Reported (indirect) Speech

Reported (indirect) Speech
Change the following sentences from direct speech to reported speech :

Example :
Direct Speech: Jane : "I play tennis every Saturday."
Reported Speech : Jane said she played tennis every Saturday.


1. Direct speech : David : "There is an excellent band playing later on."
Reported Speech : David said ...


2. Direct speech : Christine : "I saw Amy at the bank on Monday."
Reported Speech : Christine said ...


3. Direct speech : The driver : "I'm going to turn right at the traffic lights."
Reported Speech : The driver said ...


4. Direct speech : Jonathan: "I've returned the dictionary to the library".
Reported Speech : Jonathan said ..


5. Direct speech : The doctor : "I'll send you the results as soon as they arrive."
Reported Speech : The doctor said ...


6. Direct speech : Caroline : "Will you come to my party on Saturday?"
Reported Speech : Caroline ...


7. Direct speech : Shop assistant: "Are you looking for something special?"
Reported Speech : The shop assistant ...


8. Direct speech : Jack : "I'll lend you my grammar book if you think it will help.
Reported Speech : Jack said ...
KEY

1. Direct speech : David : "There is an excellent band playing later on."
Reported Speech : David said there was an excellent bank playing later on.


2. Direct speech : Christine : "I saw Amy at the bank on Monday."
Reported Speech : Christine said she had seen Amy at the bank on Monday.


3. Direct speech : The driver : "I'm going to turn right at the traffic lights."
Reported Speech : The driver said he was going to turn right at the traffic lights.


4. Direct speech : Jonathan: "I've returned the dictionary to the library".
Reported Speech : Jonathan said he had returned the dictionary to the library.


5. Direct speech : The doctor : "I'll send you the results as soon as they arrive."
Reported Speech : The doctor said he would send me/us the results
as soon as they arrived.


6. Direct speech : Caroline : "Will you come to my party on Saturday?"
Reported Speech : Caroline asked (me) if I would come to her party on Saturday.


7. Direct speech : Shop assistant: "Are you looking for something special?"
Reported Speech : The shop assistant asked if I was looking for something special.


8. Direct speech : Jack : "I'll lend you my grammar book if you think it will help.
Reported Speech : Jack said he would lend me his grammar book
if I thought it would help.