Reported speech

"Would you like to go to the show with me?" Anna said to Bella.

• Anna reminded Bella to go to the show with her.

• Anna persuaded Bella to go to the show with her.

• Anna encouraged Bella to go to the show with her.

• Anna invited Bella to go to the show with her.

"You should take better care of your health," said Tom's mother.

• Tom's mother promised to take better care of his health.

• Tom's mother ordered him to take better care of his health.

• Tom's mother required him to take better care of his health.

• Tom's mother advised him to take better care of his health.

"Don't forget to submit your assignments by Thursday," said the teacher to the students.

• The teacher reminded the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

• The teacher allowed the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

• The teacher ordered the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

• The teacher encouraged the students to submit their assignments by Thursday.

"I'm sorry I haven't finished the assignment," Fiona said.

• Fiona denied having finished the assignment.

• Fiona regretted having finished the assignment.

• Fiona refused to finish the assignment.

• Fiona apologised for not finishing the assignment.

"How long have you lived here, Lucy?" asked Jack.

• Jack asked Lucy how long did she live here.

• Jack asked Lucy how long she had lived there.

• Jack asked Lucy how long she lived here.

• Jack asked Lucy how long had she lived there.

"What have you done to my laptop, Jane?" said Tom.

• Tom asked Jane what had she done to his laptop.

• Tom asked Jane what she had done to his laptop.

• Tom asked Jane what has she done to his laptop.

• Tom asked Jane what she has done to his laptop.

"Why didn't you attend the meeting, Mary?" asked Tom.

• Tom asked Mary why didn't she attend the meeting.

• Tom asked Mary why she hadn't attended the meeting.

• Tom asked Mary why hasn't she attended the meeting.

• Tom asked Mary why she wasn't attending the meeting.

"When did you start practicing yoga?" asked Tom.

• Tom wanted to know when I was starting to practice yoga.

• Tom wanted to know when did I start practicing yoga.

• Tom wanted to know when I had started practicing yoga.

• Tom wanted to know when had I started practicing yoga.

"Are you going home after the party, Anne?" Kevin asked.

• Kevin asked Anne is she going home after the party.

• Kevin asked if Anne is going home after the party.

• Kevin asked was Anne going home after the party.

• Kevin asked if Anne was going home after the party.

"I'll call you as soon as I arrive at the airport," he said to me.

• He objected to calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

• He denied calling me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

• He reminded to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.

• He promised to call me as soon as he arrived at the airport.