Reported speech

1. “You shouldn’t leave this room before the policeman says so,” advised Mary.
Mary advised that I shouldn't leave this room before policeman says so

2. “Martha has been sitting there for half an hour as far as I can tell,” claimed Jane.
Jane claimed that Martha had been sitting there for half an hour as far as she can tell

3. “If you don’t come over here this moment, I’m going to kill you,” threatened Samantha.
Samantha threatened that if you didn't come over there that moment, she was going to kill
you

4. “He was preparing lunch for his kids when he heard the explosion,” explained Sue.
Sue explained that he had been prepairing lunch for his kids when he had heard the explosion

5. “What will happen when I return home?” asked Elizabeth.

Elizabeth asked what would happened when he returned home

6. “He is not under arrest so he can go home immediately,” explained the policeman.
The policeman explained that he

7. “You shouldn’t go around spreading gossip about other people,” advised my manager.
My manager advised that I shouldn't go around spreading gossip about other people

8. “You are not playing well, you have to be better,” warned the goalkeeper.

9. “I didn’t see him when he came home,” said Michaela.

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10. “Can you tell me why you have done that?” asked Jerry.
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11. “If you buy me a chocolate, I will finish your homework for you,” said Bill.
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12. “This house was built in 1979 as far as I can remember,” claimed Richard.
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13. “My father is trying to fix the bike but he doesn’t know how,” explained Philip.
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14. “You should stop watching that show because it’s not good,” advised Catherine.
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15. “Were you always so indecisive?” asked Miriam.

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16. “You shouldn’t leave before Bruce has spoken to you,” advised Natasha.
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17. “I don’t know what your plans are but I’ve got a great idea,” commented Jonathan.
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18. “I’ve got to give a presentation in five minutes and I can’t find my notes,” said Joe.
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19. “I’m not sure but I think he’s going to be here,” Gillian told me.
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20. “Do you think he’ll stay with his present club?” asked Jü rgen.
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21. “This is the first time I am buying a car since I moved here in 2010,” said Mildred.
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22. “If I see you steal from me once again, I will report you to the police,” screamed Phil.
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23. “I don’t want to go with you because I have a lot of work to do,” mumbled Serena.
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24. “You shouldn’t do any of this before consulting with your manager,” advised Steven.
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25. “Was there ever a time in your life when you were not this boring?” asked Cindy.
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