Question

Turn the following sentences into reported speech. 1 'Don't be late tonight,' said Dad. 'You have to get up early tomorrow'. ...Dad asked us not to be late, explaining that we had to get up early the following day.... 2 'Let's go out tonight,' he said. 'We haven't been out for ages.' 3 'I'm exhausted,' he said. 'I've been working hard all week.' 4 'You're late,' she said to Tom. 'I was about to go home.' 5 'Are you busy?' he asked me. 'I need to talk to you.' 6 'Have you had your hair cut?' he asked Jessie. 'It looks great.' 7 'I'm bored,' Peter said. This film is terrible.' 8 'I'm going shopping;' Linda said. 'I'll be back in an hour.' 9 'Bill wants to talk to you,' Tina said to the boss. 'He's waiting outside.' 10 'Are you ready?' Mother said to the children. 'It's time to go.' 11 'I'm going to bed,' Emma said. 'I'm tired.' 12 'Wait for me,' I said. 'I'm coming with you.' 13 'Open the window,' he said. 'It's hot in here.' 14 'Go away,' she said to them. 'I want to be alone.' 15 'What time is it?' Bob asked. 'My watch has stopped.' 16 'Are you leaving now?' Sam said. Til give you a lift.' 17 'I'm sorry I'm late. I lost my way,' she said to us. 18 'Who's there?' she asked. 'Come in.' 19 'Did you miss the bus?' he said. 'You're late.' 20 'Have you got an umbrella?' Liz asked. 'It's raining.' 21 Ben: I've joined a gym. I want to get fit. Tom: Which gym have you joined? Ben: The Star Gym. It's close to my house. 22. George: Tim isn't here. He's playing football. John: Where is he playing? George: At the school. I'm going there now. 23. Eric: Are you busy? I need some help. Sonia: What's wrong? Eric: There's a problem with my computer, can't get it to work.

Answer 1

1. 'Don't be late tonight,' said Dad. 'You have to get up early tomorrow'.Dad told us not to be late, explaining that we had to get up early the following day.
2. 'Let's go out tonight,' he said. 'We haven't been out for ages.'He suggested going out that night, explaining that we hadn’t been out for ages. 
3. 'I'm exhausted,' he said. 'I've been working hard all week.'  He said that he was exhausted explaining that he had been working hard all week. 
4. 'You're late,' she said to Tom. 'I was about to go home.' She said to Tom that he was late adding that she  had been  about to go home. 
5. 'Are you busy?' he asked me. 'I need to talk to you.'   He asked me if I was busy explaining that he needed to talk to me.
6. 'Have you had your hair cut?' he asked Jessie. 'It looks great.'    He asked Jessie if she had had her hair cut adding that it  looked great. 
7. 'I'm bored,' Peter said. This film is terrible.'    Peter said that he was bored explaining that that  film was terrible. 
8. 'I'm going shopping,' Linda said. 'I'll be back in an hour.'  Linda said that she was going shopping adding that she would be back in an hour.
9. 'Bill wants to talk to you,' Tina said to the boss. 'He's waiting outside.'  Tina said to the boss that Bill wanted to talk to him adding that he was waiting outside.  
10. 'Are you ready?' Mother said to the children. 'It's time to go.' Mother asked the children if they were ready explaining that it was time to go.
11. 'I'm going to bed,' Emma said. 'I'm tired.' Emma said that she was going  to bed explaining that she was tired.
12. 'Wait for me,' I said. 'I'm coming with you.' 
I asked to wait for me explaining  that I was coming with them. 
13. 'Open the window,' he said. 'It's hot in here.'  He told us to open the window explaining that it was hot there.
14. 'Go away,' she said to them. 'I want to be alone.' She told them to go away explaining that she wanted to be alone.
15. 'What time is it?' Bob asked. 'My watch has stopped.' Bob asked what time it was explaining that his watch had stopped.
16. 'Are you leaving now?' Sam said. I'll give you a lift.'  Sam asked if we were leaving  then adding he'd give us a lift. 
17. 'I'm sorry I'm late. I lost my way,' she said to us.   She told us that she was sorry she was late explaining that she had lost her way.
18. 'Who's there?' she asked. 'Come in.'  She asked who there was and invited  us to come in.
19. 'Did you miss the bus?' he said. 'You're late.'  He asked if we had missed the bus explaining that we were late.
20. 'Have you got an umbrella?' Liz asked. 'It's raining.' Liz asked if we  had an umbrella explaining that it was raining.
21. Ben: I've joined a gym. I want to get fit. - Ben said that he had joined a gym because he wanted to get fit.Tom: Which gym have you joined?  -Tom asked which gym he had joined. Ben: The Star Gym. It's close to my house. - Ben answered that  he had joined the Star Gym which was close to his house.
22. George: Tim isn't here. He's playing football. - George said that Tim wasn’t there explaining that he was playing football.John: Where is he playing?   - John asked where Tim was playing.George: At the school. I'm going there now. - George  answered that Tim was playing at the school adding he was going  there then. 
23. Eric: Are you busy? I need some help. - Eric asked if we were busy explaining that he needed some help.Sonia: What's wrong? - Sonia asked him what  was wrong.Eric: There's a problem with my computer, can't get it to work.  Eric answered that there was a problem with his computer explaining that he couldn’t get it to work.

