Grammar- Reported Speech

Q1. Nancy said, “I may leave tomorrow.”

• Nancy said that she might leave the next day.

• Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.

• Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.

• Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.

Q2. Keshav said, “Rita is busy right now.”

• Keshav said Rita was busy.

• Keshav informed that Rita was busy then.

• Keshav said Rita had been busy.

• Keshav informed that Rita is busy.

Harish said, “Will you accompany me there?”

• Harish asked me if I would accompany him there.

• Harish asked if I could accompany him there.

• Harish enquired whether I will accompany him there.

• Harish said to me that I accompany him there.

Grandpa said, “What’s the time by your watch?”

• Grandpa asked me what time it was by my watch.

• Grandpa asked me what was the time by my watch

• Grandpa asked me what the time was by my watch.

• Grandpa asks me what time it was by my watch.

“Don’t make noise in the library.” the librarian said.

• The librarian said not to make noise in the library.

• The librarian ordered me not to make noise in the library.

• The librarian said to be quiet while in the library.

• The librarian asks me to not make any noise.

Omar said, “I had always wanted to be a teacher.”

• Omar said that he had always wanted to be a teacher.

• Omar said that he had had always wanted to be a teacher.

• Omar said that he have always wanted to be teacher.

• Omar said that he wanted to be a teacher ever since.

Philip said, “I was playing football.”

• Philip said that he was playing football.

• Philip said that he would be playing football.

• Philip said that he had been playing football.

• Philip said that he plays football.

Julia said, “I can not attend your wedding.”

• Julia said that she might not attend our wedding.

• Julia said that she could not attend our wedding.

• Julia said that she can not attend our wedding.

• Julia said that she wished she could attend our wedding.

The student said, “Ma’am, please extend the deadline.”

• The student asked the teacher to extend the deadline.

• The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline

• The student requested ma’am to extend the deadline.

• The student said that ma’am should extend the deadline.

The secretary said, “Is Mr Fisher in his office?”

• The secretary said that if Mr Fisher was in his office.

• The secretary enquired if Mr Fisher was in his office.

• The secretary enquired that if Mr Fisher was in his office.

• The secretary asked if Mr Fisher had been in his office.