REPORT THE STATEMENTS
REPORT THE QUESTIONS
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
REPORT THE COMMANDS
TIME EXPRESSIONS
100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100
"DO YOU LIKE ICE CREAM?" BOB ASKED HIM.

BOB ASKED HIM IF HE LIKED ICE CREAM.

100
SHE SAID THAT THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP.
"THERE ARE THREE PEOPLE WAITING AT THE BUS STOP", SHE SAID.
100

"STOP MAKING THAT NOISE!" SHOUTED TOM AT THE CHILDREN.

TOM SHOUTED AT THE CHILDREN TO STOP MAKING THAT NOISE.

100
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
200
"I WILL BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY" SARA SAID.
SARA SAID SHE WOULD BUY A HOUSE ONE DAY.
200

"DID SUE BUY A BICYCLE YESTERDAY?" JIM ASKED.

JIM ASKED IF SUE HAD BOUGHT A BICYCLE THE DAY BEFORE/THE PREVIOUS DAY.

200

SUE TOLD ME THAT HER BOYFRIEND LIVED IN PARIS.

"MY BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.

200

"DON'T RUN IN THE LIBRARY!" THE LIBRARIAN TOLD US.

THE LIBRARIAN TOLD THEM NOT TO RUN IN THE LIBRARY.

200

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "HERE" TO...

THERE

300

"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.

TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.

300

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TODAY?" ASKED MUM.

MUM ASKED WHAT I HAD DONE THAT DAY.

300
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
300

"TAKE YOUR SISTER TO THE PARK TOMORROW!" MY FATHER TOLD ME.

MY FATHER TOLD ME TO TAKE MY SISTER TO THE MARK THE FOLLOWING DAY/THE DAY AFTER/THE NEXT DAY.

300

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NEXT WEEK" TO...

THE FOLLOWING WEEK/THE WEEK AFTER

400

"MY FRIEND HAS BEEN LIVING IN LONDON FOR 5 YEARS NOW" SAID ANNE.

ANNE SAID HER FRIEND HAD BEEN LIVING IN LONDON FOR 5 YEARS THEN.

400

"HOW IS YOUR SISTER GOING TO GO TO ITALY?" ASKED JILL.

JILL ASKED HOW MY SISTER WAS GOING TO GO TO ITALY.

400

SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MIGHT TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.

"MY FATHER MAY TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.

400

"PLEASE DON'T PARK HERE" SAID THE POLICE OFFICER TO THE COUPLE.

THE POLICE OFFICER ASKED THE COUPLE NOT TO PARK THERE.
400

IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THESE" TO...

THOSE

500
"LET'S GO TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK THIS WEEKEND" SUGGESTED PATRICIA.

PATRICIA SUGGESTED GOING TO AN AMUSEMENT PARK THAT WEEKEND.

500

"WHY HAS YOUR TEACHER MADE YOU DO MORE HOMEWORK THIS WEEK?" ASKED HIS FATHER.

HIS FATHER ASKED WHY HIS TEACHER HAD MADE HIM DO MORE HOMEWORK THAT WEEK.

500

HIS TEACHER TOLD HIM TO DO HIS HOMEWORK ON TIME IF HE WANTED TO GET A GOOD GRADE.

"DO YOUR HOMEWORK ON TIME IF YOU WANT TO GET A GOOD GRADE", HIS TEACHER SAID.

500

"TIDY YOUR ROOM OR YOU CAN'T GO OUT TONIGHT!" MY MUM TOLD ME.

HIS/HER MUM TOLD HIM/HER TO TIDY HIS/HER ROOM OR HE/SHE COULDN'T GO OUT THAT NIGHT.

500
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "THREE DAYS AGO" TO...
THREE DAYS BEFORE