Answer 2

1. Dad said, "Don't be late tonight. You have to get up early tomorrow." Dad asked us not to be late, explaining that we had to get up early the following day.

2. He said, "Let's go out tonight. We haven't been out for ages." He suggested that we go out that night since it had been a while.

3. He said, "I'm exhausted. I've been working hard all week." He mentioned that he was exhausted and had been working hard throughout the week.

4. She said to Tom, "You're late. I was about to go home." She pointed out that Tom was late and mentioned that she was about to leave.

5. He asked me, "Are you busy? I need to talk to you." He inquired if I was busy because he needed to have a conversation with me.

6. He asked Jessie, "Have you had your hair cut? It looks great." He inquired if Jessie had recently had her hair cut and complimented her on it.

7. Peter said, "I'm bored. This film is terrible." Peter expressed his boredom and his opinion that the film was terrible.

8. Linda said, "I'm going shopping; I'll be back in an hour." Linda mentioned that she was going shopping and would return in an hour.

9. Tina said to the boss, "Bill wants to talk to you; he's waiting outside." Tina informed the boss that Bill wanted to speak with him and was waiting outside.

10. Mother said to the children, "Are you ready? It's time to go." Mother asked the children if they were ready because it was time to leave.

11. Emma said, "I'm going to bed. I'm tired." Emma stated that she was going to bed because she was tired.

12. I said, "Wait for me. I'm coming with you." I requested that they wait for me because I was planning to go with them.

13. He said, "Open the window; it's hot in here." He suggested opening the window because it was hot inside.

14. She said to them, "Go away. I want to be alone." She requested that they leave her alone because she wanted some solitude.

15. Bob asked, "What time is it? My watch has stopped." Bob inquired about the time because his watch had stopped working.

16. Sam said, "Are you leaving now? I'll give you a lift." Sam offered to give a lift and asked if the person was leaving at that moment.

17. She said to us, "I'm sorry I'm late. I lost my way." She apologized for being late and explained that she had lost her way.

18. She asked, "Who's there? Come in." She inquired about the identity of the person at the door and invited them to enter.

19. He said, "Did you miss the bus? You're late." He questioned if the person had missed the bus and commented on their lateness.

20. Liz asked, "Have you got an umbrella? It's raining." Liz inquired if the person had an umbrella because it was raining.

21. Ben: "I've joined a gym. I want to get fit." Tom: "Which gym have you joined?" Ben: "The Star Gym. It's close to my house."

22. George: "Tim isn't here. He's playing football." John: "Where is he playing?" George: "At the school. I'm going there now."

23. Eric: "Are you busy? I need some help." Sonia: "What's wrong?" Eric: "There's a problem with my computer; I can't get it to work."