I. Change the following sentences into reported speech:
1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
-He told them________________________________________________
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
-He asked her where________________________________________________
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
-He asked________________________________________________
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
-I told________________________________________________
5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
-She told________________________________________________
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
-I asked her________________________________________________
7. “He’s not at home”, she said.
-She said that________________________________________________
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
-The girl wanted to know____________________________________________
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said.
-Tom told Ann________________________________________________
10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
-He asked________________________________________________
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
-Thomas asked Jean________________________________________________
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
-I told Mary________________________________________________
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that________________________________________________
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
-She said that________________________________________________
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
– She asked us________________________________________________
16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.
-He told Jack that________________________________________________
17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
-Tom asked Jean________________________________________________
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
-He said that________________________________________________
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us.
-He told us________________________________________________
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
-I asked him ______________________________________________
21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
-She wanted to know______________________________________________
22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
-She asked us________________________________________________
23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
-She invited me________________________________________________
24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
She told them________________________________________________
25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.
-She asked________________________________________________
26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.
-She told.________________________________________________
27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.
-Mary asked________________________________________________
28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
– Peter asked if ________________________________________________
29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
-The office manager wondered________________________________________
30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.
-John advised Elizabeth_____________________________________________
1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
⇒ He told them to open the door
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
⇒ He asked her where she was going
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
⇒ He asked which way they had gone
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
⇒ I told her to Bring it back if it didn’t fit
5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
⇒ She told us to not try to open it then
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
⇒ I asked her if it was going to be a fine day that day
7. “He’s not at home”, she said.
⇒ She said that he was not at home
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
⇒ The girl wanted to know if the bus station was far away
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said.
⇒ Tom told Ann not to stay late
10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
⇒ He asked her to let him borrow her car.
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
⇒ Thomas asked Jean if she had seen his gloves.
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
⇒ I told Mary not to leave the window open.
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
⇒ She said that she would have a cup of tea with me.
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
⇒ She said that she would pay him if she could.
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
⇒ She asked us what we were going to do the following summer.
16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.
⇒ He told Jack that he would phone him the following day.
17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
⇒ Tom asked Jean if he could sit beside her.
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
⇒ He said that he wanted a camera for his birthday.
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us.
⇒ He told us not to keep the door locked.
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
⇒ I asked him how long he was going to stay.
21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
⇒ She wanted to know if I was going by train.
22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
⇒ She asked us not to use too much hot water.
23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
⇒ She invited me to come to her party.
24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
⇒ She told them not to do it again.
25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.
⇒ She asked if Mr. Brown sent the potatoes to me.
26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.
⇒ She told the boys not to get their shoes dirty.
27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.
⇒ Mary asked what Peter wanted for lunch that day.
28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
⇒ Peter asked Janet if he could borrow her typewriter.
29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
⇒ The office manager wondered why he hadn’t got a computer before.
30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John.
⇒ John advised Elizabeth not to lend him any more money.
1. “Open the door,” he said to them.
-He told them ____to open the door__________
2. “Where are you going?” he asked her.
-He asked her where ______she was going__________________________________________
3. “Which way did they go?” he asked.
-He asked__which way they had gone _____________________________________________
4. “Bring it back if it doesn’t fit”, I said to her.
-I told__her to bring it back if it not to fit______________________________________________
5. “Don’t try to open it now,” she said to us.
-She told__not to try to open it then______________________________________________
6. “Is it going to be a fine day today?” I asked her.
-I asked her____if it was going to be a fine day that day____________________________________________
7. “He’s not at home”, she said.
-She said that__he was not at home______________________________________________
8. “Is the bus station far away?” the girl asked.
-The girl wanted to know___if the bus station was far away_________________________________________
9. “Don’t stay out late, Ann” Tom said. -Tom told Ann________________________________________________ 10. “Please let me borrow your car,” he said to her.
-He asked_her to let him borrow their car____________________________________________
11. “Jean, have you seen my gloves?” Thomas asked.
-Thomas asked Jean____if she had seen his gloves____________________________________________
12. Don’t leave the window open, Mary”, I said.
-I told Mary____no to leave the window open ____________________________________________
13. “I’ll have a cup of tea with you,” she said.
She said that___she would have a cup of tea with me_____________________________________________
14. “I’ll pay him if I can” she said.
-She said that____she would pay him if she could____________________________________________
15. “What are you going to do next summer?” she asked.
– She asked us___what we were going to do next summer_____________________________________________
16. “I’ll phone you tomorrow,” he told Jack.
-He told Jack that_____he would phone him tomorow___________________________________________
17. “Can I sit beside you, Jean?” Tom asked.
-Tom asked Jean___if he could sit beside her_____________________________________________
18. “I want a camera for my birthday,” he said.
-He said that_____he wanted a camera for his birthday___________________________________________
19. “Don’t keep the door locked,” he said to us.
-He told us___not to keep the door locked_____________________________________________
20. “How long are you going to stay?” I asked him.
-I asked him ___how long he was going to stay___________________________________________
21. “Are you going by train?” she asked me.
-She wanted to know____if i was going by train__________________________________________
22. “Don’t use too much hot water,” she said to us.
-She asked us______not to use too much hot water__________________________________________
23. “Will you come to my party?” she said to me.
-She invited me______to come to her party__________________________________________
24. “Don’t do it again,” she said to them.
She told them____not to do it again____________________________________________
25. “ Did Mr Brown send the potatoes to you?” she asked.
-She asked____If Mr Brown had sent the potatoes to me____________________________________________
26. “Don’t get your shoes dirty, boys,” she said.
-She told boys___not to get their shoes____________________________________________
27. “What do you want for lunch today, Peter?” Mary asked.
-Mary asked_Peter what he wanted for lunch that day_______________________________________________
28. “Can I borrow your typewriter, Janet?” asked Peter.
– Peter asked if __he could borrow $Janet^{,}$ typewriter______________________________________________
29. “Why didn’t I get a computer before?” thought the office manager.
-The office manager wondered_____why he hadn’t got a computer before.___________________________________
30. “You had better not lend him any more money, Elizabeth,’’ said John. -John advised Elizabeth________not to lend him any more money_____________________________________