Question

Test 8. Turn the following into reported speech.
1) ‘You should enter the poetry competition,’ Helen said to me.
2) ‘No, I didn’t take your credit card,’ Rick said to Kim.
3) ‘I have noisy dogs in my neighourhood’, George said.
4) ‘You cheated in the Maths test,’ Mr Nicholas said to Mike.
5) ‘You meet clean your room tomorrow,’ Mum said to me.
6) ‘I’m the fastest runner of all,’ Carl said.
7) ‘Tell me why you didn’t do your homework,’ Mrs Rees said to Cindy.
8) ‘I saw a tall man with blond hair break into the shop,’ Mr Parker said.
9) ‘You mustn’t drive my car without asking me first,’ Dad said to me.
10) ‘Yes, I used your mobile phone,’ Max said to Donna.

Answer 1

1. Helen told me that I should enter the poetry competition.
2. Rick told Kim that he hadn't taken his credit card.
3. George said that he had noisy dogs in his neighbourhood.
4. Mr. Nicholas told Mike that he had cheated in the Maths test.
5. Mum told me that I must clean my room the next day.
6. Carl said that he was the fastest runner of all.
7. Mrs. Rees told Cindy to tell her why she hadn't done her homework.
8. Mr. Parker said that he had seen a tall man with blond hair break into the shop.
9. Dad told me that I mustn't drive my car without asking him first.
10) Max told Donna that he had used her mobile phone.