Reported Speech statements
"I have lost my phone".
Daniel said...
Daniel said that he had lost his phone.
"Are you going to work today, Paul?"
Alice asked .......
Alice asked Paul if he was going to work that day.
IN REPORTED SPEECH WE CHANGE PRESENT SIMPLE TO .....
PAST SIMPLE
"What time is it?" Mum asked me.
Mum asked me what time it was.
"Drink plenty of water!"
The doctor told me ......................
The doctor told me to drink plenty of water.
"I'm going to cycle along the river".
Mike said...
Mike said he was going to cycle along the river.
"Have you invited Tyler to the party, Anna?"
Susan asked ...............
Susan asked Anna if she had invited Tyler to the party.
IN REPORTED SPEECH WE CHANGE PRESENT PERFECT TO...
PAST PERFECT
"Where are you going?" the police officer asked us.
The police officer asked us where we were going.
"Don't worry!"
Ian told Alice ................
Ian told Alice not to worry
"I can't come to the party on Friday".
Alice said...
Alice said she couldn't come to the party on Friday
Alice wanted to know ..................
Alice wanted to know if Rachel had a driving licence.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE PAST SIMPLE TO...
PAST PERFECT
"What time did the shops close yesterday?" Julia asked me.
Julia asked me what time the shops had closed the day before.
"Please slow down!"
Will asked Sarah ..................
Will asked Sarah to slow down.
"We'll definitely come back again next year".
Simon said...
Simon said they would definitely come back the following year.
"Did Emma leave early yesterday?"
Sarah asked me ................
Sarah asked me if Emma had left early the day before.
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO ...
PAST CONTINUOUS
"How long are you going to stay here?" - Lucy asked Peter.
Lucy asked Peter how long he was going to stay there.
"Mind your own business and don't bother me any longer!"
Val told Sam ...
Val told Sam to mind his own business and not to bother her any longer.
"I don't have much free time".
Joel said...
Joel said he didn't have much free time.
"Can you speak any other language?"
Katy asked John .....................
Katy asked John if he could speak any other language.
IN REPORTED SPEECH WE CHANGE "MUST" TO...
HAD TO
"Why didn't you tell Anna about the problem earlier?" - Mary asked Alan.
Mary asked Alan why he hadn't told Anna about the problem earlier.
"Don't wait for me if I'm late!"
Juan told her ..........
Juan told her not to wait for him if he was late.