Question

Grammar revision. Reported speech 1. Who built his beautiful castle? (She asked ...) You were 10 minutes late for the lesson yesterday. (Betsy said that) 3. I haven't collected my luggage yet(The passenger said that...) 4. When will he plane land in London? (Mr.Voronin asked)5. Who are you waiting for, Nick? (The teacher asked Nick)6. Can I get to Brighton by car? (Lavrov asked...) I will come to your place tomorrow evening, if you don't mind. (Peter said to us )8. I hope you haven't forgotten to post the letter. (She said to me that) Did you enjoy the film, Mother? (Susan asked Mother...) 10.At what hotel did you stay when you were in London? (Mr Blake asked me..) He was born in 1990. (They said me) 12. How many airports are there in Moscow? (My sister asked me)

Answer 1

She asked who had built his beautiful castle.
Betsy said that I had been 10 minutes late for the lesson the previous day.
The passenger said that he hadn’t collected his luggage yet.
Mr.Voronin asked when the plane would land in London.
The teacher asked Nick who he was waiting for.
Lavrov asked if he could get to Brighton by car.
Peter told us he would come to our place the following evening, if we didn’t mind.
She told me that she hoped I hadn’t forgotten to post the letter.
Susan asked mother if she had enjoyed the film.
Mr.Blake asked me what hotel I had stayed at when I had been in London.
They told me he had been born in 1990.
My sister asked me how many airports there were in Moscow.

Answer 2

Certainly! Let's transform these sentences using reported speech:

1. Who built his beautiful castle? (She asked...) - She asked who had built his beautiful castle.

2. You were 10 minutes late for the lesson yesterday. (Betsy said that) - Betsy said that you had been 10 minutes late for the lesson yesterday.

3. I haven't collected my luggage yet. (The passenger said that...) - The passenger said that he/she hadn't collected his/her luggage yet.

4. When will the plane land in London? (Mr. Voronin asked) - Mr. Voronin asked when the plane would land in London.

5. Who are you waiting for, Nick? (The teacher asked Nick) - The teacher asked Nick who he was waiting for.

6. Can I get to Brighton by car? (Lavrov asked...) - Lavrov asked if he could get to Brighton by car.

7. I will come to your place tomorrow evening, if you don't mind. (Peter said to us) - Peter said to us that he would come to our place the next evening, if we didn't mind.

8. I hope you haven't forgotten to post the letter. (She said to me that) - She said to me that she hoped I hadn't forgotten to post the letter.

9. Did you enjoy the film, Mother? (Susan asked Mother...) - Susan asked Mother if she had enjoyed the film.

10. At what hotel did you stay when you were in London? (Mr. Blake asked me...) - Mr. Blake asked me at what hotel I had stayed when I was in London.

11. He was born in 1990. (They said to me) - They told me that he had been born in 1990.

12. How many airports are there in Moscow? (My sister asked me) - My sister asked me how many airports there were in Moscow.