Reported speech
1. I asked the hotel porter to wake me at 8 o'clock the following morning.
-> "Please ......................................................................
2. " I don't think John will come," said Bill.
-> Bill doubted ......................................................................
3. She asked John how he liked her new dress.
-> " How ......................................................................
4. John asked if it was the blue one or the green one she wanted.
-> " Which ......................................................................
5. " Can I borrow your typewriter , Janet?" asked Peter.
-> Peter asked if ......................................................................
6. " Bring your swimming things in case it is sunny"
-> He told me ......................................................................
7. " Keep away from this area" said the security guard when we approached the fence.
-> The security guard told ......................................................................
8. " Why didn't I get a computer before?" thought the office manager.
-> The office manager wondered ......................................................................
9. You had better not lend him any more money , Elizabth," said John.
-> John advised Elizabth ....................................................
10. " You stole my best cassette, Amanda!" said John
-> John accused ....................................................
11. " When was your little boy born?" said the nurse to Mrs Bingley.
-> The nurse asked Mrs Bingley ....................................................
12. " Never borrow money from friends," my father said.
-> My father told me ....................................................
13. " Where is the station car park?" Mrs Smith asked.
-> Mrs Smith asked ....................................................
14. Philip asked Olive if she could remember where she had put the camera.
-> Philip said, " Olive ....................................................
15. Peter siad he wasn't feeling well.
-> Peter said, " I ....................................................
Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"
Peter asked me _________________________________
Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes.
1) Christopher:"Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me ……if I wanted to danced……………………………………………………………………...
2) Betty:"When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know ……when I had come……………………………………………………………………...
3) Mark:"Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me ……if John had arrived……………………………………………………………………...
4) Ronald:"Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me ……where Maria parked her car……………………………………………………………………...
5) Elisabeth:"Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me ……if I had watched the lastest film……………………………………………………………………..
6) Mandy:"Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know …………if he could help me………………………………………………………………...
7) Andrew:"Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me ……if Mandy would have lunch with Sue……………………………………………………………………...
8) Justin:"What are you doing?"
Justin asked me …………where I was going………………………………………………………………...
9) Frank:"How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
Frank wanted to know ……how much pocket money Lisa got……………………………………………………………………...
10) Anne:"Must I do the shopping?"
Anne asked ……if she had to do the shopping……………………………………………………………………...
Reported questions
Example: Peter: "Did John clean the black shoes?"
Peter asked me _________________________________
Answer: Peter asked me if John had cleaned the black shoes.
1) Christopher:"Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me if I wanted to dance.
2) Betty:"When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know me when I had come.
3) Mark:"Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me if John had arrived.
4) Ronald:"Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me where Maria parked her car.
5) Elisabeth:"Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me if I had watched the latest film.
6) Mandy:"Can I help you?"
Mandy wanted to know me if she could help me.
7) Andrew:"Will Mandy have lunch with Sue?"
Andrew asked me if Mandy would have lunch with Sue.
8) Justin:"What are you doing?"
Justin asked me what I was doing.
9) Frank:"How much pocket money does Lisa get?"
Frank wanted to know how much pocket money Lisa got.
10) Anne:"Must I do the shopping?"
Anne asked me if she had to do the shopping.