Reported Speech
Robert said, "This film is very funny."
Robert said (that) that film was very funny.
They asked: 'What time will the plane arrive?'
They asked what time the plane would arrive.
You always promise ____ on time, but you never do.
a) arrive
b) arriving
c) to arrive
You always promise to arrive on time, but you never do
She asked: 'Can Melanie drive?'
She asked if Malanie could drive.
Katie's mum said, "Katie ran very quickly."
Katie's mum said that Katie had run very quickly.
He asked: "Do you prefer going to the concerts or waching them on TV?"
He asked if I prefered going to the concerts or watching them on TV.
'I wish I hadn't bought such an expensive phone.'
She _______ such an expensive phone. (regret)
She regretted buying such an expensive phone.
Kevin: "Who has seen my ticket?"
Kevin wanted to know who had seen his ticket.
Kevin asked who had seen his ticket.
Kevin wondered who had seen his ticket.
David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."
David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.
She wondered: "What are your plans for future?"
She wondered what our plans for future were.
You're right, it was a mistake to get up so early.
Chris admitted _____ early was a mistake.
You're right, it was a mistake to get up so early.
Chris admitted getting up early was a mistake.
You won!
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Maria: "I think I will go out to dinner today."
Maria said ...
Maria said (that) she thought she would go out to dinner that day.
'How much did the concert tickets cost?'
She asked how much the concert ticket had cost.
'Shall I give you a hand with the cleaning?'
He _______________ with the cleaning.
(think of the reporting verb + use correct tense)
He offered to give me a hand with the cleaning.
Reporting verbs
It's not true, I didn't do it deliberately.
He ________ it deliberately.
It's not true, I didn't do it deliberately.
He denied doing it deliberately.
'If you lend me the chainsaw, I'll bring it back tomorrow.' Mary said that ...
Mary said that if you lent me the chainsaw, I would bring it back the following day.
A man: "Can you tell me the way to 'Burger King', please?"
A man asked us if we could tell him the way to 'Burger King'.
Watch out! The bull looks dangerous!
They ________ the dangerous bull.
(think of the reporting verb, mind the word order!)
Watch out! The bull looks dangerous!
They warned us against the dangerous bull.
'If you want to see my new dog, you will have to come to my house.'
Tom told us that...
Tom told us that if we wanted to see his new dog, we would have to come to his house.