Question

Rewrite the statements in reported speech. 1 “ we’re meeting tom today”, they said. 2 “ you must call the office to check it”, she said to her son. 3 “ we didn’t take photos during our trip”, they told me. 4 “ this has been my best chance ever! ” the boy told his friends. 5 “ i spent last summer travelling”, she said. 6 “ you can collect your books tomorrow”, he told me. 7 “ mary will return from paris next week”, he said. 8 “ you are not allowed to park here”, the policeman said. 9 “ i’m reading to find more information”, she said. 9 “ how old is the sphinx? ” the man asked. 10 “ call me from your office when you arrive”, she said to me. 11 “ do not forget to take your umbrella”, kate said to mike. 12 “ what time are we leaving tomorrow? ” john asked. 13 “ send me a letter”, nick said to jane. 15 “ excuse me, what time does the next bus leave? ” he asked.

Answer 1

1They said they were meeting Tom that day.2 She told her son he had to call the office to check it.3 They told me they hadn't taken photos during their trip.4 The boy told his friends that had been his best chance ever.5 She said she had spent the previous summer travelling.6 He told me I could collect my books the next day.7 He said Mary would return from Paris the following week.8 The policeman said we weren't allowed to park there.9 She said she was reading to find more information.9 The man asked how old the Sphinx was.10 She told me to call her from my office when I arrived.11 Kate told Mike not to forget to take her umbrella.12 John wanted to know what time we were leaving the following day.13 Nick told Jane to send him a letter.15 He wondered what time the next bus left.