Reported Speech

‘Why wasn’t Judy at the party?’ she asked.

• She asked (me) why Judy wasn't at the party.

• She asked (me) why Judy hadn’t been at the party.

‘Why are you so late?’ the teacher asked.

• The teacher asked (me) why I were so late.

• The teacher asked (me) why I was so late.

• The teacher asked (me) why I had been so late.

‘Where do you live?’ the boy asked.

• The boy asked (me) where I lived.

• The boy asked (me) where I was living.

• The boy asked (me) where I have lived.

‘Did you do your homework?’ mum asked.

• Mum asked (me) if I had done my homework.

• Mum asked (me) if I did my homework.

‘Do you live near your family?’ she asked.

• She asked (me) if I live near my family.

• She asked (me) if I lived near my family.

‘Don’t be late, Tim.’

Tim’s father told

• Tim not to be late

• Tim to be late

'Be careful!' said Ian.

• Ian told me to be careful

• Ian said me to be careful

‘Don’t go near the sea!’

The children’s mother warned _____

'Come for a pizza,' begged Dave

• Dave begged me to came for a pizza

• Dave begged me to come for a pizza

‘Be quiet, children.’

The librarian asked _____