Reported Speech 1
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Rick Shur
Date[ ]
LaGuardia Community College
Name(s)[ ]
1. John asked Mary, "How has your mother been?" John asked Mary how [her ] mother [had ] been.
2. John asked me, "Are you studying hard today?" John asked me [if ] I [was ] studying hard [that ] day.
3. John asked me, "Did you take my pen yesterday?" John asked me [ if] I had [ taken] [ his] pen the day
[ before].
4. John asked me, "When did you graduate?" John asked me [ when] I had [graduated].
5. John asked me, "Where were you yesterday?" John asked me where I [ had] been the day [before ].
6. John asked me, "Who is the chief of police?" John [ asked] me who the chief of police [ was].
7. John asked me, "Who won the ball game last night?" John asked me who [ had] won the ball game the
night [before ].
8. John asked me, "Why was Mary crying yesterday?" John asked me [ why] Mary had [been ] crying the
[previous ] day.
9. John asked, "Did Mary eat today?" John asked [ if] Mary had eaten [that ] day.
10. John asked, "How is Mary?" John asked me [how ] Mary [was ].
11. John asked, "How much does a Fiat cost?" John asked how [much ] a Fiat [cost ].
12. John asked, “How much did a Fiat cost last year?” John asked [how ] much a Fiat [had ] cost the year
[before ].
13. John asked, "Where did Mary go?" John [asked ] where Mary [had] gone.
14. John said to me, "I can't cook." John [told ] me that he [couldn’t ] cook.
15. John said to me, "Mary doesn't weigh too much." John [told ] me that Mary [didn’t ] weigh too much.
16. John said, "Bo and I went swimming yesterday." John said that [he ] and Bo had gone swimming the
day [before ].
17. John said, "I couldn't swim when I was young." John said that he [could ] swim when he had [ been]
young.
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Reported Speech 1
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Rick Shur
Date[ ]
LaGuardia Community College
Name(s)[ ]
18. John said, "I don't like baseball." John said [that ] he [ didn’t] like baseball.
19. John said, "I should lose weight." John said that he [should ] lose [weight ].
20. John said, "I'm a doctor." John said [that ] he [was ] a doctor.
21. John said, "Mary is not my wife." John said that Mary [was ] not [ his] wife.
22. John said, "Mary loves me." John said [that ] Mary [ loved] him.
23. John said, "Mary worries too much." John said [that ] Mary [worried ] too much.
24. John said, "My mother has been sick." John said that [his ] mother [had ] been sick.
25. John said to me, "My wife takes care of my finances, and she’s good at it." John [told ] me that [his]
wife [ took] care of [his ]finances and [ that] she [was ] good at it.
26. John told Mary, "Call me tonight." John told Mary [to ] call him [ that] night.
27. John told Mary, "Don't cry about your dead cat." John told Mary not [ to] cry about [ her] dead cat.
28. John told Mary, "Go shopping for me." John told Mary [ to] go shopping for [him ].
29. John told Mary, "Marry me." John told Mary [to ] marry [him ].
30. John told Mary, "You are my best friend." John [ said] to Mary that she was [his ] best friend.
31. John told me, "You must see my baby." John [ said] to me that I [ had] to see his baby.
32. Mary asked John, "Can you hear me?" Mary asked John [if ] he [could ] hear her.
33. Mary asked John, "Did you eat your dinner?" Mary asked John [if ] he had eaten [ his] dinner.
34. Mary asked John, "Did you leave your wife last year?" Mary asked John if [he ] had [ left] his wife the
[previous ] year.
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Reported Speech 1
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Rick Shur
Date[ ]
LaGuardia Community College
Name(s)[ ]
35. Mary asked John, "Do you like your apartment?" Mary asked John [ if] he liked [his ] apartment.
36. Mary asked John, "Does your mother like pizza?" Mary asked John if [ his] mother [liked ] pizza.
37. Mary asked John, "Would you like to dance?" Mary asked John [if ] he [would ] like to dance.
38. Mary asked me, "Did you leave the party early?" Mary asked me [if ] I had [left ] the party early.
39. Mary asked me, "How has your father been?" Mary asked me [ how] my father had [been ].
40. Mary asked me, "Is John home?" Mary asked me [ if] John [was ] home.
41. Mary asked me, "Shall I call you tomorrow?" Mary asked me [if ] she [should ] call [me] the next day.
42. Mary asked me, "Was John sick last week?" Mary asked me [if ] John had[ ] been sick the week
[before ].
43. Mary asked me, "What will John buy me?" Mary asked me [what ] John [ would] buy her.
44. Mary asked me, "What will you give me for my birthday?" Mary asked me what [ I] would give [her ]
for [her ] birthday.
45. Mary asked me, "Where did John go?" Mary asked me [where ] John had [ gone].
46. Mary asked me, "Who ate the cheese?" Mary asked me [who ] had [ eaten] the cheese.
47. Mary asked me, "Why did John hit the policeman?" Mary asked me [ why] John had [ hit] the
policeman.
48. Mary asked me, "Will you help me?" Mary asked me if I [ would] help [ her].
49. Mary asked, "How are you?" Mary asked me [ how] I [was ].
50. Mary asked, "How often does John eat breakfast?" Mary asked [ how] often John [aate ] breakfast.
51. Mary asked, "Where does John live?" Mary asked [where ] John [lived ].
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Reported Speech 1
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Rick Shur
Date[ ]
LaGuardia Community College
Name(s)[ ]
52. Mary asked, "Where does John work?" Mary asked [where ] John [ worked].
53. Mary asked, "Who runs the company?" Mary [ asked] who [ran ] the company.
54. Mary asked, "Why does John study computer science?" Mary asked [ why] John [ studied] computer
science.
55. Mary said to me, "I liked the book." Mary [told ] me that she [ had] liked the book.
56. Mary said to me, "It rains every day in Acapulco." Mary [told ] me that it [ rained] every day in
Acapulco.
57. Mary said, "I may see a movie tomorrow." Mary said that she [might ] see a movie [ the] following day.
58. Mary said, "I won't say where I've been." Mary said that she [wouldn’t ] say where she [had ] been.
59. Mary said, "I would never hurt my children." Mary said that she [ would] never hurt [her ] children.
60. Mary said, "John and I went camping upstate." Mary said that [ she] and John [ had] gone camping
upstate.
61. Mary said, "John needs a wife." Mary said [that ] John [ needed] a wife.
62. Mary said, "My children study very hard." Mary said that [ her] children [studied ] very hard.
63. Mary said, "My friends are coming to see me soon." Mary said that [her ] friends [were ] coming to see
her soon.
64. Mary said, "My mother is sick." Mary said that [ her] mother [was ] sick.
65. Mary told John, "Don't be late." Mary told John [not ] to [be] late.
66. Mary told John, "Leave me alone." Mary told John [ to] leave [ her] alone.
67. Mary told me, "My mother works at a store." Mary told me that [ her] mother [ worked] at a store.
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