Question

Change into Reported Speech:

1. Mum: "Mark, turn down the radio, please."

2. Jerry: "I've been studying English for five years."

3. Paul: "I'll leave it on the table."

4. Ann: "I'm sorry I forgot to come yesterday."

5. Kate: "What do you mean?"

6. Daniel: "Jane is going to Liverpool tomorrow."

7. Peter: "How do you like this cake?"

8. David: "I'll come as soon as I can."

9. Elizabeth: "Have a cup of tea."

10. Mrs Green: "May I use your telephone?"

11. Teacher: "Don't try to be funny!"

12. Tom: "Did you understand my instructions?"

13. Dad: "Switch on the TV, Paul."

14. Sally: "I'm sure he'll help you."

15. Mike: "How long have you been working for this company?"

16. Robbie: "I'm going away tomorrow."

17. David: "May I speak to Mrs Jenkins?"

18. Kate: "Do you want some cake?"

19. Ann: "Don't drive so fast, please. The road is slippery."

20. The policeman: "Where were you last night, Mr Jones?"

21. Harry: "Get out of my way!"

22. Sylvia: "I'll join you as soon as I'm ready."

23. Peter: "What are you going to study?" ~ Jessica: "I don't know yet."

24. Martin: "I feel sick because I ate too much yesterday."

25. Daniel: "Don't argue with me!"

26. Susan: "You can take it because I won't need it."

27. Adam: "Did you play for your school football-team?"

28. Coach: "It's time we began training for our next match."

Answer 1

1. Mum: "Mark, turn down the radio, please."
Mum asked Mark to turn down the radio.

2. Jerry: "I've been studying English for five years."
Jerry saidhe had been studying English for five years.

3. Paul: "I'll leave it on the table."
Paul said he would leave it on the table.

4. Ann: "I'm sorry I forgot to come yesterday."
Ann said she was sorry she had forgotten to come the previous day.

5. Kate: "What do you mean?"
Kate asked me what I meant.

6. Daniel: "Jane is going to Liverpool tomorrow."
Daniel said that Jane was going to Liverpool the following day.

7. Peter: "How do you like this cake?"
Peter asked me how I liked that cake.

8. David: "I'll come as soon as I can."
David informed that he would come as soon as he could.

9. Elizabeth: "Have a cup of tea."
Elizabeth encouraged me to have a cup of tea.

10. Mrs Green: "May I use your telephone?"
Mrs Green asked if she could use my telephone.

11. Teacher: "Don't try to be funny!"
Teacher warned us not to try to be funny.

12. Tom: "Did you understand my instructions?"
Tom asked if I had understood his instructions.

13. Dad: "Switch on the TV, Paul."
Dad asked Paul to switch on the TV.

14. Sally: "I'm sure he'll help you."
Sally said she was sure he would help me.

15. Mike: "How long have you been working for this company?"
Mike asked how long I had been working for that company.

16. Robbie: "I'm going away tomorrow."
Robbie informed that he was going away the following day.

17. David: "May I speak to Mrs Jenkins?"
David asked if he might speak to Mrs Jenkins.

18. Kate: "Do you want some cake?"
Kate asked if I wanted some cake.

19. Ann: "Don't drive so fast, please. The road is slippery."
Ann asked me not to drive so fast because the road was slippery.

20. The policeman: "Where were you last night, Mr Jones?"
The policeman asked Mr Jones where he had been the previous night.

21. Harry: "Get out of my way!"
Harry shouted to get out of his way.

22. Sylvia: "I'll join you as soon as I'm ready."
Sylvia said that she would join us as soon as she was ready.

23. Peter: "What are you going to study?" ~ Jessica: "I don't know yet."
Peter asked Jessica what she was going to study. Jessica replied she didn't know yet.

24. Martin: "I feel sick because I ate too much yesterday."
Martin said he felt sick because he had eaten too much the previous day.

25. Daniel: "Don't argue with me!"
Daniel warned not to argue with him.

26. Susan: "You can take it because I won't need it."
Susan informed that I could take it because she wouldn't need it.

27. Adam: "Did you play for your school football-team?"
Adam asked if I had played for my school football team.

28. Coach: "It's time we began training for our next match."
Coach told us it was time we began training for our next match.