REPORTED SPEECH: STATEMENTS
Rewrite the following statements into reported
speech.
1. “I’m having a party to celebrate my mum’s
birthday next Saturday.”
John told us that he was having a party to celebrate
his mum´s birthday the next Saturday.
2. “My brother hasn’t passed his maths exam.”
Susan said that her brother hadn´t passed his maths
exam.
3. “We travelled to Los Angeles on holiday last
summer.”
The Browns commented that they had travelled to
Los Angeles on holiday the summer before.
4. “I won’t help you with your homework unless
you pay attention to me.”
My father remarked that he wouldn´t help me with
my homework unless paid attention to him.
5. “I have just lost my glasses again.”
My grandmother complained that she had lost her
glasses again.
6. “You must study hard to get good marks.”
The teacher told us that we had to study hard to get
good marks.
7. “We’re meeting Paul at the French restaurant
tonight.”
My parents said that they were meeting Paul at the
French restaurant that night.
8. “I forgot to send a postcard to my grandfather for
his birthday last week.”
John commented that he had forgotten to send a
postcard to his grandfather for his birthday the
previous week.
9. “I can’t go to the concert unless my parents give
me the money for the ticket.”
Sarah complained that she couldn´t go to the concert
unless her parents gave her the money for the ticket.
10. “I’m going to join the photography club this
afternoon.”
Dave announced that he was going to join the
photography club that afternoon.
11. “I didn’t want to disturb you tonight, but I’ve got a
serious problem.”
Helen told Peter that she didn´t want to disturb him that
night, but she had a serious problem.
12. “The cost of living doesn’t stop going up these
days.”
Mum complained that the cost of living didn´t stop going
up those days.
13. “Dave won’t accept your excuses; you have been
very rude to him.”
Mary told Julia that Dave wouldn´t accept her excuses
and added that she had been very rude to him.
14. “You must be at home when I come here tonight.”
Dad said that I had to be at home when he came there
that night.
15. “You won’t improve your English unless you
practise every day.”
The teacher told us that we wouldn´t improve our
English unless we practise every day.
16. “Patrick’s going to be disappointed if we don’t
give him a nice present next Christmas.”
Adam remarked that Patrick was going to be
disappointed if we didn´t give him a nice present the
next Christmas.
17. “I broke my brother’s MP3 yesterday.”
Sarah admitted that she had broken her brother´s MP3
the day before.
18. “Our plane leaves tonight, so we must do the
packing now.”
Susan pointed out that our flight left that night, so we
had to do the packing then.
19. “The new Sale Manager will visit the office
tomorrow.”
Mrs Brown announced that the new sales manager
would visit the office the next day.
20. “My father can’t take me to school tomorrow
morning; I’ll have to walk.”
Megan commented that couldn´t take her to school the
next morning and added that she would have to walk.
21. “There has been a terrible accident on the
motorway this morning.”
The news reported informed that there had been a
terrible accident on the motorway that morning.
22. “I have stolen your diamond ring last night, Mrs
Black.”
The butler confessed that he had stolen Mrs Black´s
diamond ring the night before.
23. “If you don’t turn the TV off and start doing your
homework now, I’ll punish you”
Mum told me that if I didn´t turn the TV off and
started doing my homework then, she would punish
me.
24. “You can visit us whenever you want.”
Sally’s friends said that she could visit them whenever
she wanted.