Direct to Indirect Speech
Commands and
Requests
Questions
Indirect to Direct Speech
Embedded Questions
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Adrian: "I am really good at English."
Adrian said he was really good at English.
100

Andrea:"Turn in your essay on time!"

Andrea said to turn in your essay on time. 

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
Change this to an embedded question: "Who is our server?"

Do know who our server is?

Can you tell me who our server is?

200

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

Lucia said Rodrigo never went to her parties that were on Saturdays.

200

Alvaro said: "Jean, Don't take a cold shower when you are sick."

Alvaro told Jean not to take a cold shower when she was sick. 

200

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

Hugo asked Camila if she 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
Change this to an embedded statement. "Why did they order pizza?"

I wonder why they ordered pizza..

I don't know why they ordered pizza. 

300

They said, "Today has been terrible!"

They said the day before had been terrible!

300

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

Joaquin asked Jessica to lend him her pen.

300

Jorge: "Where did you find your new job?"

Jorge asked me where I had found my new job.

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

Correct or incorrect: I wonder if thats our server?

Incorrect

400

Santiago said: "I moved to San Diego last week"

Santiago said he had moved to San Diego the week before.

400

Alejandro: "Try exercising daily and eating healthy." 

Alejandro said to try exercising daily and eating healthy.

400

Ana : "Can you play basketball?

Ana asked me if I could play basketball. 

400
Claudia announced she had good news. She had given up smoking.
Claudia: "Good news! I've given up smoking!"
400

What could you say instead of "what is the name of the cafe?" Give me 2 ways to say this more politely. (Can be an embedded statement or a question)

I don't know the name of this cafe.

Do you know the name of this cafe?

Could you tell me the name of this cafe?

I wonder what the name of this cafe is?

500

Luisa said, "Our electricity won't be restored until next week."

Luisa said that their electricity wouldn't be restored until the following week. 

500

"Don't go to the gym at night time, or you won't be able to sleep well." Derek said.

Derek said not to go to the gym at night time, or you wouldn't be able to sleep well. 
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

Change this question to an embedded question and an embedded statement:

"Who delivered it?"

I wonder who delivered it.

Do you know who delivered it?