Reported speech
1. " Open the door," he said to them.
-> He told them ................................
2. " Where are you going?" he asked her.
-> He asked her where .................................
3. " Which way did they go?" he asked.
-> He asked .................................
4. " Bring it back if it doesn't fit". I said to her.
-> I told .................................
5. " Don't try to open it now," she said to us.
-> She told .................................
6. " Is it going to be a fine day today?" I asked her.
-> I asked her .................................
7. " He's not at home", she said.
-> She said that .................................
8. " Is the bus station far away?" the girl asked.
-> The girl wanted to know .................................
9. " Jean, have you seen my gloves?" Thomas asked
-> Thomas asked Jean .................................
10. " I'll have a cup of tea with you," she said
-> She said that .................................
11. " I'll pay him if I can" she said.
-> She said that .................................
12. " What are you going to do next summer?" she asked.
-> She asked us .................................
13. " I'll phone you next Tuesday," he told Jack.
-> He told Jack that .................................
14. " Can I sit beside you at present, Jean?" Tom asked.
-> Tom asked Jean .................................
15. " I want a camera for my birthday," he said.
-> He said that .................................
FINISH THE SECOND SENTENCE SO THAT IT HAS A SIMILAR MEANING TO THE FIRST ONE
1. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked
=>She asked us what we were going to do the following summer
2. “I’ll phone you next Tuesday”, he told Jack
=>He told Jack that he would phone him/her the following Tuesday.
3. “Can I sit beside you at present, Jean?” Tom asked
=>Tom asked me if/ whether he could sit beside me at that time.
4. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth”, said John
=>John advised Elizabeth not to lend him anu more money
5. “Why don’t you meet them to discuss the pay offer?” I asked him
=>I suggested meeting them to discuss the pay office.
6. “I’m sorry I gave you the wrong number”, said Paul to Susan
=>Paul apologized to Susan for having given/ giving her the wrong number