Change the following sentences into indirect speeches!

1. Elisa said to me, I did not see you anywhere in school last week.
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2. Yunita said to Didik, I am doing my homework now.
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3. The students said to the teacher, We invited you to our farewell party last Sunday.
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4. The employees have said to the director, We want to hear your decision as soon as
possible.
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5. The tourist said to the guide, We understand what you mean.
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6. Mr. Zein said, I will give my students listening test tomorrow.
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7. Mrs. Nina said, My family visited Borobudur temple two years ago.
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8. The nurse often says to my father, Your blood pressure is normal.
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9. The teller said to the customers, I have to record your accounts today.
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10. The clerk had said to the residents, I will gladly deliver your shopping to your address.
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Change the following sentences into indirect speeches!

1. Nurul said to Adi, Come to my birthday part tomorrow night!
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2. The bank teller requested my boss, Please endorse your cheque correctly!
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3. The bus conductor said to the passengers, Dont forget to check your baggage before you
get off the bus!
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4. The demonstrators said to the police, God damned. Dont treat us like prisoners!
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5. Mr. Hamid warned the children Dont cross the street here!
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6. The students requested the teacher, Please dont give us difficult test!
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Complete the sentences in reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses!
1. Where is my umbrella? she asked.
She asked
2. How are you? Martin asked us.
Martin asked us
3. He asked, Do I have to do it?
He asked
4. Where have you been? the mother asked her daughter.
The mother asked her daughter
5. Which dresses do you like best? she asked her boyfriend.
She asked her boyfriend
6. What are they doing? she asked.
She wanted to know
7. Are you going to the cinema? he asked me.
He wanted to know
8. The teacher asked, Who speaks English?
The teacher wanted to know
9. How do you know that? she asked me.
She asked me
10. Has Caron talked to Kevin? my friend asked me.
My friend asked me

Notes :

In the following table, you will find ways of

If the tenses of reporting verbs are in the simple present tense,

transforming place and time expressions into reported

future tense, or present perfect tense, there is no change of

speech.

tenses of the verbs in the reported words.

Direct Speech

Reported Speech

today

that day

now

then

yesterday

the day before

days ago

days before

last week

the week before

If the tenses of reporting verbs are in the simple past tense or

past perfect tense, the changes of tenses are the following:
Simple Present

=>

Simple Past Tense

Present Continuous Tense

=>

Past Continuous Tense

Present Future Tense

=>

Past Future Tense

next year

the following year

Simple Past Tense

=>

Past Perfect Tense

tomorrow

the next day

here

there

this

that

these

those

Present Perfect Tense

=>

Past Perfect Tense