Reported speech
Report the following sentences. Pay attention to the verb tenses and other changes.
1. “I work at this factory, but I have never met this new boss.”
The man said _________________________________________________________________
2.“We think he will visit us next week.”
The men said_________________________________________________________________
3. “Did they work long hours in these conditions?”
They asked ___________________________________________________________________
4.“Get ready to work and don’t be lazy!”
The boss ordered him ___________________________________________________________
5. “Yesterday I didn’t do my homework.”
Paul told Susan ________________________________________________________________
6.“I will buy a new car next year”.
Mary said ____________________________________________________________________
7.“Have you read this book?”
Peter asked Jenny ______________________________________________________________
8.“Don’t buy tickets for us, because we’re not going to the cinema this evening.”
They told Frank _______________________________________________________________
9.“How many records have you bought?”
He asked her _________________________________________________________________
10.“How many cakes did Susan eat?”
He asked me __________________________________________________________________
11.“ I will be working on a movie next year.”
The actress admitted __________________________________________________________
12.“ I worked at a restaurant and at a store selling shoes some years ago.”
She stated ____________________________________________________________________
13.“ Clean the bird cage today, Sally.”
Mrs. Jones told Sally ___________________________________________________________
14.“Children should eat vegetables at meals.”
The doctor advised _____________________________________________________________
15.“Why don’t you phone the editor?”
She asked me _________________________________________________________________
16.“A woman and two children refused to enter the Immigrants’ Centre yesterday.”
The journalist reported __________________________________________________________
17.“You shall have the computer back by the end of the week.”
They assured _________________________________________________________________
18.“Please don’t tell anyone what happened.”
Ann told me _________________________________________________________________
19.“Are you going to leave me alone?”
She asked him angrily __________________________________________________________
20.“You have made very good progress this semester.”
The teacher informed us_________________________________________________________
21.“I was going to the cinema when I saw the thief last night.”
She declared __________________________________________________________________
22.“Do you smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day?”
The doctor asked his patients _____________________________________________________
23.“I will resign even if it is against everybody’s opinion.”
He threatened _____________________________________________________________________________
24.“I might have to go away this week.”
She stated ___________________________________________________________________
25.“I have taken my exams this week and tomorrow I will go to the Algarve.”
She told me __________________________________________________________________
26.“You may have fever.”
The doctor told me _____________________________________________________________
27.“Carol wasn’t invited to the party.” They said __________________________________
28.Did you buy anything for me?”
She asked me _________________________________________________________________