REPORTED SPEECH.

EXTRA ACTIVITIES FOR 2º BACHILLERATO

1. “I’ll ask my friend next week”.

Anna said that she would ask her friend the following week.
2. “Mark has bought a new bike”.
Mark told me that he had bought a new bike.
3. “Turn up the radio now”, he told me.
He told me to turn up the radio then.
4. “The Minister of Education announced: “The exact number of new teaching positions for
next year will be published next week” .(EBAU SAMPLE)
The Minister of Education announced that the exact number of new teaching positions for
the following year would be published the following week.
5. Yesterday, the event organiser announced: “There are no tickets left for this concert”.
(EBAU SAMPLE)
The event organiser announced yesterday that there were no tickets left for that concert.
6. “Don’t make any noise here”.
My mother asked me not to make any noise there.
7. “When can we go home?”
We wanted to know when we could go home.
8. “How much money have you saved so far?”
Sue wondered how much money I had saved so far.
9. “Will you help me with those bags?”
A woman asked the boy if he would help her with those bags.
10.“What’s your name?”, he asked. (EBAU SAMPLE)
He wanted to know what my name was.
11.“Are you the straight A student who has received a scholarship to study at the
MIT?” (EBAU SAMPLE)
He asked me if I was the straight A student who had received a scholarship to study at the
MIT.
12. “Let’s have dinner at home this evening”.
Mary suggested having dinner at home that evening.
13. “I’m sorry I am late”.
She apologised for being late.
14. “I didn't do it”.
He denied doing it.
15. “Congratulations on passing your exams”.
He congratulated me on passing my exams.
16. “Please, forgive me”. She begged him to forgive her.
17. “I think you should start learning German”.
My teacher advised me to start learning German.
18. “Shall I buy tickets for the concert tonight?”.
He suggested buying tickets for the concert that night.
19. “Please, don’t tell anybody”. He begged me not to tell anybody.
2o. “My twin said it was my fault that our parents didn’t give us any money”.(EBAU
SAMPLE)
My twin blamed me for our parents not giving us any money.
21. “I’ll call you later tonight”.(EBAU SAMPLE)
Mike promised to call me later that/that he would call me later that night.