B1 Reported Speech RS013
Change to reported speech.
1. She said, "I can get home on my own".
She said that _______________________________________________________________________
She said that she could get home on her own. .
2. They said, "We haven't been to an art gallery for ages".
They said that ______________________________________________________________________
They said that they hadnt been to an art gallery for ages. .
3. The police asked me, "When did you leave the house this morning?"
The police asked me ________________________________________________________________
The police asked me when I had left the house that morning. .
4. He said, "I'll think about it."
He said that ________________________________________________________________________
He said that he would think about it. .
5. Mary said, "I should have phoned my mother".
Mary said that ______________________________________________________________________
Mary said that she should have phoned her mother. .
6. The doctor told me. "You should cut down on your smoking."
The doctor told me _________________________________________________________________
The doctor told me that I should cut down on my smoking. .
7. He asked me, "Do you understand all the rules?"
He asked me _______________________________________________________________________
He asked me if I understood all the rules. .
8. She asked me, "When will I see you again?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________________________
She asked me when she would see me again. .
9. My parents said, "We are going on holiday tomorrow."
My parents said that ________________________________________________________________
My parents said that they were going on holiday the next day. .
10. She said, "Wait until I get back!"
She told him ________________________________________________________________________
She told him to wait until she got back. .
11. My sister said, "I always eat lots of fresh fruit and salad."
She said that _______________________________________________________________________
She said that she always ate lots of fresh fruit and salad. .
12. The workers said, "We won't have enough time to finish the job."
The workers said that ______________________________________________________________
The workers said that they wouldnt have enough time to finish the job. .
13. The passenger asked, "Could someone help me with the luggage?"
The passengers asked ______________________________________________________________
The passenger asked if someone could help him/her with the luggage. .
14. Mom said, "Don't worry!"
Mom told me _______________________________________________________________________
Mom told me not to worry. .
15. Jack said, "We must leave soon."
Jack said that _______________________________________________________________________
Jack said that they must/had to leave soon. .
16. She said, "It's been a long time since I had such a good meal."
She said that _______________________________________________________________________
She said that it had been a long time since she had such a good meal. .
17. They wanted to know, "What time does the party start ?"
They wanted to know _______________________________________________________________
They wanted to know what time the party started. .
18. The guide said, "The weather may get much worse."
The guide said that _________________________________________________________________
The guide said that the weather might get much worse. .
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