Reported Speech
"I went to the store yesterday" he said.
He said he had gone to the store the other day.
"I'll go to France on holiday" said John. (decide)
John decided to go to France on holiday.
"You shouldn't go into the water" said the coast guard. (advise)
The coast guard advised me/us not to go into the water.
"I must see your manager," he said. (demand)
He demanded to see the/my manager.
"Please, please, please can I go on holiday with my friends?" She begged her parents.
She begged her parents to let her go on holiday with her friends.
"David is ill," he told me.
He told me that David was ill.
"Watch out for the lions" he told us. (warn)
He warned us to watch out for the lions.
"It's a great idea to go to the beach" said Maria. (recommend)
Maria recommended going to the beach.
Maria recommended that we go to the beach.
"I think you should drive tonight," he said. (prefer)
He preferred that I drive/drove tonight.
"I've never been to London," said Michael.
Michael said that he has/had never been to London.
"I will finish the homework tomorrow!" she said.
She said she would finish the homework the following day.
"You should apply for the job" said Jack to Stella. (suggest)
Jack suggested that Stella should apply for the job.
Jack suggested that Stella apply/applied for the job.
"I'll study really hard for the exam" said Luke. (promise)
Luke promised to study really hard for the exam.
Luke promised (me) that he would study really hard for the exam.
"Could you send me a text when you get home?" she asked. (request)
She requested that I (should) send/sent her a text when I got home.
"I am doing my homework right now," John told me.
John told me that he was doing his homework right then.
"You should always check spelling before turning in the exam," the professor told us.
The professor said we should always check spelling before turning in the exam.
"Okay, Andy can go to the party" said Andy's mom. (agree)
Andy's mom agreed that Andy could go to the party.
"This is where the station is" said Klara. (explain)
Klara explained where the station was.
"You should try out for this play. You would be good!" she said. (urge)
She urged me to try out for that play.
"Will you come to my party tomorrow?" Peter asked me.
Peter asked me if I would come to his party the following day.
"Don't eat this! It's bad for you," my dad told me.
My dad told me not to eat that because it was bad for me.
"I'll make the coffee!" said David. (insist)
David insisted that he would make the coffee.
David insisted on making the coffee.
"Don't forget that Lucy needs to go to the dentist" she said to me. (remind)
She reminded me that Lucy needs/needed to go to the dentist.
"We should all go to Las Vegas for the wedding," she said. (suggest)
She suggested going to Las Vegas for the wedding.
She suggested that we (should) go/went to Las Vegas for the wedding.
"Don't stand beside the projector before they switch it off," the teacher warned us.
The teacher warned us not to stand beside the projector before they switched it off.