Reported Speech

Paul asked why you were looking at me.

Paul asked why was she looking at him.

Paul asked why I was looking at him.

Paul asked why was I looking at him.

Betty asked me to draw the curtains.

Betty asked me draw the curtains.

Betty told to me to draw the curtains.

Betty told me draw the curtains.

The girl asked who lived in this strange house.

The girl asked who lived in that strange house.

The girl asked who did live in that strange house.

The girl asked who had lived in this strange house.

Julian wanted to know if he could meet Doug at six o'clock that night.

Julian asked if he could meet Doug at six o'clock at night.

Doug wanted to know if he could meet him at six o'clock that night.

Julian asked if he could meet him at six o'clock at night.

Marther told to the child not to run so fast.

Marther told the child do not to run so fast.

Marther told the child to not run so fast.

Marther told the child not to run so fast.

I asked Mrs Daley whether did Graham have to wear a suit to work.

I asked Mrs Daley whether Graham had to wear a suit to work.

I asked Mrs Daley if did Graham have to wear a suit to work.

 I asked Mrs Daley Graham had had to wear a suit to work.

Sue asked her sister why was she crying the day before.

Sue asked her sister why she was crying on that day.

Sue asked her sister why she was crying the day before.

Sue asked her sister why was she crying on that day.

Ella told us she was going shopping this Sunday.

Ella told us she is going shopping that Sunday.

Ella told us she was going shopping that Sunday.

Ella told us she were going shopping that Sunday.

He asked me if had I finished reading the newspaper.

He asked me if I had finished reading the newspaper.

He asked me if I finished reading the newspaper.

He asked me if I had been finished reading the newspaper.

My friend told me what time it was.

My friend wanted to know what time is it.

My friend asked me what time it was.

She asked me if had I already met him.

She asked me if I already met him.

She asked me whether had I already met him.

She asked me if I'd already met him.

told

said

told to

She told him not to stop staring at her.

She told to him to stop staring at her.

She told him stop staring at you.

She told him to stop staring at her.

"Do you work there?"

"Where do I work?"

"Where do you work?"

"Does she work there?"

"Not to burn the cookies!"

"Please don't burn the cookies."

"Do not burn the cookies."

"Burn the cookies!"

that

which

where

whether

told / that

said / -

asked / if

told / -

She wanted to know why we had to wait so long.

She wanted to know why did we have to wait so long.

She wanted to know if we had to wait so long.

She wanted to know why we did have to wait so long.

I told him that I will be studying tomorrow.

I told him that I would be studying tomorrow.

I told him that I would be studying the following day.

I told him that I will study the following day.

They said they have lived there for a long time.

They said they lived here for a long time.

They said they had lived there for a long time.

They said they had lived here for a long time.

Mary said that she had three cars.

Mary said that she had had three cars.

Mary told that she had three cars.

Mary told to me that she had had three cars.

Sue said that she had been swimming.

Sue said me that she was swimming.

Sue told to me she was swimming.

Sue told she had been swimming.

She asked if Melanie could drive.

She asked if Melanie drives.

She asked if Melanie drived.

She asked if Melanie could drove.

He asked the children that they were excited about Christmas.

He asked the children if they were excited about Christmas.

He asked the children whether they was excited about Christmas.

He asked the children that they had been excited about Christmas.