Reported speech:
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Reported Speech (+ Sequence of Tenses)
She asked me not to V
Direct Speech Reported Speech
He / She said …
1.It is a nice day.
2. You look gorgeous!
3. I don’t think so.
4. I’ll take that as a compliment.
5. I’ve never seen you.
6. I had my hair cut and dyed yesterday.
1.It was a nice day.
2. You looked gorgeous!
3. I didn’t think so.
4. I would take that as a compliment.
5. I had never seen you.
6. I had had my hair cut and (had) dyed the day before.
1) John:"Mandy is at home."
John said that _______________ .
2) Max:"Frank often reads a book."
Max told me that _______________ .
3) Susan:"I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me that _______________ .
4) Simon:"David was ill."
Simon said that _______________ .
5) Peggy:"The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me that _______________ .
1) Christopher:"Do you want to dance?"
Christopher asked me _______________.
2) Betty:"When did you come?"
Betty wanted to know _______________.
3) Mark:"Has John arrived?"
Mark asked me _______________.
4) Ronald:"Where does Maria park her car?"
Ronald asked me _______________.
5) Elisabeth:"Did you watch the latest film?"
Elisabeth asked me _______________.