Reported Speech

He wanted to know if they regularly had gone to the swimming pool.

He wanted to know if they regularly have gone to the swimming pool.

He wanted to know if they regularly went to the swimming pool.

They asked if the decision had already been taken

They asked if the decision has already been took

They asked if has the decision already been taken

He asked if she took part in the performance

He asked if had she taken part in the performance

He asked if she had taken part in the performance

Tom asked if Ron still took an exam.

Tom asked if Ron was still taking an exam.

Tom asked if Ron has still taken an exam.

Helen asked if they have had breakfast yet.

Helen asked if they had had breakfast yet.

Helen asked if had they had breakfast yet.

Bill asked me if my friends were still skating.

Bill asked me if my friends still skated.

Bill asked me if my friends had still skating.

I asked if he would bought a new house.

I asked if he will bought a new house.

I asked if he would buy a new house.

I asked if she will been training at 11 next day.

I asked if she would be training at 11 next day.

I asked if she would training at 11 tomorrow.

She asked if he had known my new address.

She asked if he knew my new address.

She asked if he knows my new address.

They asked if we had known each other for a long time.

They asked if had we known each other for a long time.

They asked if we had knew each other for a long time.

Tells

Said

Told

Tell

Told

Say

Offered

Threatened

Suggested

Say

Said

Told

A) John told he knew someone who might help us

B) John said he knew someone who might help us

C) John said he has known someone who might help them

D) John said he knew someone who might help them

A) John said that he would have done it by Friday.

B) John told that he would has done it by Friday.

C) John said that he would has done it by Friday.

D) John told that he would have done it by Friday.

A) An old man complained he had lost his mobile

B) An old man complained that he lost his mobile

C) An old man complained he has lost his mobile

D) An old man complained that he losted his mobile

A) Betty asked me to draw the curtains.

B) Betty told to me to draw the curtains.

C) Betty asked me draw the curtains.

D) Betty told to me draw the curtains.

The girl asked who lived in this strange house.

The girl asked who did live in that strange house.

The girl asked who lived in that strange house.

The girl asked who did live in this strange house.

if he will come

if he would come

whether he will come

would he come

had they spent

they had spent

they spent

did they spent

 Betty said to mum ОК, I’ll do the shopping.

Betty said to mum that she would do the shopping.

 Betty asked mum to do the shopping.

 Betty agreed to do the shopping.

 The teacher said that the sun rose in the east.

 The teacher said if the sun rose in the east.

 The teacher said that the sun rises in the east.

 The teacher said that the sun has risen in the east.

that I had gone to the cinema with Marco the day before.

that she had gone to the cinema with Marco the day before.

that she went to the cinema with Marco yesterday.

that she might call Peter that evening.

that she may call Peter that evening.

that she might call Peter this evening.

he didn't buy his tickets yet.

he hasn't bought his tickets yet.

he hadn't bought his tickets yet.

The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home.

The stuntman told the audience don't try this at home.

The stuntman said that the audience  tried that at home.

He said to me be nice to your brother.

He asked me to be nice to my brother.

He said me to be nice to his brother.

He said there has been an accident outside the supermarket.   

He said there were an accident outside the supermarket.

He said there had been an accident outside the supermarket.  

Karen said she was going to be late.   

James said he will help me.  

Lisa said she didn’t have a map.   

She said that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.

that day  

previous day  

the following day 

told / -

told / that

said / -

asked / if

told/ learnt

said/ had learnt

said/ was learning

told / was learnt

the day after

the previous day / the day before

then

A) Paul asked why you were looking at me.

B) Paul asked why I was looking at him

C) Paul asked why was she looking at him

D) Paul asked why was I looking at him

A) John told he knew someone who might help us

B) John said he knew someone who might help us

C) John said he has known someone who might help them

D) John said he knew someone who might help them

A) John said that he would have done it by Friday.

B) John told that he would has done it by Friday.

C) John said that he would has done it by Friday.

D) John told that he would have done it by Friday.

A) An old man complained he had lost his mobile

B) An old man complained that he lost his mobile

C) An old man complained he has lost his mobile

D) An old man complained that he losted his mobile

A) Betty asked me to draw the curtains.

B) Betty told to me to draw the curtains.

C) Betty asked me draw the curtains.

D) Betty told to me draw the curtains.

A) The girl asked who lived in this strange house.

B) The girl asked who did live in that strange house.

C) The girl asked who lived in that strange house.

D) The girl asked who did live in this strange house.

A) Peter told that I should not borrow money from Jane as her income was very low.

B) Peter said that I should not borrow money from Jane as her income is very low.

C) Peter told that I should not borrow money from Jane as her income is very low.

D) Peter said that I should not borrow money from Jane as her income was very low.

A) Jane asked who had taken my mobile from the desk.

B) Jane asked who took her mobile from the desk.

C) Jane asked who had taken her mobile from the desk.

D) Jane asked who took my mobile from the desk.

A) Alex said to us to wait for us at Betty's.

B) Alex said to us to wait for them at Betty's.

C) Alex told them to wait for us at Betty's.

D) Alex told us to wait for them at Betty's.

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

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

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

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

A) Adrian wondered whether Simon would be coming to the party that night.

B) Adrian wondered whether Simon would be coming to the party the next night.

C) Adrian wondered if Simon would be coming to the party that night.

D) Adrian wondered if Simon would be coming to the party next night.

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

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

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

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

A) Marther told to the child not to run so fast.

B) Marther told the child to not run so fast.

C) Marther told the child do not to run so fast.

D) Marther told the child not to run so fast.

A) Jerry said that he'd be travelling round Europe next month.

B) Jerry said that he'd be travelling round Europe the following month.

C) Jerry said that they'd be travelling round Europe next month.

D) Jerry said that they'd be travelling round Europe the following month.

A) Liz said that she had had Evan and Chris over for dinner the previous evening.

B) Liz said that she had Evan and Chris over for dinner the night before.

C) Liz said that she had had Evan and Chris over for dinner the last night.

D) Liz said that she had Evan and Chris over for dinner the last night

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

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

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

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