Reported Speech

Sentence transformation 1

100

My friend: "I can teach you how to swim."

I apologized for being late.

200

Philip: "Sorry, I'm late"

She offered to help me with reported speech.

300

My son: "I'll never lie to you again!"

My boyfriend admitted breaking my watch/he had broken my watch.

400

Mom: "Why don't stay at home instead of spending money going out with your friends?"

Monica suggested staying in/we should stay in instead of spending money going out.

500

His classmate: "Ok, ok! Yes, it was me. I have broken your watch!"

He promised to never lie to her again/he would never lie to her again.

Direct speech TO reported

100

"I lived in Yiwu for a year, but then I moved back to my hometown," Alex said.

He said (that) he had lived in Richmond for a year and then had moved back to his hometown.

200

"I've been learning Chinese for 6 years", said my teacher.

She said (that) she'd been learning Chinese for 6 years.

300

"This time tomorrow I'll be flying to Shanghai with my coworker for a business trip", she said.

She said (that) she had been washing her hair.

400

"I didn't know how long I'd been unconscious by the time I woke up," the football player said.

She said (that) this time tomorrow she'd be flying to Bristol. She said (that) that time the following day she'd be flying to Bristol. (if not reported on the same day)

500

"I was washing my hair yesterday when I heard the thief break into our apartment!" his girlfriend said.

He said (that) he didn't know how long he'd been unconscious.

Sentence transformation 2

100

She advised her friend to take his car.

"You'd better take your car, Mike."

200

"I'm repainting my house with my mother," Allyson said.

Mary said she was having her flat re-decorated.

300

"What are they going to do?" I asked.

Ruth told John not to make such a fuss.

400

"C'mon, Nour! Don't be such a baby!" said Abraham.

I wanted to know what they were going to do.

500

Wendy: "Really. It's OK. I can do it! I'll help if I have time." 

Wendy offered to help if she had time.

Reported speech TO direct

100

They promised to help her.

"Is Terry still at university?" asked Sam.

200

Hanna asked (us) when we were going to Turkey.

"We'll help you" they said.

300

Sam asked (me) if Lynn was still at the university.

"Why don't you wait?"

400

She suggested yesterday that he should wait to leave due to the traffic around there.

"When are you going to Turkey?" asked Cathy

500

Philip asked that crazy boy, Alen, how often he plays Honor of Kings, because he always gets to class late and he thinks that's the reason why.

"How often do you get a gas bill, David?", asked Nick.

Mixed

100

THESE in reported speech sometimes becomes...

the next day OR the following day OR the day after

200

YOUR in reported speech sometimes becomes...

She suggested Arnold that he should look for another job.

300

Why do all the questions in this category say "sometimes" becomes? Why not always?

The year before/The previous year

400

LAST YEAR in reported speech sometimes becomes...

She wondered why they had looked at her in such a strange way.

500

THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW in reported speech sometimes becomes...

In two days' time!!!