Reported Speech Is Evil

Reported Speech 1

100

He says, "I like ice cream".

He said that he liked ice cream.

200

Mia said, "I enjoy spending time with my friends."

Mia said that she enjoyed spending time with her friends.

300

The teacher said, "We have finished with this unit."

The teacher said we had finished with this unit.

400

The pupils said, "Our Christmas party performance is going to be awesome!"

The pupils said that their Christmas party performance was going to be awesome.

Reported Speech 2

100

She said, "I love pizza".

She said that she loved pizza.

200

Paul said, "I need some time to rest."

Paul said (that) he needed some time to rest.

300

Father said, "We´re going to visit aunt Lucy.

"Father said they were going to visit aunt Lucy.

400

Jenna said, "I left home a year ago."

Jenna said she had left home a year before.

Reported Speech 3

100

Tina asked me, "Why are you so nervous?"

Tina asked me why I was so nervous.

200

Jane said, "I´m wearing my mum´s dress."

Jane said (that) she was wearing her mum´s dress.

300

Lisa said, "My little brother is really annoying me now."

Lisa said that her little brother was really annoying her then.

400

Michael said, "Nobody has seen Emily today."

Michael said that nobody had seen Emily that day.

Reported Speech 4

100

Lisa said, "I hate tests."

Lisa said that she hated tests.

200

Henry said, "Thomas has green fingers."

Henry said that Thomas had green fingers.

300

Johny said, "I was in a huge fight last week."

Johny said that he had been in a huge fight the week before.

400

Mom asked, "Where is your brother?"

Mom asked where my brother was.

Reported Speech 5

100

Anne said, "I like books."

Anne said that she liked books.

200

She told me, "If I can, I will come and visit."

She told me (that) if she could, she would come and visit.

300

Martin said, "I went to self-defense training yesterday."

Martin said that he had gone to self-defense training the day before.

400

Nina said, "I have never lied to Jim and I am not going to lie now."

Nina said she had never lied to Jim and that she wasn´t going to lie then.