questions - direct
statements
reported
questions - reported
statements direct
100

Sally to me: "Do you live in Melbourne?" 

She asked me if I lived in Melbourne.

100

Sally to me: "I usually cook at home."

She told me she usually cooked at home.

100

Ken to me: "Are you going home?" 

Ken asked me if I was going home." 

100

My brothers to me: "We don't like to eat at school."

My brothers told me they didn't like to eat at school. 

200

My mother and father: "Where did you go yesterday?"

My parents asked me where I had gone the previous day. 

200

Harry's father: "I was in Greece when I was a child." 

He said he had been to Greece when he was a child.

200

The reporter: "When will we see some sunshine?" 

The reporter asked when they would see some sunshine. 

200

He: "Ron will be here tomorrow." 

He said that Ron would be here the following day/ the next day. 

300

Sally to the others: "Who can help me tomorrow?"

She asked the others who could help her the following day.

300

Sarah to Kevin: "I will be here tomorrow." 

She told him she would be there the following day/ the next day. 

300

Michael to Kevin: "Can you help me with this tomorrow?" 

He asked him if he could help him with that the following day/ the next day.

300

Hannah to Mike: I will be here tomorrow to help you."

She told him she would be there the following day to help him. 

400

Ken to Jasmine: "How long were you in France last year?"

He asked her how long she had been in France the previous year.

400

Ben to Ken: "They went to Spain the day before yesterday." 

He told him that they had gone to Spain two days before. 

400

Sally to me: "Were you able to rest when you arrived here?" 

She asked me if I had been able to rest when I'd arrived there.

400

Kevin: "We were sleeping when we heard a loud noise." 

He said they had been sleeping when they'd heard a loud noise. 

500

Hannah to Ben: "Where were you going when I saw you this week?" 

She asked him where he'd been going when she'd seen him that week. 

500

Sarah to me: "These are the dogs that lived with us when we stayed in Asia."

She told me that those were the dogs that had lived with them when they'd stayed in Asia.

500

Kevin to me: "Do you like this shirt that I bought yesterday?" 

He asked me if I liked the shirt that he'd bought the previous day. 

500

Sally to Kevin: "I have an appointment next week but I'm not going because I'm sick." 

She told him that she had an appointment the following week but she wasn't going because she was sick.