Statements
Commands
Wh questions
Yes/No Questions
Suggestions and other requests
100

John said, I really like pizza.

John said that he really liked pizza

100

"Close the door behind you," he told me.

He told me to close the door behind me.

100

Who is the woman in the red dress?

She asked me who the woman in the red dress was.

100

"Is she ready?"

She asked me.. 

She asked me if/whether she was ready.

100

“Shall we meet at the theatre?

 He suggested meeting at the theatre.

200

I worked as a waiter before becoming a chef,' he said.

He said he had worked as a waiter before becoming a chef.

200

Mom said, "Don't worry!"

Mom told me not to worry.

200

'What time does the train leave?'


He asked me what time the train left.

200

"Did Cindy see me?"

He asked..

He asked me if Cindy had seen him.

200

She said, "Why don't you get a mechanic to look at the car?"

She suggested that I should get a mechanic to look at the car. OR
She suggested I should get a mechanic to look at the car. OR
She suggested that I get a mechanic to look at the car.OR
She suggested I get a mechanic to look at the car.

300

I will phone you tomorrow,' he said.

He said he would phone me the next day.

300

He said, “Come to me !"

He told me to come to him .

300

'Where did he go?'

He/She asked where he went.


300

'Are you going to the Helsinki conference?'

He asked..

He asked me if I was going to the Helsinki conference.

300

I will pay you on Friday (THE BOSS, PROMISE)

The boss promised to pay me on Friday.

400

She said,“I am a nurse and work in a hospital.

He said that she was a nurse and worked in a hospital.“

400

Doris: "Dance with me!"

Doris told me to dance with her.

400

"When did you leave the house this morning ?" (The police asked me, )

The police asked me when I had left the house that morning .

400

Have you finished the project yet? 

She asked..... 

She asked us whether/if we had finished the project yet.

400

Don’t go near the fire. (THE MAN, WARN)

The man warned me not to go near the fire

500

The president said, "We must do all we to resolvehe social problems of our country".(You are not from this country)

The president said that they had to do all they to resolve the social problems of their country.

500

Mum: "Don't play football in the street!"

Mum told me not to play football in the street

500

Where do you usually go swimming? She asked me

She asked me where I usually went swimming.

500

He said, "Is the car new or second-hand?"

He asked if/whether the car was new or second-hand.

500

Keep quiet or I’ll punish you (THE TEACHER, THREATEN)

The teacher threatened to punish me if I didn’t keep quiet.