Reported Speech: Rules

  1. Type: Statement/Order/Question
    a. Statement: said that
    b. Order: told/asked/ordered/requested, etc >> to/not to
    c. Question: asked/informed, etc
  2. Pronoun
  3. Tenses
    a. Simple Present>>Simple Past (goes>went)
    b. Present Continuous>>Past Continuous (is going>was going)
    c. Present Perfect>>Past Perfect (has gone>had gone, has had>had had)
    d. Simple Past>>Past Perfect (went>had gone, was>had been, had>had had)
  4. Adverb

Exercise

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  1. The girl said, “ I will stay in Hong Kong for two weeks.”
  2. Betty said, “I saw Amy yesterday.”
  3. The students said, “We will have a test tomorrow.”
  4. Winnie said, “I have just seen Michael.”
  5. The man said, “I may go to England next month.”
  6. “What will you like to do during your holiday?” the teacher asked the students.
  7. “Is your father a pilot?” Tom asked William.
  8. “Can you show me the way to the City Hall?” a visitor asked me.
  9. “Why didn’t you join the class party yesterday?” Henry asked Mary.
  10. “How often does Peter visit Aunt Polly?” father asked Mary.
  11. “Clean the blackboard,” the teacher said.
  12. “Please don’t smoke here,” the waitress said.
  13. “Don’t call me fat boy!” Tom said. (warned)
  14. “Don’t lend Henry any money.” Mary said to Leon. (advised)
  15. “Keep the change.” Mr. Lau said to the waitress.
  16. The lady said, “I can play the piano.”
  17. Gigi said, “I like to play with my dog in my spare time.”
  18. “Please don’t tell my parents,” said the boy. (begged)
  19. “Did you know the answer?” Tom asked May.
  20. “Don’t forget to put your names on the top of the answer sheet,” said the invigilator.
  21. The little boy said, “I was late for school this morning.”
  22. “When will the next flight to Beijing take off? A passenger asked the airline receptionist.
  23. The old woman said, “I will go to the public library next Monday.”
  24. “Did you take part in the Music Contest last month?” Teresa asked Bonnie.
  25. “Have you had your breakfast?” May asked Leon.
  26. Maggie said, “We talked to our teacher three hours ago.”
  27. “Don’t put any hot food in the refrigerator,” said Tom’s mother.
  28. “Where are you going?” my mother wanted to know.
  29. “Fasten your seat belts, there may be a little turbulence,” said the Captain.
  30. “Show me your passport,” John asked Karen.
  31. Paul said, “These books were not here yesterday.”
  32. “They have gone out for lunch,” I told Mary.
  33. “I’ll bring the letter this evening so that you can read it yourself,” she said to Charles.‘I’ve had the same experience myself,’ Mrs Lee said.
  34. ‘We visited the Space Museum two days ago,’ she told us.
  35. ‘I’m trying to repair my clock,’ he said.

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