Direct to Indirect Speech
Commands and
Requests
Questions
Indirect to Direct Speech
Reporting Verbs
100
Adrian: "I am really good at English."
Adrian said he was really good at English.
100
Andrea:"Alvaro, will you come here, please?"
Andrea asked Alvaro to go there.
100
Camila: "Where is the bus stop?"
Camila asked where the bus stop was.
100
Hugo said he had returned the dictionary to the library.
Hugo: "I've returned the dictionary to the library".
100
Illary: "Take off your dirty boots, Andre!" Hurry!
Illary urged Andre to take off her dirty boots.
200
Lucia: "Rodrigo never comes to my parties on Saturdays."
Lucia said Rodrigo never went to her parties on Saturdays.
200
Alvaro: "Don't be silly, Jean!"
Alvaro told Jean not to be silly
200
Hugo: "Will you dance at the party, Marcelo?"
Hugo asked Marcelo if he would dance at the party.
200
Romina said she wanted to visit her friends that weekend.
Romina: 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'
200
Lucia: "NO! I never do anything wrong!"
Lucia denied doing something wrong.
300
They said, 'We've lived here for a long time.'
They said they had lived there for a long time.
300
Joaquin: "Jessica,lend me your copies, please."
Joaquin asked Jessica to lend him her copies.
300
Jorge: "Have you been drinking, Erick?"
Jorge asked Erick if he had been drinking.
300
Luciana wondered why she was the most intelligent girl in that class.
Luciana: "Why am I the most intelligent girl in this class?"
300
Hugo: "Andrea, I will look after you."
Hugo promised Andrea to look after her.
400
Santiago: "You did nothing yesterday, Bruno."
Santiago told Bruno he had done nothing the day before. Santiago told Bruno he hadn't done anything the day before.
400
Alejandro: "Will you mind holding my backpack, Antonella?
Alejandro asked Antonella to hold his backpack.
400
Ana Gabriela: "Will you have sushi or meat stew, Esteban?
Ana Gabriela asked Esteban whether he would have sushi or meat stew.
400
Claudia announced she had good news. She had given up smoking.
Claudia: "Good news! I've given up smoking!"
400
Milagros: "Cristina, I am looking for a cheaper flat."
Milagros mentioned to Cristina that she was looking for a cheaper flat.
500
Dad said to her:"You must not go on your boyfriend's motorbike."
Dad told her (that) she was not allowed to go on her boyfriend's motorbike.
500
"Could you give a speech at our university?" the students asked me.
They asked me to give a speech at their university.
500
Teacher: "Jimmy! Who broke the window last night?"
The teacher asked Jimmy who had broken the window the night before.
500
The teacher told Andrea her mother would go there the following day to talk about her perfomance.
Teacher:"Your mother will come here tomorrow to talk about your performance, Andrea."
500
Pedro: "Don't go there after dark, Lucia!" Ian told me: "You can't go out tonight!"
Pedro warned Lucia not to go there after dark Ian forbid me to go out that night.