Question

Change the direct speech into reported speech 1. “My sister is ready to go” Helen said. 2. “My mother usually goes shopping on Saturday,” the girl said. 3. “The birds build their nests among the trees,” the teacher said. 4. “I am not married,” Jimmy said. 5. “I can't read these books. I don’t like them,” Petra said. 6. “We have gone on holiday?” Jimmy said. 7. “Nelly can’t write; she has cut her finger,” Jimmy said. 8. “The Ivanovs have travelled to many places,” Jimmy said. 9. “Sam has already learnt the poem,” Jimmy said. 10. “The match will take place next week,” Jimmy said. 11. “This work will take little time,” Jimmy said. 12. “My parents will come at 3,” Jimmy said. 13. “I was away from school because I was ill,” Jimmy said. 14. “I phoned you many times but you were out,” Jimmy said. 15. “Some of the schoolmates came to see me,” Jimmy said. 16. “I had a cold and stayed in bed,” Jimmy asked. 17. “Is anything wrong with you?” Jimmy asked. 18. “Do you sometimes have headaches?” Jimmy asked. 19. “Are you taking any medicine now?” Jimmy asked. 20. “Do you spend much time out- of-doors?” Jimmy asked. 21. “Do you do sports?” Jimmy asked. 22. “Have you a good appetite?” Jimmy asked. 23. “Do you usually go to bed late?” Jimmy asked. 24. “Will you follow my advice?” Jimmy asked. 25. “What do you like about your school?” Jimmy asked. 26. “What school activity did you have last?” Jimmy asked. 27. “What good habits have you formed at school?” Jimmy asked. 28. “What is your favorite subject?” Jimmy asked. 29. “Come home straight after school,” Jimmy asked. 30. “Warm up your dinner,” Jimmy asked. 31. “Wash up the dishes after the dinner,” Jimmy asked. 32. “Buy bread, milk and sugar” Jimmy asked. 33. “Start doing your homework before I come,” Jimmy asked. 34. “Don’t stay outside after the bell comes,” Jimmy asked. 35. “Don’t run along the corridor,” Jimmy asked. 36. “Don’t make noise,” Jimmy asked. 37. “Don’t look into your neighbor’s exercise-book,” Jimmy asked. 38. “Don’t lie on your desk,” Jimmy asked.

Answer 1

1 Helen said that her sister was ready to go.
2 The girl said that her mother usually went shopping on Saturday.
3 The teacher said that the birds built their nests among the trees.
4 Jimmy said that he was not married.
5 Peter said that he couldn't read those books and added that he didn't like them.
6 Jimmy said that they had gone on holiday.
7 Jimmy said that Nelly couldn't write and added that she had cut her finger.
8. Jimmy said that the Ivanovs had travelled to many places.
9. Jimmy said that Sam had already learnt the poem.
10. Jimmy said that the match would take place the following week.
11. Jimmy said that work would take little time.
12 Jimmy said that his parents would come at 3.
13. Jimmy said that he had been away from school because he had been ill.
14. Jimmy said that he had phoned me many times but I had been out.
15. Jimmy said that some of the schoolmates had come to see him.
16. Jimmy said that he had had a cold and had stayed in bed.
17. Jimmmy asked me if anything was wrong with me.
18. Jimmy asked me if I sometimes had headaches.
19. Jimmy asked me if I was taking any medicine then.
20. Jimmy asked me if I spent much time out- of-doors.
21. Jimmy asked me if I did sports.
22. Jimmy asked me if I had a good appetite.
23. Jimmy asked me if I usually went to bed late.
24. Jimmy asked me if I would follow his advice.
25. Jimmy asked me what I liked about my school.
26. Jimmy asked me what school activity I had had .
27. Jimmy asked me what good habits I had formed at school.
28. Jimmy asked me what my favourite subject was.
29. Jimmy asked me to come home straight after school.
30. Jimmy asked me to warm up my dinner.
31. Jimmy asked me to wash up the dishes after the dinner.
32. Jimmy asked me to buy bread, milk and sugar.
33. Jimmy asked me to start doing my homework before he came.
34. Jimmy asked me not to stay outside after the bell came.
35. Jimmy asked me not to run along the corridor.
36. Jimmy asked me not to make noise.
37. Jimmy asked me not to look into my neighbor’s exercise-book.
38. Jimmy asked me not to lie on my desk.

Answer 2

1. Helen said that her sister was ready to go. 2. The girl said that her mother usually went shopping on Saturday. 3. The teacher said that the birds built their nests among the trees. 4. Jimmy said that he was not married. 5. Petra said that she couldn't read those books and she didn't like them. 6. Jimmy asked if they had gone on holiday. 7. Jimmy said that Nelly couldn't write because she had cut her finger. 8. Jimmy said that the Ivanovs had traveled to many places. 9. Jimmy said that Sam had already learnt the poem. 10. Jimmy said that the match would take place next week. 11. Jimmy said that this work would take little time. 12. Jimmy said that his parents would come at 3. 13. Jimmy said that he was away from school because he was ill. 14. Jimmy said that he had phoned her many times but she was out. 15. Jimmy said that some of the schoolmates had come to see him. 16. Jimmy asked if he had had a cold and stayed in bed. 17. Jimmy asked if there was anything wrong with him. 18. Jimmy asked if he sometimes had headaches. 19. Jimmy asked if he was taking any medicine then. 20. Jimmy asked if he spent much time out-of-doors. 21. Jimmy asked if he did sports. 22. Jimmy asked if he had a good appetite. 23. Jimmy asked if he usually went to bed late. 24. Jimmy asked if he would follow his advice. 25. Jimmy asked what he liked about his school. 26. Jimmy asked what school activity he had had last. 27. Jimmy asked what good habits he had formed at school. 28. Jimmy asked what his favorite subject was. 29. Jimmy asked him to come home straight after school. 30. Jimmy asked him to warm up his dinner. 31. Jimmy asked him to wash up the dishes after the dinner. 32. Jimmy asked him to buy bread, milk, and sugar. 33. Jimmy asked him to start doing his homework before he came. 34. Jimmy asked him not to stay outside after the bell came. 35. Jimmy asked him not to run along the corridor. 36. Jimmy asked him not to make noise. 37. Jimmy asked him not to look into his neighbor's exercise-book. 38. Jimmy asked him not to lie on his desk.