Reported Speech Review

“I can’t explain this rule to you,” said my classmate to me.

• My classmate told me he/she can’t explain that rule to me.

• My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.

• My classmate told me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to you.

• My classmate said me he/she couldn’t explain that rule to me.

Mike said, “We have bought these books today. ”

• Mike said they bought those books that day.

• Mike said they had bought those books that day.

• Mike said they have bought those books that day.

• Mike said they had bought those books today.

Sarah said, “I read Jane Eyre last year. ”

• Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the previous year.

• Sarah said she had read Jane Eyre the year after.

• Sarah said she has read Jane Eyre the previous year.

• Sarah said she would read Jane Eyre the year before.

He said, “I haven’t seen my cousin today.”

• He said he hasn’t seen his cousin that day.

• He said he hadn’t seen my cousin that day.

• He said he hadn’t seen his cousin that day.

• He said I hadn’t seen his cousin that day.

“Please don’t make such a mess in your room,” his mother said.

• His mother asked him not to make a mess in his room.

• His mother asked him that he did not to make a mess in his room.

• His mother asked him didn’t make such a mess in his room.

• His mother asked him please not to make a mess in his room.

“Bring me a cup of black coffee now,” she said to the waiter.

• She told the waiter to bring me a cup of black coffee at that moment.

• She told the waiter to bring her a cup of black coffee at that moment.

• She told the waiter bring her a cup of black coffee at this moment.

• She told the waiter bring me a cup of black coffee then.

“Don’t worry over such a small thing,” she said to me.

• She told me not worry over such a small thing.

• She told me to not worry over such a small thing.

• She told me not to worry over such a small thing.

• She told not to worry over such a small thing.

“I will definitely let you know the answer by the end of this week,” Tom said to Janet.

• Tom promised to give Janet the answer by the end of the week.

• Tom insisted on letting Janet know the answer by the end of the week.

• Tom offered to give Janet the answer by the end of this week.

• Tom suggested giving Janet the answer by the end of the week.

Alfred said to John, “I didn’t use your computer! Someone else did, not me.”

• Alfred told John that he hasn't used his computer, saying that someone else had.

• Alfred denied having used John’s computer, saying that someone else had.

• Alfred refused to use John’s computer, saying that someone else had.

• Alfred said to John that he hadn’t used his computer, saying that someone else had.

He told me that _______ .

• his father has sold the house

• his father had sold the house yesterday

• his father will sell the house

• his father don’t sell the house