DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
DIRECT SPEECH TO REPORTED SPEECH
REPORTED SPEECH TO DIRECT SPEECH
TRUE / FALSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS
100

"I AM EXHAUSTED" TIM SAID.

TIM SAID THAT HE WAS EXHAUSTED.

100

"I am going to the store." she said.

She said that she was going to the store. 

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

He told me that he is hungry.

He told me that he was hungry.

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

Sara exclaimed, 'What a beautiful sunset!'

Sara exclaimed that it was a beautiful sunset.

200
MY FRIENDS SAID THAT THEY HAD BEEN SHOPPING THAT AFTERNOON.
"WE HAVE BEEN SHOPPING THIS AFTERNOON", MY FRIENDS SAID.
200

The teacher asked if had they completed their assignment.

The teacher asked if they had completed their assignment.

200
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "NOW" TO...
THEN
300
"I CAN GET A JOB IN LONDON" TIM TOLD ME.
TIM TOLD ME THAT HE COULD GET A JOB IN LONDON.
300

The teacher asked, 'Did you finish your homework?'"

The teacher asked if they had finished their homework.

300
SHE SAID THAT HER FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE IS A SALESMAN.
"MY FATHER MUST TRAVEL A LOT BECAUSE HE'S A SALESMAN", SHE SAID.
300

She asked did I like pizza.

She asked if I liked pizza.

300
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "YESTERDAY" TO...
THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE DAY BEFORE
400
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON SATURDAY" HE ASKED HER.
HE ASKED HER WHAT SHE WAS DOING ON SATURDAY.
400
IN REPORTED SPEECH, CHANGE "CAN" TO...
COULD
400
SUE TOLD ME THAT MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES[*ED] IN PARIS.
"MARY'S BOYFRIEND LIVES IN PARIS", SUE TOLD ME.
400

He wondered if why I couldn't join his party.

He wondered why I couldn't join his party.

400

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

THERE

500

"Let's go bowling" I told Ann.

I offered Ann to go bowling.

500

Tom shouted, 'I will never give up!'"

Tom shouted that he would never give up. 

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

Maria said that she will visit her grandmother tomorrow.

Maria said that she would visit her grandmother the next day.

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