Reported speech

“I’ll tell you about this tomorrow, Mary.” said Tom.

• Tom said to Mary that he will tell her about that the next day.

• Tom told Mary that I would tell you about that the next day.

• Tom told Mary that he would tell her about that the next day.

• Tom told Mary that she would tell him about that the next day.

“I have something to tell you” Kerry said to Cheryl.

• Kerry told Cheryl I had something to tell her.

• Kerry told Chery he had something to tell her.

• Kerry told Cheryl she had had something to tell him.

• Kerry told Cheryl he had had something to tell her.

“I wrote to him yesterday”

• She said to me I wrote to him the day before.

• She told me she wrote to him yesterday.

• She told me she had written to him yesterday.

• She told me she had written to him the day before.

Paker: “ Help me”

• Paker asked not to help him.

• Paker asked to help me.

• Paker advised me to help him.

• Paker asked us to help him.

Carol: “ Listen to that song”

• Carol said to listen that song.

• Carol told us to listen to that song.

• Carol asked us to listen to this song.

• Carol talked me to listen to that song.

Mrs Smith: “ Don’t play in front of my windows”

• Mrs Smith told us not to play  in front of her windows.

• Mrs Smith told us not to play  in front of my windows.

• Mrs Smith told us to not play  in front of her windows.

• Mrs Smith said us not to play  in front of her windows.

Teacher: “ Don’t forget to do your homework”

• Teacher reminded me to do my homework.

• Teacher asked me if to do my home work.

• Teacher ordered me to do my home work.

• Teacher reminded me not to forget to do my home work.

The pilot asked: "Have you prepared the runway for our flight?”

• The pilot asked if he had prepared the runway for their flight.

• The pilot asked he had prepared the runway for their flight.

• The pilot asked if had he prepared the runway for their flight.

• The pilot asked if he prepared the runway for their flight.

“How many jobs have you had since 2000?” the interviewer asked Mr. Simpson.

• The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.

• The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had since 2000.

• The interviewer asked Mr. Simpson how many jobs had he had since 2000.

• The interviewer told Mr. Simpson how many jobs he had had since 2000.

“I’m sorry, Angela,” said Martin, “I’m afraid I’ve damaged your car.

• Martin apologized Angela for having damaged her car.

• Martin apologized to Angela for having damaged her car.

• Martin apologized to Angela having damaged her car.

• Martin apologized to Angela for damaged her car.