the day after.

300

Robert: "My father flew to Dallas last year."

Robert said that his father had flown to Dallas the year before.

400

Michael: "I am going to read a book this week."

Michael said that he was going to read a book that week.

500

Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday."

Alice said that she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.

Questions

100

Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"

Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes.

200

Betty: "When did you come?"

Betty asked me when I had arrived.

300

Mark: "Has John arrived?"

Mark asked me if John had arrived.

400

Ronald: "Where does Maria park her car?"

Ronald asked me where Maria parked her car.

500

Andrew: "Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"

Andrew asked me if Mandy would have lunch with Sue.