REQUESTS AND COMMANDS
Carlos said, "Go out Andy!"
Carlos told Andy to go out.
Miss Choi said, "It is a challenging question."
Miss Choi said it was a challenging question.
Kitty asked, "Rainbow, do you like swimming?"
Kitty asked Rainbow if she liked swimming.
"What time is it, May?" Miss Choi asked.
Miss Choi asked May what time it was.
Direct speech : 'now'
Reported speech : 'then'
"Could you please pass me the salt, Lucy?" Mary asked.
Mary asked Lucy to pass her the salt.
"I'm trying to study for my test," said Ann.
Ann said she was trying to study for her test.
Anna asked, "Did you find any information for our project, Sue?"
Anna asked Sue if she had found any information for their project.
"How many students are there in 6B?' asked Miss Wong.
Miss Wong asked how many students there were in 6B.
Direct speech : 'could'
Reported speech : 'could'
Mum said, "Son, you must't touch anything at the store."
Mum told her son not to touch anything at the store.
Mike said, "We haven't eaten for three hours."
Mike said they hadn't eaten for three hours.
Dad asked George, "Had you finished your homework before playing the computer games?"
Dad asked George if he had finished his homework before playing the computer games.
John asked, "When did you swim with the dolphins, Mark?"
John asked Mark when he had swum with the dolphins.
In reported speech, we use _____ for Yes/No questions.
if / whether
"Mum, please take me to the party," Judy begged.
Judy begged her mum to take her to the party.
"I will go to the cinema tomorrow," said John.
John said he would go to the cinema the following day/the day after.
Claudia asked, "Have you ever travelled in a hot-air balloon?"
Claudia asked if I had ever travelled in a hot-air balloon.
Luis asked, "How long have you been standing there, Sonia?"
Luis asked Sonia how long she had been standing there.
Direct speech : 'these'
Reported speech : 'those'
The firefighter told everyone, "Please calm down and leave the building immediately."
The firefighter told everyone to calm down and leave the building immediately.
"I went to many places but I have never seen such a beautiful city!" said Alex.
Alex said he had gone to many places but he had never seen such a beautiful city.
Peter asked Kitty, "Are you coming to the ball?"
Peter asekd Kitty if she was coming to the ball.
"What were you doing at two o'clock yesterday?" the detective asked the suspect.
The detective asked the suspect what he had been doing at two o'clock the day before/the previous day.
Direct speech : Simple continuous
Reported speech : Past continuous