Change into reported speech
Change reported speech
into direct
100

“I don’t want to play football at the weekend,” said Hatem.

Hatem said that he didn’t want to play football at the weekend.

100

1 Hamdi told me that he hadn’t seen the film about global warming.


"I haven’t seen the film about global warming,” Hamdi told me.

200

2 “We didn’t see the children leaving for school this morning,” my neighbours told me.

My neighbours told me that they didn’t see the children leaving for school that morning.

                               OR 

My neighbours told me that they had not seen the children leaving for school that morning

200

2 Maya’s mother said that she had qualified as a doctor five years ago.

2 Maya’s mother said, "I  qualified as a doctor five years ago."

300

3 “Can you tell me your name, please?” the interviewer asked me.

 The interviewer asked me if I could tell him my name.

300

3 The police officer told the driver that they were sorry but the road was closed.

3 The police officer said to the driver , " we are sorry but the road is closed."

400

4 “Have you got a degree in maths or science?” she inquired.

 She inquired if I had got a degree in maths or science.

400

4 Hana asked Eman if she was going to the book club that afternoon

4 Hana said to Eman, " Are you going to the book club this afternoon?"