Turn the sentences into reported speech. II.
1. "The sun rises in the east," the teacher said. 2. "I have to do the laundry now," Kim said.
3. "It's time for bed, "Dad said.
4. "I'm going on holiday next week," he said.
5. "How old are you?" Pam asked me.
6. "Can you help me move this sofa?" Joe asked Fred.
7. "Did you go out to dinner last night? " he asked us.
8. "Do you live near here?" Jeff asked me.
9. "Are you still looking for a job?" Ken asked me.
10. "Have you finished these reports?" the boss asked me
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Explanation:
1.The teacher said that the sun rises in the East.
2.Kim said that he had to do the laundry.
3.Dad said it was time for bed.
4.He said that he will be going on holiday next week.
5.Pam asked me how old I was.
6.Joe asked Fred if he could help him move the sofa.
7.He asked us if we went to dinner last night.
8.Jeff asked me if I live near here.
9.Ken asked if I was still looking for a job.
The boss asked me if I had finished the reports.
1.The teacher said that the sun rises in the East.
2.Kim said that he had to do the laundry.
3.Dad said it was time for bed.
4.He said that he will be going on holiday next week.
5.Pam asked me how old I was.
6.Joe asked Fred if he could help him move the sofa.
7.He asked us if we went to dinner last night.
8.Jeff asked me if I live near here.
9.Ken asked if I was still looking for a job.
10.The boss asked me if I had finished the reports.
We use a 'reporting verb' like 'say' or 'tell'. If this verb is in the present tense, it's easy. We just put 'she says' and then the sentence:
- Direct speech: I like ice cream.
- Reported speech: She says (that) she likes ice cream.
We don't need to change the tense, though probably we do need to change the 'person' from 'I' to 'she', for example. We also may need to change words like 'my' and 'your'.
(As I'm sure you know, often, we can choose if we want to use 'that' or not in English. I've put it in brackets () to show that it's optional. It's exactly the same if you use 'that' or if you don't use 'that'.)
But, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, then usually we change the tenses in the reported speech:
- Direct speech: I like ice cream.
- Reported speech: She said (that) she liked ice cream.
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