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B2 reported speech

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  • 'Emma, please turn the music down,' George said.
    George asked Emma to turn the music down.
  • 'Help me feed the horses, please,' the farmer said to Darren.
    The farmer asked Darren to help him feed the horses.
  • "I still love Jane," Barry told me.
    Barry told me (that) he still loves/loved Jane.
  • ‘I’m not going to put up with his rude behaviour any longer.’ REFUSE
    She refused to put up with his rude behaviour any longer.
  • "I'm leaving in ten minutes." | She said...
    She said she was leaving in ten minutes.
  • "I'm meeting John in Berlin this summer." | Sasha told me she...
    Sasha told me she is meeting John in Berlin this summer.
  • María said, ''I must study today.''
    She said she had to study today.
    She told she have to study today.
    She said she have to study today.
    She say she had study today.
  • Lisa said, "I don't drink coffee anymore.
    Lisa told she didn't drink coffee anymore.
    Lisa said she didn't drink coffee anymore.
    Lisa said she doesn't drink coffee anymore.
    Lisa said she didn't drunk coffee anymore.
  • "Don't stay out too late." | Dad told...
    Dad told me not to stay out too late.
  • "Flight 2317 to Bali will be departing from gate 5 in 20 minutes." | (Five minutes later, you tell your friend) The announcer said...
    The announcer said that flight 2317 will (would) be departing from gate 5 in 15 minutes.
  • 'Are you looking for your glasses?' Mr Grey asked Emma.
    Mr Grey asked Emma if she was looking for her glasses.
  • Marla told me she had been studying all day, so she would come swimming with me if it didn't rain."...," Maria told me.
    "I've been studying all day, so I'll come swimming with you if it doesn't rain," Maria told me.
  • "Shall we go to the cinema later?" | She asked him...
    She asked him if they should go to the cinema later.
  • "We were planning to go out but then Joe started feeling sick." | She said...
    She said they had been planning to go out but then Joe started / had started feeling sick.
  • 'Did you lose your passport?' Carla asked George
    Carla asked George if he had lost his passport.
  • 'Don't give me a hard time,' my sister said. (tell)
    My sister told me not to give her a hard time.
  • Anna told Bob she had been in bed with a temperature the day before.
    "I was in bed with a temperature yesterday," Anna told Bob.
  • ‘It wasn’t me who told the others about your problem, Tom.’ DENY
    She/He denied telling / having told the others about his/Tom’s problem
  • "They're late. They must be stuck in traffic," Julie said.
    Julie said they were late and they must be stuck in traffic.
  • "Can I borrow your car tonight, mum?" asked Richard.
    Richard asked his mum if/whether he could borrow her car that night.
  • ''My plane will be two hours late.'' John said ..................
    my plane will be two hours late.
    my plane would be two hours late.
    his plane will be two hours late.
    his plane would be two hours late.
  • Did he _____ you where he had put my notes?
    say
    told
    said
    tell
  • ‘Please remember to take your blood test results with you, Garry.’ REMIND
    She/He reminded Garry to take his blood test results with him.
  • "We were waiting for hours." | They complained...
    They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
  • ‘I would consult a dermatologist if I were you, Jo.’ ADVISE
    She/He advised Jo to consult a dermatologist.
  • "It snowed heavily today." | The weather reporter said...
    The weather reporter said it had snowed heavily that day.
  • 'How long is the ship?' Stephen asked the captain.
    Stephen asked the captain how long the ship was.
  • "It's late and we must go," they said.
    They said (that) it was late and (that) they had to go.
  • Richard: "I am going to ride a skateboard.
    Richard said to me that he is going to ride a skateboard.
    Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.
    Richard say to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.
    Richard tell to me that he was going to ride a skateboard.
  • "Go away!" Jill told Matt.
    Jill told Matt to go away.
  • They said, ''We have eaten pizza.''
    They said we have eat pizza.
    They said they had eaten pizza.
    They said we had eaten pizza.
    They say we had eaten pizza.
  • "Do you like hamburgers?" Chris asked me.
