Question

Reported speech He asked, "Who has put salt in my coffee?"

Pete asked Ann, "Have you been to town today?"

"Search the house", said the inspector.

She asked me whether I had been ill since Monday.

He said, "I am sure the police will catch the thief tomorrow."

I asked him, "Why did you travel first class?"

Mother asked me, "Was the train overcrowded?"

He said to me, "Make good use of your time."

The doctor said that the operation would be very serious.

The instructor explained to the pupils, "The mirror is for you to see yourselves when you dance."

I said to him, "Whose car did you borrow last night?"

She asked Tom, "Have you seen my new hat?"

He said, "Don't wait till tomorrow, talk to him today."

They said they had a lift, but very often it didn't work.

He said to me, "Somebody has taken my wallet and I can't buy a return ticket."

The policeman asked me, "Who owns this revolver?"

He said, "Will the taxi be here at 8 o'clock?"

He said, "Be very careful while crossing roads."

I asked him if he could tell me where we should be at that time the next month.

He said, "I intend to do it tomorrow, but now I don't think I'll be able to do it."

She asked, "How can I possibly run in this tight skirt?"

Jim asked Kate, "Did Bill give you this ring?"

He said, "Remember that the meeting begins at two o'clock."

Mrs. Jones asked where the booking-office was.

He said, "We walked 5 miles yesterday in order to see that remarkable castle."

I asked them, "What is your new house like?"

The mother said, "Have the children put away their toys?"

He said to me, "Fetch me a sheet of white paper and come straight back."

The pupil told the teacher that he could do his task after dinner that day.

The official said, "This passport photo isn't like you at all."

Answer 1

1. He asked who had put salt in his coffee.

2. Pete asked Ann if she had been to town that day.

3. The inspector instructed to search the house.

4. She asked me if I had been ill since Monday.

5. He said he was sure the police would catch the thief the next day.

6. I asked him why he had traveled first class.

7. Mother asked me if the train was overcrowded.

8. He told me to make good use of my time.

9. The doctor said that the operation would be very serious.

10. The instructor explained to the pupils that the mirror was for them to see themselves when they danced.

11. I asked him whose car he had borrowed the previous night.

12. She asked Tom if he had seen her new hat.

13. He advised not to wait until tomorrow but to talk to him today.

14. They said they had a lift, but very often it didn't work.

15. He informed me that somebody had taken his wallet and he couldn't buy a return ticket.

16. The policeman asked me who owned the revolver.

17. He asked if the taxi would be there at 8 o'clock.

18. He said to be very careful while crossing roads.

19. I asked him if he could tell me where we should be at that time the next month.

20. He said he had intended to do it the next day, but now he didn't think he would be able to do it.

21. She asked how she could possibly run in that tight skirt.

22. Jim asked Kate if Bill had given her that ring.

23. He reminded to remember that the meeting began at two o'clock.

24. Mrs. Jones asked where the booking-office was.

25. He said they had walked 5 miles the previous day in order to see that remarkable castle.

26. I asked them what their new house was like.

27. The mother asked if the children had put away their toys.

28. He told me to fetch him a sheet of white paper and come straight back.

29. The pupil informed the teacher that he could do his task after dinner that day.

30. The official commented that the passport photo wasn't like me at all.