Simple Statements
Direct Speech
Questions
Pronouns
Mixed Statements
100

'I really like pizza,' said John.

John said that he really liked pizza.

100

Joe said she had a dog.

'I have a dog', said Joe.

100

'Where does your cousin live?', Kyle asked Jack.

Kyle asked Jack where his cousin lived.

100

Helen said to Jane: "I think your new haircut id lovely."

Helen told Jane that ______ thought _____new haircut was lovely.

Helen told Jane that she thought her new haircut was lovely.

100

"Wait for me, please!" I said to my friend Lucy. "I'm going with you."

I asked my friend to wait for me because (explaining that) I was going with her.

200

'I didn't have time to finish,' said Jane.

Jane said that she hadn't had time to finish.

200

Lisa said to Nick that he was doing a great job.

'You are doing a great job,' said Lisa to Nick.

200

'What time is it?', Neil asked.

Neil asked what time it was.

200

Fans said: "We're waiting for our favourite singer to come out of this club."

Fans said that ______ were waiting for ______ favourite singer to come out of ______ club.

Fans said that they were waiting for their favourite singer to come out of that club.

200

"What time is it?" Bob asked. "My watch has stopped."

Bob asked what time it was because (explaining that) his watch had stopped.

300

'I have already seen this film,' Said Luke.

Luke said he had already seen that film.

300

Jenny said that she thought it was ready.

'I think it is ready,' said Jenny.

300

'Have you seen this film?', Alicia asked.

Alicia asked if I had seen that film.

300

'I invited my new neighbours to visit our garden,' said Lucy to her family.

Lucy said to her family that _____ had invited _____ new neighbours to visit _____  garden.

Lucy said to her family that she had invited her new neighbours to visit their garden.

300

"Are you ready? Hurry up!" she said to him. "We're going to miss our bus."

She asked if he was ready and told him to hurry up because they were going to miss their bus.

400

'I have never been so confused in all my life,' Said Ramon.

Ramon said he had never been so confused in all his life.

400

Bernardo said that he hadn't been near the scene of the crime the day before.

'I wasn't  near the scene of the crime yesterday,' said Bernardo.

400

'Do you know the answer?', the teacher asked the class.

The teacher asked the class if anybody (they) knew the answer.

400

Jack said to his sister: "I want to take you out for dinner to my best friend's restaurant."

Jack said to his sister that _____ wanted to take _____ out for dinner to _____  best friend's restaurant.

Jack said to his sister that he wanted to take her out for dinner to his best friend's restaurant.

400

Tim: Dave is ill. He can't come to the party.

Mike: What's wrong with him?

Tim: He's got flu and has to stay in bed.

Tim said that Dave was ill and couldn't come to the party. Mike asked what was wrong with him and Tim explained (said) that Dave had got flu and had to stay in bed.

500

'I was working on this project all last week,' Said Lisa.

Lisa said that she had been working on that project all previous week.

500

Luisa said that she hadn't had time to fix that problem yet.

'I haven't had time to fix this problem yet', said Luisa.

500

'Do you know where is my raincoat?', Rick asked his mother.

Rick asked his mother if she knew where his raincoat was.

500

James said: "My boss wants me to go to our company's London office tomorrow."

James said that _____ boss wanted _____ to go to _____ company's London office the next day.

James said that his boss wanted him to go to their company's London office the next day.

500

Martin: Can you help me? I need some advice.

Jessica: What's the problem?

Martin: I don't know what to buy my mother for her birthday. I want to get something special for her.

Martin asked Jessica if she could help him becuse he needed some advice. Jessica asked what the problem was. Martin said that he didn't know what to buy his mother for her birthday and that he wanted to get something special for her.

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