Reported questions
Reported speech
Direct questions
Direct speech
100

"What did you eat?" we asked our mum.

We asked her what she had eaten 

100

"I was ill last night." She said ...

She said she had been ill the week before. 

100

The teacher asked the students if they were listening. 

"Are you listening?" the teacher asked her students. 

100

My sister said she couldn`t find her umbrella. 

"I can`t find my umbrella," my sister said.

200
"Why have you got my laptop?" Dad asked Sophie.

He asked her why she had his laptop. 

200

"I`m buying a new computer next week." He said..

John said he was buying a new computer the next weekend. 

200

I asked my sister why she was laughing. 

"Why are you laughing?" I asked my sister. 
200

My cousins said they were moving to London. 

"We are moving to London," my cousins said. 

300

"Did you forget about the barbecue?" we asked our friends

We asked them if they had forgotten about the barbecue

300

"I can`t go out for lunch today,"  Anna said...

Anna said she couldn`t go out for lunch that day. 

300

My best friend asked me what I`d done the night before. 

"What did you do last night?" my best friend asked me.  

300

My brother had seen this film five times.

"I`ve seen this film five times!" said my brother.

400

"Where have you been?"our friends asked us.

They asked us where we had been. 

400

"I`m making pancakes for breakfast," said Dad.

Dad said he was making pancakes for breakfast.

400

I asked my aunt if she could speak Italian. 

"Can you speak Italian?" I asked my aunt.

400

I said it would probably rain the next day. 

"It will probably rain tomorrow," I said.

500

"What time did you arrive home?" the policeman asked me. 

He asked me what time I had arrived home. 

500

"Chelsea played well, but lost," said Igor.

Igor said Chelsea had played well but had lost.

500

My friend asked me how much money we had spent.  

"How much money have you spent?" my friend asked me. 

500

My grandparents said they had been to Almaty the year before. 

"We went to France for our holiday last year." My grandparents said.