Reported Speech 1

"Why don't you wear that dress" SUGGEST

• She suggested her wearing that dresss

• She suggested her to wear that dresss

• She suggested her had worn that dresss

• She suggested wearing that dresss

To report a question, you should

• Use if or whether in all cases

• Change it to affirmative and change the tense to past

• Use the auxiliars when reporting the question

• Don't modify anything

" I told her the secret" CONFESS

• She confessed to the teacher having told the secret

• She confessed to have told the secret

• She confessed to the teacher had told the secret

"We should go there earlier" INSIST

• He insisted in going earlier

• He insisted to go earlier

• He insisted to going earlier

• He insisted on going earlier

"I call you later tonight" Keith PROMISED

• Keith promised her that called her that night

• Keith promised that he would called her that night

• Keith promised that he would call her that night

• Keith promised that he would calling her that night