Use of English – PEvAU Andalucía

Turn the following sentences into reported speech (2)

1. “Steve, be careful with that knife,” Linda said.
 Linda told Steve to be careful with that knife.
2. She asked him: “Did you go to the museum yesterday?”
 She asked him if he had been to the museum the previous day.
3. “All my life I’ve had a temper and I got into fights at school and university,” Mary said.
 Mary said (that) all her life she had had a temper and she had got into fights at school and...
4. “Did they fly to Norway yesterday?” Susan asked me.
 Susan asked me if they had flown to Norway the previous day.
5. The doctor asked: “Is there anything in your past that you regret?”
 The doctor asked if there was anything in my past that I regretted.
6. BBC News reported: “The government will release all the UFO files that have been secret over the past 50
years”.  BBC News reported (that) the government would release all the UFO files that had been
secret over the last 50 years.
7. Experts advised us: “Don’t open any emails from unknown senders”.
 Experts advised us not to open any emails from unknown senders.
8. “You should buy these shoes because they fit you perfectly”, she advised me.
 She advised me (that) I should buy those shoes because they fitted me perfectly.
9. The doctor said: “Don’t take another pill until tomorrow”.
 The doctor told me not to take another pill until the following day.
10. Betty asked me: “When did you arrive?”
 Betty asked me when I had arrived.
11. The journalist asked: “Do you think scientists will decipher the mental map?”
 The journalist asked if we thought scientists would decipher the mental map.
12. The man asked me: “How can I get to the airport?”
 The man asked how he could get to the airport.
13. “Can Africa be saved?”, the journalist asked.
 The journalist asked if Africa could be saved.
14. The doctor said to the old lady: “I will not operate on you”.
 The doctor told the old lady (that) he/she would not operate on her.
15. The journalist asked: “Will global warming create more superstorms?”
 The journalist asked if global warming would create more superstorms.
16. “Don’t put sticky things in your pockets”, said his mother.
 His mother told him not to put sticky things in his pockets.
17. She told me: “I will lend you my doll next week”.
 She told me (that) she would lend me her doll the following week.
18. “Will hurricane Katrina be a warning for politicians?”, asked the scientist.
 The scientist asked if hurricane Katrina would be a warning for politicians.
19. Mary said to Ellen: “Don’t ever marry again”.
 Mary told/warned Ellen not to marry ever again.
20. “I am very sorry for what I have done”, he said.
 He said (that) he was very sorry for what he had done.
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