Reported speech practice

 I said to him, "Don't go there."

I told/advised/ordered him not to go there.

My father said to me, "Read everyday."
My father advised me to read everyday.

My friend said to him,"Bring me a glass of water."
My friend ordered him to bring him a glass of water.

He said, "Let's go somewhere."
He suggested that we should go somewhere.

I said to Binita, "Do you know my friend?"
I asked Binita whether/if she knew my friend.

My father said to me, "Don't be so lazy."
My father advised me not to be so lazy.

Krishna said to Bhavna, "Does your mother scold you ?"
Krishna asked Bhavna if/whether her mother scolded her.

Our teachers say, "Ramesh is a good student."
Our teachers say that Ramesh is a good student.

My geography teacher said, "The earth moves around the sun."
My geography teacher said that the earth moves around the sun.

My friend said to me, "This boy will come to my house tomorrow."
My friend told me that that boy would come to his house the next day/the following day.

My colleague said to him, "I will not come back today."
My colleague told him that he would not come back that day.

The boy said to me, "I shall be grateful to you."
The boy told me that he would be grateful to me.

Sachin said to Rama, "Are you eating anything ?"
Sachin asked Rama if he was eating anything.

The general said to the soldiers, "March on."
The general commanded the soldiers to march on.

The girl said to her mother, "What is the name of this village ?"
The girl asked her mother what the name of the village was.

I said to you, "I have been trying to get the latest news for 15 minutes."
I told you that I had been trying to get the latest news for 15 minutes.

The anchor said to the participants, "Don't shout, please."
The anchor requested the participants not to shout.

She said to the teacher, "May I submit the application form tomorrow ?"
She asked the teacher if/whether she might submit the application form the next day/the following day.

Santiago said to Bruno, "Can you swim ?"
Santiago asked Bruno if he could swim.

Chris said to Leonardo, "Does your father allow you to do films ?"
Chris asked Leonardo if his father allowed him to do films.

I said to Mohan, "I shall be at home anytime."
I told Mohan that I should be at home anytime.

He said, "How cruel of him!"
He exclaimed that it was very cruel of him.

He said, "Man is mortal."
He said that man is mortal.

I said, "I am not writing now."
I said that I was not writing then.

I said to him, "I like these books."
I told him that I liked those books.

He said to her, "Does anyone know you ?"
He asked her if anyone knew her.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Past continuous tense

Direct and indirect speech

Past simple