Reported Speech

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4,5

Practise: Reported Speech

You will change direct speech into reported speech

Example: 

'I want to make it crystal clear to everyone just exactly 

what's expected'.

She clarified exactly what was expected. 

1. "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived."
She told me

2. "I'd never been there before".
She said...

3. “I didn’t go to the party.”
She told me

4. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London.”
She said

5. “They would help if they could.”
They said

6. “I’ll do the washing-up later.”
She told me

7. “He could read when he was three.”
He said

8. “Do you work in London?”
She asked

9. “Could you tell me where the post office is?”
She asked

10. “Would you bring me a cup of coffee, please?”
She asked

11. “Tidy your room!”
She ordered me

12. “Why did you go out last night?”
She asked me

13. “Where will you live after graduation?”
She asked me

14. “We went out last night”
She told me

15. “I’m coming!”
She said

'You have to toe the line.'
She said

'I hope I don't have to refer to this again.'
She hoped ......