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Convert the sentences below from direct to indirect speech (reported speech

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Reported Speech Statements


1.Sarah said, “I will invite you to my birthday party.”

Sarah said that she would invite me to her birthday party

2.Anderson said, “I will turn twenty today.”

# Anderson said that he would turn twenty that day.

3. Jack said, “Things will get better.”

# Jack said that things would get better.

4. The doctor said, “Your aunt doesn’t need an operation.”

# The doctor said that my aunt doesn't need an operation.

5. Sally told me, “I will help you finish your homework.”

# Sally told me that she would help me finish my homework.

6. Dean said, “I will pass the exam.”

# Dean said that he would pass the exam.

7. Sam told me, “I have seen this movie.”

# Sam told me that he had seen that movie.

8. Martha said, “I can speak Spanish fluently.”

# Martha said that she could speak Spanish fluently.

9. Jacob told Lea, “I will not go swimming with you.”

# Jacob told Lea that he wouldn't go swimming with her.

10. Tommy said, “I have finished my lunch.”

# Tommy said that he had finished his lunch.


Reported Speech Yes/No Questions

1. “Do you live with your family?”

He asked me if I lived with my family.

2. “Can I borrow your lawn mower?”

He asked me if he could borrow my lawn mower.

3. “Do you speak Spanish?”

He asked me if i spoke Spanish.

4. “Will you come to my house warming party tomorrow?”

He asked me if I would go to his house warming party the next day.

5. “Have you seen my car?”

He asked me if I had seen his car.

6. “Is that your cat?”


He asked me if that was my cat.

7. “Can you help me fix my fences?”

He asked me if I could help him fix his fences.

8. “Are you listening to me?”

He asked me if I was listening to him.

9. “Can I talk to you for a minute?”

He asked me if he could talk to me for a minute.

10. “Are you a foreigner?”

He asked me if I was a foreigner

Reported Speech WH-Questions

1. “How are you?”


My new neighbour asked me how I was
2. “Where do you park your car?”
My new neighbour asked me where I parked my car.
3. “Where are you from?”
My new neighbour asked me where I was from.
4. “How old are you?”.
My new neighbor asked me how old I was.
5. “How often do you take out the trash?”
My new neighbour asked me how often I took out the trash.
6. “Where is the nearest bank”
My new neighbour asked me where the nearest bank was.

7. “How long have you been living here?”


My new neighbour asked me how long I had been living here
8. “When is your birthday?”
My new neighbour asked me when my birthday was
9. “How many children do you have?”
My new neighbour asked me how many children I had
10. “Where do you work?”
My new neighbour asked me where I worked

Reported Speech Imperatives


1. Mother to daughter: “Put on your shoes.

Her mother told her to put on her shoes.

2. The teacher to me: “Open your notebook.”

The teacher told me to open my notebook.

3. Merry to her uncle: “Don’t be mad at me.”

Merry told her uncle not to be mad at her.

4. Coach to Jack: “Get on your feet!”


The coach told Jack to get on his feet.

5. The cashier to Angela: “Give me your receipt.”

The cashier told Angela to give him her receipt.

6. Adan to his mother: “Help me with my homework.”.

Adan told his mother to help him with his homework.

7. The officer to us: “Do not park here.”

The officer told us not to park there.

8. The ambulance driver to pedestrians: “Move out of the way!”

The ambulance driver told pedestrians to move out of the way.

9. Daniel to his mother: “Wait for me.”

Daniel told his mother to wait for him.

10. Pam to her husband: “Stop acting like a child.”

Pam told her husband to stop acting like a child.

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