Question

Transform into Indirect / Reported Speech: 1) Bella said "I speak English" Bella said that 2) Bob told me "My parents are sleeping in their bedroom" Bob told me that 3) My friend John said "I cooked a delicious dinner yesterday" My friend John said that 4) The children told me "We play in the garden every evening" The children told me that 5) Helen said "The laptop is too expensive" Helen said that 6) Bob told me "I want to apply for a new job" Bob told me that 7) The students said "We passed the test last week" The students said that 8) Debbie told me "I am painting the ceiling now" Debbie told me that 9) Lewis said "I won the competition last month" Lewis said that 10) Mary said "I never stay at this hotel" Mary said that 11) Bob and Billy often say "We are interested in philosophy" Bob and Billy often say that!

Answer 1

Відповідь:1. Bella said “I speak English”

Bella said that she spoke english.

2. Bob told me “My parents are sleeping in their bedroom”

Bob told me that his parents were sleeping in their bedroom.

3. My friend John said “I cooked a delicious dinner yesterday”

My friend John said that had cooked a delicious dinner yesterday.

4. The children told me “We play in the garden every evening”

The children told me that they played in the garden every evening.

5. Helen said “The laptop is too expensive”

Helen said that the laptop was too expensive.

6. Bob told me “I want to apply for a new job”

Bob told me that he wanted to apply for a new job.

7. The students said “We passed the test last week”

The students said that they had passed the test last week.

8. Debbie told me “I am painting the ceiling now”

Debbie told me that he was painting the ceiling now.

9. Lewis said “I won the competition last month”

Lewis said that he had won the competition last month.

10. Mary said “I never stay at this hotel”

Mary said that she never stayed at that hotel.

11. Bob and Billy often say “We are interested in philosophy”

Bob and Billy often say that they were interested in philosophy.

Answer 2

Sure, I'll transform the given direct speech sentences into indirect (reported) speech:

1. Bella said, "I speak English." Bella said that she spoke English.

2. Bob told me, "My parents are sleeping in their bedroom." Bob told me that his parents were sleeping in their bedroom.

3. My friend John said, "I cooked a delicious dinner yesterday." My friend John said that he had cooked a delicious dinner the day before.

4. The children told me, "We play in the garden every evening." The children told me that they played in the garden every evening.

5. Helen said, "The laptop is too expensive." Helen said that the laptop was too expensive.

6. Bob told me, "I want to apply for a new job." Bob told me that he wanted to apply for a new job.

7. The students said, "We passed the test last week." The students said that they had passed the test the previous week.

8. Debbie told me, "I am painting the ceiling now." Debbie told me that she was painting the ceiling then.

9. Lewis said, "I won the competition last month." Lewis said that he had won the competition the previous month.

10. Mary said, "I never stay at this hotel." Mary said that she never stayed at that hotel.

11. Bob and Billy often say, "We are interested in philosophy." Bob and Billy often say that they are interested in philosophy.