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 if he could go there.

100

Camila: "Where is the bus stop?"

Camila asked where the bus stop was.

100

Hugo said he was looking for a new job.

Hugo: "I'm looking for a new job".

100

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

Illary ordered/asked/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: "I never do anything wrong!"

Lucia said she never did anything 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 asked her teacher why she was the most intelligent girl in that class.

Luciana: "Teacher, why am I the most intelligent girl in this class?"

300

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

Hugo told/promised Andrea he would 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 if she would mind holding 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 said/announced she had good news. She had given up smoking.

Claudia: "I have good news! I've given up smoking!"

400

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

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

500

Dad said to her:"You must do your best in order to pass."

Dad told her (that) she had to do her best in order to pass.

500

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

They asked me if I could 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 come here after dark, Lucia!" Ian told me.

Pedro warned Lucia not to go there after dark.