    Chris asked me if/whether I like/liked hamburgers.
  • "Have you ever seen this film before?" | Katie asked...
    Katie asked (me) if/whether I had ever seen the/that film before.
  • "You ought to tidy your room before you go out," dad told me.
    Dad told me I ought to tidy my room before I went out.
  • Simon: "David was ill.
    Simon said that David had been ill.
    Simon told that David had been ill.
    Simon say that David had been ill.
    Simon said that David has been ill.
  • ‘I will never use your laptop without your permission, Jane.’ PROMISE
    She/He promised not to use Jane’s laptop without her permission.
  • "How long will you be away, Tara?" Carla asked.
    Carla asked Tara how long she would be away.
  • "You should go to the doctor," he told Ann.
    He told Ann she should go to the doctor.
  • "Alison's living with her parents now." | Joe told me...
    Joe told me Alison's living (or was living) with her parents now.
  • Robert: "My father flew to Valencia last year.
    Robert told me that his father had flown Valencia last year.
    Robert tell me that his father had flown to Valencia last year.
    Robert told me that his father has flown to Valencia last year.
    Robert told me that his father had flown to Valencia last year.
  • "Should I tell her what happened?" | He wanted to know...
    He wanted to know whether to tell her what had happened.
  • "The concert starts at eight." | (reported at 6) He said...
    He said the concert starts at eight.
  • ''I'm going to visit my mother tomorrow.''
    She told me she going to visit her mother the next day.
    She told me she will visit her mother the next day.
    She told me she was going to visit her mother the next day.
  • Lisa said, "Tim went to the stadium an hour ago.
    Lisa said that Tim has gone to the stadium an hour before.
    Lisa told Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
    Lisa said Tim had gone to the stadium an hour before.
    Lisa said that Tim have gone to the stadium an hour before.
  • 'Can you fix the car by yourself?' Mrs Grey asked Toby.
    Mrs Grey asked Toby if he could fix the car by himself.
  • Keith asked whether Sarah wrote to me often nowadays.
    "Does Sarah write to you often nowadays?" Keith asked.
  • She asked Tim where he was going in the summer.
    "Where are you going in the summer?" she asked Tim.
  • "I will pick you up at the airport at noon on Saturday." | (reporting on the Sunday after) He said...
    He said he would pick him/her/them up at the airport at noon on Saturday.
  • ‘You’re right, it’s risky to go on holiday without medical insurance.’ ADMIT
    She/He admitted that it was risky to go on holiday without medical insurance.
  • ''We've lived here for a long time.'' They said ................
    they had live there for a long time.
    we have live there for a long time.
    they had lived there for a long time.
    we had live there for a long time.
  • "You need to have an operation," the doctor said. The doctor told me ...
    I needed to have an operation.
  • "No, I haven't forgotten," Mike said.
    Mike said (that) he hadn't forgotten.
  • "Don't open the window, please," she told me.
    She told me not to open the window.
  • Helen asked me if I liked visiting old castles.
    "Do you like visiting old castles?" Helen asked.
  • 'Have you ever been on a cruise before?' Lionel asked me.
    Lionel asked me if I had ever been on a cruise before.
  • "What should I buy for Peter?" | Zhenya asked me...
    Zhenya asked me what to buy for Peter. (Zhenya asked me what she should buy for Peter. - correct but unlikely choice)
  • ‘Jack, take these pills twice a day after meals and come for a check-up in five days.’ INSTRUCT
    She/He instructed Jack to take these/those pills twice a day after meals and come for a check-up in five days
  • "Why didn't you tell me the truth?" | She asked...
    She asked me why I hadn't told her the truth.
  • "Come here!" she told the dog.
    She told the dog to go there.
  • ‘I’ll make an appointment with my GP as soon as possible.’ DECIDE
    She/He decided to make an appointment with her/his GP as soon as possible.
  • "Don't cross the yellow line!" | The policeman told them...
    The policeman told them not to cross the yellow line.
  • ‘I would not drink energy drinks if I were you because they can cause restlessness and high blood pressure.’
