Direct speech Indirect/ Reported speech

REMEMBER TO CHANGE:
1) SENTENCE ORDER INTO
AFFIRMATIVE
2) THE VERBAL TENSE

1) If there is a question word

we keep it.
The policeman said to the boy, "Where do you The policeman asked the boy where he lived.
live?" S + VERB

"What time does the train arrive?" she asked. She asked what time the train arrived.
S + VERB

"When can we have dinner?" she asked. She asked when they could have dinner.
S + VERB

2) If there is no question word we start the reported speech with if.

"Do you like some tea?" She asked me if I liked some tea.
S+VERB

"Did she arrive in time?" We asked them if she had arrived in

time.

S + VERB

CHANGE THESE SENTENCES INTO REPORTED SPEECH. PAY

ATTENTION TO THE CHANGES IN ORDER AND VERBAL TENSE.

1. Mum asked me, "Have you seen my glasses?"

Mum asked me ………………………………………………………....
2. He asked me, "Who has cleaned the pool?"
He asked me …………………………………………………………..
3. Phil asked me, "Were you at the party, too?"
Phil asked me ………………………………………………………..
4. Ann asked Kate, "Did you really write this story?"
Ann asked Kate ……………………………………………………...
5. Tim asked, "Who has taken my ruler?"
Tim asked …………………………………………………………………..
6. The mother asked him, "Why are your clothes so dirty?"
The mother asked him ……………………………………………………..
7. He asked her, "Have you sold your car?"
He asked her ………………………………………………………………

8.Sam asked her, "Have you got 20 pounds?"

Sam asked her …………………………………………………………...
9. He wanted to know, "Which picture is the most famous one?"
He wanted to know ……………………………………………………...
10. They asked me, "Did Paul lose the match?"
They asked me ………………………………………………………...
11. Cathy asked me, "Is the movie interesting or boring?"
Cathy asked me ………………………………………………………..
12. They wanted to know, "When is your birthday?"
They wanted to know ……………………………………………………..
13. She asked me, "Where did you meet her?"
She asked me …………………………………………………………….