Reported Speech - 3rd

Direct to Indirect Speech

100

Adrian: "I am really good at English."

Adrian said he was really good at English.

200

Lucia: "Rodrigo never comes to my parties on Saturdays."

Lucia said Rodrigo never went to her parties on Saturdays.

300

They said, 'We've lived here for a long time.'

They said they had lived there for a long time.

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.

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.

Commands andRequests

100

Andrea:"Alvaro, will you come here, please?"

Andrea asked Alvaro to go there.

200

Alvaro: "Don't be silly, Jean!"

Alvaro told Jean not to be silly

300

Joaquin: "Jessica,lend me your copies, please."

Joaquin asked Jessica to lend him her copies.

400

Alejandro: "Will you mind holding my backpack, Antonella?

Alejandro asked Antonella to hold his backpack.

500

"Could you give a speech at our university?" the students asked me.

They asked me to give a speech at their university.

Questions

100

Camila: "Where is the bus stop?"

Camila asked where the bus stop was.

200

Hugo: "Will you dance at the party, Marcelo?"

Hugo asked Marcelo if he would dance at the party.

300

Jorge: "Have you been drinking, Erick?"

Jorge asked Erick if he had been drinking.

400

Ana Gabriela: "Will you have sushi or meat stew, Esteban?

Ana Gabriela asked Esteban whether he would have sushi or meat stew.

500

Teacher: "Jimmy! Who broke the window last night?"

The teacher asked Jimmy who had broken the window the night before.

Indirect to Direct Speech

100

Hugo said he had returned the dictionary to the library.

Hugo: "I've returned the dictionary to the library".

200

Romina said she wanted to visit her friends that weekend.

Romina: 'I want to visit my friends this weekend.'

300

Luciana wondered why she was the most intelligent girl in that class.

Luciana: "Why am I the most intelligent girl in this class?"

400

Claudia announced she had good news. She had given up smoking.

Claudia: "Good news! I've given up smoking!"

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."

Reporting Verbs

100

Illary: "Take off your dirty boots, Andre!" Now!

Illary ordered Andre to take off her dirty boots.

200

Lucia: "NO! I never do anything wrong!"

Lucia denied doing something wrong.

300

Hugo: "Andrea, I will look after you."

Hugo promised Andrea to look after her.

400

Milagros: "Cristina, I am looking for a cheaper flat."

Milagros told Cristina that she was looking for a cheaper flat.

500

Pedro: "Don't go there after dark, Lucia!" 

Pedro warned Lucia not to go there after dark.