Reported Speech

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Reported Speech

I. Change these statements into reported speech


1. Sally said, “I don’t like chocolate”.
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2. Mary said, “I am planning to take a trip”.
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3. Tom said, “I have already eaten lunch”.
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4. Kate said, “I called my doctor”.
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5. Mr. Rice said, “I’m going to Chicago”.
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6. Eric said, “I’ll come to the meeting”.
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7. Jean said, “I can’t afford to buy a new car”.
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8. Jessica said, “I may go to the library”.
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9. Ted said, “I have to finish my work”.
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10. Miss Young said, “I must talk to Professor Reed”.
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11. Alice said, “I should visit my aunt and uncle”.
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12. Jim said, “I am sleepy”.
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13. They said, “We had lunch in Lug’s restaurant”.
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14. Susan said, “I’m washing the car”.
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15. The little boy said, “I feel ill”.
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II. Change these statements into reported speech

1. She said, “I’ll see you tomorrow”.

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2. He said, “I saw her yesterday”.

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3. She said, “I don’t like this film”.

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4. Tom said, “I went swimming today”.

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5. He said, “I met her about 3 months ago”.

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6. She said, “Peter and Sure are getting married tomorrow”.

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7. He said, “I’m meeting them at 4 o’clock today”.

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8. I said, “Mary really likes this furniture”.

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9. They said, “We’ll see her next summer”.

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10.He said, “I’ll see Mary on Sunday”.


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III. Change these statements into reported speech
1. “What are you doing?” she asked me.
She asked me what I was doing.
2. Daniel said: “Where are you going on your vacation this week?
Daniel asked me where I was going on my vacation that week.
3. “Where is my phone?” he asked.
He asked where his phone was.
4.“What are you doing?” he asked.
He wanted to know what I was doing.
5.“Which bike do you like best?” My brother asked me.
My brother asked me which bike I liked best.
6. “Why don’t you help Jack?” Jenny asked her.
Jenny wanted to know why she didn’t help Jack.
7.“Where is the ideal place to go camping?” Nhung asked.
Nhung asked where the ideal place to go camping was.
8.“When was your daughter born?” said the doctor to Linda.
The doctor asked Linda where her daughter had been born.
9. The boy asked, “Who made the noise?”
The boy wanted to know who was making the noise.
10.”What are they talking about?” the music teacher said
The music teacher asked me what they were talking about.

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