Put the Sentences Into the Reported Speech

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Put the sentences into the reported speech

1. ”I don’t like getting up early,” she said to Joe. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. “I didn’t come because I was too busy,” he explained. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Did you visit grandma last weekend?” she asked. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. “What happened yesterday?” Susie asked. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. “She has borrowed my book and didn’t give it back,” Matt told me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. “I lost my cell phone,” Bob said to his mum. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. “When did you pass your Maths exam?” they asked me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8. “Who has taken my umbrella?” Patty asked. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. “Go to your room,” mum told her daughter. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10. “Could you pass me the salt, please?” Rob asked Julie. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 11. “When did you learn to play chess?” he asked me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 12. I won’t come to the party because I’m busy,” Jack told us. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13. “I don’t know how to use a computer,” Tim said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14. “How much do you earn?” they asked Sue. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15. “I’m visiting my friends tomorrow,” she said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16. “Susie has lost her passport,” he told me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17. “Will you buy me a newspaper on your way home?” she asked him. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18. “I bought some new shoes last week,” she told me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 19. “How many people have you invited?” he asked her. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20. “I don’t like soap operas. I’ve never liked them,” he explained. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21. “Don’t go there!” mum said to the child. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22. “Get in the line!” the colonel ordered the private. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23. “Who broke that window?” Joe asked the children. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24. “She’s not coming,” Ben said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 25. “By the time we got there, the concert had already started,” they said. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

26. “Did Arsenal win the match?” he asked Steve. 2 http://mql.yoyo.pl Michał Kluz©06 ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………….. 27. “Put the cigarette out, sir,” the waiter asked the man. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 28. “Giraffes live in Africa,” the teacher explained the students. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 29. “Will you visit me some day?” he asked her. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 30. “What did you buy?” she asked me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 31. “I’m not going to that restaurant again,” Julie told us. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 32. “This metal melts at 1000oC,” the scientist explained. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 33. “She will never abuse anyone,” her friend said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 34. “My client did not kill anyone,” Bundy’s lawyer said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 35. “How often do you feed your stick insect?” she asked me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 36. “I have to go. My train leaves in 10 minutes,” he said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 37. “I never eat meat bought at supermarkets,” she said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 38. “I’m not interested in politics,” Maggie said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 39. “I can’t swim,” Bobby explained. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 40. What did you bring?” she asked. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 41. I haven’t eaten since morning,” the child said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 42. “I forgot to send Easter cards to my friend,” he regretted. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 43. “What time does the concert start?” they asked. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 44. The moon revolves around the earth,” the astrologist explained. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 45. “I quit smoking yesterday,” he said with pride. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 46. “I’m going to buy a new stereo,” John said to me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 47. “I haven’t slept all night,” she said. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 48. “Have you ever been to Paraguay?” they asked me. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 49. “What colour is your car?” Sven asked. ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 50. “Never come late again,” he told Steve. ………………………………………………………………………………………………..