Reported speech

Change the direct speech into reported speech.

1. “I take my little sister to school every day,” Anthony said.

    Anthony said that he took his little sister to school every day.

2. “You may take my textbook,” Nonna said.

    Nonna said I might take her textbook.

3. “They are playing in the gym now,” Nick said.

    Nick said that they were playing in the gym at the moment.

4. “I don’t like chocolate,” Mary said.

    Mary said she didn't like chocolate.

5. “My sister is ready to go” Helen said.

    Helen said that her sister was ready to go.

6. “My mother usually goes shopping on Saturday,” the girl said.

    The girl said that her mother usually went shopping on Saturday.
7. “The birds build their nests among the trees,” the teacher said.

    The teacher said that the birds built their nests among the trees.
8. “I am not married,” Jimmy said.

    Jimmy said he was not married.
9. “I can't read these books. I don’t like them,” Petra said.

    Petra said she couldn't read those books. She didn't like them.

Example: Do you sleep well?
— The doctor asked me if I slept well.

1. Is anything wrong with you?

    The doctor asked me if anything was wrong with me.
2. Do you sometimes have headaches?

    The doctor asked me if I had headaches sometimes.
3. Are you taking any medicine now?

    The doctor asked me if I was taking any medicine that time.
4. Do you spend much time out-of-doors?

    The doctor asked me if I spent much time out-of-doors.
5. Do you do sports?

    The doctor asked me if I did sports.
6. Have you a good appetite?

    The doctor asked me if I had a good appetite.
7. Do you usually go to bed late?

    The doctor asked me if I usually went to bed late.
8. Will you follow my advice?

    The doctor asked me if I would follow his advice.

Example: How long have you studied at this school?
— He asked me how long I had studied at that school.

1. What do you like about your school?

    She asked me what I liked about my school.
2. What school activity did you have last?

    He asked me what school activity I had had last.
3. What good habits have you formed at school?

    They asked me what good habits I had formed at school.
4. What is your favorite subject?

    She asked me what my favorite subject was.
5. What is more important for you at school?

    They asked me what was more important for me at school.
6. How often do you go on school trips?

    He asked me how often I went on school trips.
7. What is your school record?

    They asked me what my school record was.

Example: Feed the cat.
She told me to feed the cat.

1. Come home straight after school.

    They told me to come home after school.
2. Warm up your dinner.

    She told me to warm up my dinner.
3. Wash up the dishes after the dinner.

    He told me to wash up the dishes after the dinner.
4. Buy bread, milk and sugar.

    I told him to buy bread, milk and sugar.
5. Start doing your homework before I come.

    She told me to start doing my homework before she comes.
6. Take the dog for a walk.

    He told me to take the dog for a walk.
7. Clean your room.

    They told me to clean my room.
8. Wait for me at home.

    She told me to wait for her at home.

Don’t be late for the lesson.
— She told us not to be late for the lesson

1. Don’t stay outside after the bell comes.

    They told me not to stay outside after the bell comes.
2. Don’t run along the corridor.

    She told us not to run along the corridor.
3. Don’t make noise.

    I told him not to make noise.
4. Don’t look into your neighbor’s exercise-book.

    The teacher told me not to look into my neighbor's exercise-book.
5. Don’t lie on your desk.

    He told the girl not to lie on her desk.
6. Don’t ask me silly questions.

    She told me not to ask her silly questions.
7. Don’t waste time at the lesson.

    They told him not to waste time at the lessons.
8. Listen to me attentively.

    He told me to listen to her attentively.
9. Write down the rule into your exercise-books.

    She told us to write down the rule into our exercise-books.

10. Get down to work.

    They told me to get down to work.