Reported Speech!
He works in a bank.
She/He told me he worked in a bank.
I don’t go to the gym
very often.
She/He said she didn’t go to the gym very often.
I live in New York city.
She/He said she lived in New York city .
Don’t make a mess!
She/He told me not to make a mess.
I don’t have a computer.
She/He said she didn’t have a computer.
They never arrive on
time.
She/He said they never arrived on time.
Is John at
home?
She/He asked me
if John was at
home.
Are they in Paris?
She/He asked me if they were in Paris.
Does your sister live in
Stockholm?
She/He asked me if my sister lived in Stockholm.
Please help me carry
this.
She/He asked me to help her carry this.
I have to work until
seven or eight PM every
night.
She/He said she had to work until seven or eight pm every night.
Are you a doctor?
She asked me if I was a doctor.
Please buy some milk.
She/He asked me to buy some milk.
Could you please
open the window?
She/He asked me to open the window.
Do your homework!
She/He told me to do my homework.
Would you mind
passing the salt?
She/He asked me to pass the salt.
I was wondering if you
could tell me the time?
She/He asked me to tell her the time.
Go to bed!
She/He told me to go to bed.
Don’t smoke!
She/He told me not to smoke.
Is it cold outside?
She/He asked me if it was cold outside.
Wait here!
She/He told me to wait here (there).
Could you bring the
book tonight?
She/He asked me to bring the book tonight (that night).
Does David go to the
cinema often?
She/He asked me if David went to the cinema often.
Don’t be late!
She/He told me not to be late.
I don’t want to go to the
cinema next weekend.
She/He said she didn’t want to go to the cinema next weekend.
She/He asked me to come early.
Please come
early.
Do I talk too much?
She/He asked me if she talked too much.
Tony hates mushrooms.
She/He told me Tony hated mushrooms.
Do you like chocolate?
She/He asked me if you liked chocolate.
Does Julie drink tea?
She/He asked me if Julie drank tea.
They often go on
holiday in July.
She/He said they often went on holiday in July.
Do they own a flat?
She/He asked me if they owned a flat.
Tidy your room!
She/He told me to tidy my room.

Reported speech activity

Editor's Notes

  • #3 He works in a bank. She/He told me he worked in a bank.
  • #4 I don’t go to the gym very often. She/He said she didn’t go to the gym very often.
  • #5 I live in New York. She/He said she lived in New York.
  • #6 Don’t make a mess! She/He told me not to make a mess.