Change this direct speech into reported speech.

1. "He works in a bank"

She said ___________________________________________________________
2. "We went out last night"
She told me ________________________________________________________
3. "I'm coming!"
She said ___________________________________________________________
4. "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived"
She told me ________________________________________________________
5. "I'd never been there before"
She said ___________________________________________________________
6. "I didn't go to the party"
She told me ________________________________________________________
7. "Lucy'll come later"
She said ___________________________________________________________
8. "He hasn't eaten breakfast"
She told me ________________________________________________________
9. "I can help you tomorrow"
She said ___________________________________________________________
10. "You should go to bed early"
She told me ________________________________________________________
11. "I don't like chocolate"
She told me ________________________________________________________
12. "I won't see you tomorrow"
She said ___________________________________________________________
13. "She's living in Paris for a few months"
She said ___________________________________________________________
14. "I visited my parents at the weekend"
She told me ________________________________________________________
15. "She hasn't eaten sushi before"
She said ___________________________________________________________
16. "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London"
She said ___________________________________________________________
17. "They would help if they could"
She said ___________________________________________________________
18. "I'll do the washing-up later"
She told me ________________________________________________________
19. "He could read when he was three"
She said ___________________________________________________________
20. "I was sleeping when Julie called"
She said ___________________________________________________________

Change these direct questions into reported speech:

1. "Where is he?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
2. "What are you doing?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
3. "Why did you go out last night?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
4. "Who was that beautiful woman?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
5. "How is your mother?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
6. "What are you going to do at the weekend?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
7. "Where will you live after graduation?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
8. "What were you doing when I saw you?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
9. "How was the journey?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
10. "How often do you go to the cinema?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
11. "Do you live in London?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
12. "Did he arrive on time?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
13. "Have you been to Paris?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
14. "Can you help me?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
15. "Are you working tonight?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
16. "Will you come later?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
17. "Do you like coffee?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
18. "Is this the road to the station?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
19. "Did you do your homework?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
20. "Have you studied reported speech before?"
She asked me ______________________________________________________
Change the direct questions into reported questions.
1. "Is John at home?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
2. "Am I late?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
3. "Is it cold outside?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
4. "Are they in Paris?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
5. "Is the bus stop near the shopping centre?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
6. "Is the milk fresh?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
7. "Are you a doctor?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
8. "Are James and Lucy from France?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
9. "Is my brother in the garden?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
10. "Is the weather good in Shanghai in the summer?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
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11. "Does Julie drink tea?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
12. "Do you like chocolate?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
13. "Do they own a flat?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
14. "Does David go to the cinema often?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
15. "Do the children study Chinese?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
16. "Do they go on holiday every summer?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
17. "Does your sister live in Stockholm?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
18. "Do I talk too much?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
19. "Does Jennifer want a new job?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
20. "Does it rain a lot in London?"
She asked me if __________________________________________________
1. She said (that) he worked in a bank.
2. She told me (that) they went (had gone) out last night (the night before).
3. She said (that) she was coming.
4. She told me (that) she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
5. She said (that) she had never been there before.
6. She told me (that) she didn't go (hadn't gone) to the party.
7. She said (that) Lucy would come later.
8. She told me (that) he hadn't eaten breakfast.
9. She said (that) she could help me tomorrow.
10. She told me (that) I should go to bed early.
11. She told me (that) she didn't like chocolate.
12. She said (that) she wouldn't see me tomorrow.
13. She said (that) she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. She told me (that) she visited (had visited) her parents at the weekend.
15. She said (that) she hadn't eaten sushi before.
16. She said (that) she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
17. She said (that) they would help if they could.
18. She told me (that) she would do the washing-up later.
19. She said (that) he could read when he was three.
20. She said (that) she had been sleeping when Julie called.
1. She asked me where he was.
2. She asked me what I was doing.
3. She asked me why I went (had gone) out last night.
4. She asked me who that beautiful woman was.
5. She asked me how my mother was.
6. She asked me what I was going to do at the weekend.
7. She asked me where I would live after graduation.
8. She asked me what I had been doing when she saw (had seen) me.
9. She asked me how the journey was (had been).
10. She asked me how often I went to the cinema.
11. She asked me if I lived in London.
12. She asked me if he arrived (had arrived) on time.
13. She asked me if I had been to Paris.
14. She asked me if I could help her.
15. She asked me if I was working tonight (that night).
16. She asked me if I would come later.
17. She asked me if I liked coffee.
18. She asked me if this was the road to the station.
19. She asked me if I did (had done) my homework.
20. She asked me if I had studied reported speech before.

1. She asked me if John was at home.

2. She asked me if she was late.
3. She asked me if it was cold outside.
4. She asked me if they were in Paris.
5. She asked me if the bus stop was near the shopping centre.
6. She asked me if the milk was fresh.
7. She asked me if I was a doctor.
8. She asked me if James and Lucy were from France.
9. She asked me if her brother was in the garden.
10. She asked me if the weather was good in Shanghai in the summer.
11. She asked me if Julie drank tea.
12. She asked me if you liked chocolate.
13. She asked me if they owned a flat.
14. She asked me if David went to the cinema often.
15. She asked me if the children studied Chinese.
16. She asked me if they went on holiday every summer.
17. She asked me if my sister lived in Stockholm.
18. She asked me if she talked too much.
19. She asked me if Jennifer wanted a new job.
20. She asked me if it rained a lot in London.