Reported Speech Flashcards
John West said ‘I want the report today’.
John West said (that) he wanted the report today.
Peter asked Bob ‘Are you going to John’s party?’
Peter asked Bob if he was going to John’s party.
‘I am thinking of taking a foreign language course’ Brad said to Tom.
Brad told Tom that he was thinking of taking a foreign language course.
‘I don’t know what time Jack will arrive’ Adam told me
Adam told me that he didn’t know what time Jack would arrive.
‘It may rain at the weekend’ Paul said.
Paul said that it might rain at the weekend.
‘I have bought a new car for the race’ Peter said to me.
Peter told me that he had bought a new car for the race.
‘I don’t like this novel because it’s really boring’ Karen said
Karen said that she didn’t like that novel because it was really boring.
‘ You should visit the dentist regularly’ Eric said
Eric told us that we should visit the dentist regularly.
‘We’re going on a holiday to Lebanon this year’ our friends said
Our friends told us that they were going on a holiday to Lebanon that year.
‘The Martins have bought a beautiful house in the countryside’ my brother said.
My brother said that the Martins had bought a beautiful house in the countryside.
‘You can go out when you finish your homework’ my brother said.
My brother told me that I could go out when I finished my homework.
‘ I will post the letters for you on my way to work’ Ali said
Ali said that he would post the letters for me on his way to work.
‘I went to the new shopping centre yesterday’ Jeff told Brain
Jeff told Brain that he had gone to the new shopping centre the previous day.
‘Are you going bowling next Thursday?’ Frank asked the boys.
Frank wanted to know if the boys were going bowling the following Thursday.
‘Did I lock the door before leaving my house’ Ned asked himself
Ned wondered if he had locked the door before leaving his house.