    Bob warned me not to drink energy drinks because they can cause restlessness and high blood pressure.
  • Susan reassured me, ''I can come tonight.''
    Susan say her could come that night.
    Susan told me that she can come this night.
    Susan said she can came tahat night.
    Susan told me she could come that night.
  • ‘I’m really sorry that I didn’t visit you in hospital, Kim.’ APOLOGISE
    She/He apologised to Kim for not visiting her in hospital.
  • "Where are we going?" Sue asked.
    Sue asked where we were going.
  • "We've been living here for 5 years." | He said...
    He said they'd been living there for 5 years.
  • 'Are you happy with your presents?' my mum asked me.
    My mum asked me if I was happy with my presents.
  • "I'm not sure but I may come to the party," Jeff said.
    Jeff said (that) he wasn't sure but (that) he might come/go to the party.
  • 'Do you like pizza?' John asked me.
    John asked me if I liked pizza.
  • "I can ride a bike." | Her little brother said...
    Her little brother said he could ride a bike.
  • Jean: "The boss must sign the letter.
    Jean said that the boss have to sign the letter.
    Jean tell that the boss had to sign the letter.
    Jean said that the boss had to sign the letter.
    Jean say that the boss had to sign the letter.
  • Jerry said, 'I'm studying English a lot at the moment.'
    Jerry told he was studying English a lot at that moment.
    Jerry say he is studying English a lot at that moment.
    Jerry said he study English a lot at that moment.
    Jerry said he was studying English a lot at that moment.
  • Alice: "I spent all my pocket money on Monday.
    Alice said me she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
    Alice say that she has spent all her pocket money on Monday.
    Alice said she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
    Alice told that she had spent all her pocket money on Monday.
  • I asked Bernard what time the plane leaves.
    "What time does the plane leave?" I asked Bernard.
  • ‘Why don’t you try taking a nap after school, Martin?’ SUGGEST
    She/He suggested that Martin/he should try taking a nap after school.
  • Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old.
    Mrs Jones say me that her mother would be 50 years old.
    Mrs Jones told me that her mother would be 50 years old.
    Mrs Jones tell me that her mother would be 50 years old.
    Mrs Jones said me that her mother would be 50 years old.
  • 'What will you put in your suitcase?' my brother wanted to know.
    My brother wanted to know what I would put in my suitcase.
  • Helen: "I was writing a letter yesterday.
    Helen told she that she had been writing a letter yesterday.
    Helen told me that she had been writing a letter yesterday.
    Helen told me that she have been writing a letter yesterday.
    Helen said me that she had been writing a letter yesterday.
  • 'Sit down and open your books' the teacher told his students.
    The teacher told his students to sit down and open their books.
  • 'Don't move,' the police officer said to the bank robber. (order)
    The police officer ordered the bank robber not to move.
  • My friend, Marta, said, "I'll come with you."
    My friend, Marta, said she would come with me.
  • ‘We should really buy the new steamer pot for our kitchen.’ INSTIST
    She/He insisted on buying the new steamer pot for their/our kitchen.
  • "The concert starts at eight." | (reported the next day) He said...
    He said the concert started at eight.
  • ‘If you cheat in my class again, I will report it to the head teacher.’ THREATEN
    The teacher threatened to report it/ my cheating to the head teacher.
  • 'Please clean the mud off your shoes,' Harriet said to Dan.
    Harriet asked Dan to clean the mud off his shoes.
  • "I was walking home when I saw the accident," James said.
    James said (that) he had been walking home when he saw the accident.
  • "I'm leaving," Jake said.
    Jake said (that) he was leaving.
  • "I gave you this yesterday," May said.
    May said (that) she had given me that the day before / the previous day.
  • "I was working until ten o'clock last night." | She said...
    She said she was working until ten o'clock the previous night / the night before.
  • 'Don't make a mess!' my dad told me.
    My dad told me not to make a mess.
  • "We didn't stay in the hotel because it was too expensive." | He said...
    He said they hadn't stayed in the hotel because it was too expensive.