Reported Speech XII
"You mustn't forget that you have some homework to do for tomorrow."
He said _____________
He said I mustn't/wasn't to forget that I had some homework to do for the following day.
Mary took us to the cinema.
We _____
We were taken to the cinema (by Mary).
We went to the cinema with Mary
We only shook hands.
All we _______
All we did was shake hands.
I should finish this book in a week's time.
I should finish this book this _____
I should finish this book this time next week.
She looks at her photographs for hours.
She spends _______
She spends hours looking at her photographs.
"How about going to the opera tonight? Do you like classical music?"
He __________
He suggested going to the opera that evening and asked (me) if I liked classical music.
I wanted to take my dog for a walk but the rain put me off.
I was ____
I was put off taking my dog for a walk by the rain.
I can speak English and you can speak English.
Both _______
Both of us can speak English.
The train left before I got to the station.
By the time I ______
By the time I got to the station, the train had left.
the weather isn't warm enough to go for a walk.
The weather is _________
The weather is too cold (to go) for a walk.
"You needn't give me the money back right now."
She said ________
She said I needn't/didn't need to/didn't have to give her the money back immediately.
No one told him what sort of meal to prepare.
He ______
He wasn't told what sort of meal to prepare.
Some other person must have told him the truth.
Someone ______
Someone else must have told him the truth.
Where is he staying?
At which _____
At which hotel is he staying?
We were depressed by the news.
We found _________
We found the news depressing.
"If I were you, I wouldn't stay here any longer."
He _________
He advised me not to stay there any longer.
Betty is said to be the most beautiful girl in town.
It's _______
It's said that Betty is the most beautiful girl in town.
Not much information was found in this book.
Very _______
Very little information was found in this book.
I counted my money. I found I was two pounds short.
When _____
When I counted my money I found I was two pounds short.
The window opened silently.
Someone _________
Someone opened the window silently.
"You won't forget to buy my vegetables, will you, Joe?"
I reminded ___________
I reminded Joe not to forget to buy (my) vegetables (for me).
The President is said to be recovering from a heart attack.
It's ______
What I need is some rest.
All ______
All I need is some rest.
The last time your parents visited us was two months ago.
Your parents haven't _______
Your parents haven't visited us for (the last) two months.
We managed to escape but we weren't yet safe.
We managed to escape but we weren't out _____
We managed to escape but we weren't out of danger yet.
(out of the woods)