QUESTIONS
STATEMENTS
COMMANDS AND REQUESTS
SUGGESTIONS
DIRECT SPEECH
100

He asked:”Do you live in the country Peter?”

He asked me if I lived in the country.

100

Jerry, "I'll help you!"

Jerry said he would help me.

100

"Can you lend me your book?"

She asked ...

She asked me to lend her my book.

100

Ellie, “Let’s watch a comedy.”

Ellie suggested

Ellie suggested watching a comedy.

100

Peter admitted that he had never met us.

"I have never met you."

200

She wanted to know:”Will we get there on time, John?”

She wanted to know if they would get there on time.

200

James: "My sister is coming over this afternoon".

James said his sister was coming over that afternoon. 

200

"Please, help me with my homework."

She begged her brother

She begged her brother to help her with her homework.

200

"Perhaps you could talk to Zak about it,” Kevin said.

Kevin suggested ...

Kevin suggested that I talk / talking to Zak about it.

200

He claimed that someone had screamed in the garden.

"Someone screamed in the garden".

300

Sarah asked:”Do I have to sweep the floor after work?”

Sarah asked if she had to sweep the floor after work.

300

Bill (yesterday): "I won't work late today."

Bill said he wouldn't work late yesterday.
300

"Don't be late."

She warned ...

She warned me not to be late.

300

“Why don’t you call Jen?” Latoya said.

Latoya recommended ...

Latoya recommended that I call Jen / calling Jen.

300

Bob said that at one o'clock he had been doing nothing.


"At one o'clock I was doing nothing."

400

He asked:”Where have you been Tom?”

He asked me where I had been.

400

They said, "We were in London last week."

They said that they had been in London the week before.

400

"Don't eat too much red meat."

The doctor advised him ...

The doctor advised him not to eat too much red meat.

400
"Don't include personal information".


Tom suggested ...

Tom suggested not including personal information.

Tom suggested that I not include personal information. 

400

We told them that we were walking in Central Park.

"We are walking in Central Park."

500

The teacher asked:” Who were they travelling with yesterday?”

The teacher asked who they had been travelling with the day before.

500

He said, "I will have finished this paper by tomorrow."

He said that he would have finished that paper by the next day.

500

"Open the window, please."

The duke ordered his butler ...

The duke ordered his butler to open the window.

500

"Don't wait to apply."

Ben recommended ...

Ben recommended that I not wait to apply. 

Ben recommended not waiting to apply.

500

Neil said he wished he could be an independent accountant.

"I wish I could be an independent accountant."