100 Examples of Direct and Indirect Speech in English, 100 Examples of reported speech in english;
1 | Direct | She says, “I am ill.” |
Indirect | She says that she is ill. | |
2 | Direct | I will study”, Mary said. |
Indirect | I will study”, said Mary. | |
3 | Direct | She said; “The exam is difficult. |
Indirect | She said the test was difficult. | |
4 | Direct | I bought a car. |
Indirect | He said he bought a car. | |
5 | Direct | My parents are very well. |
Indirect | Alex said that his parents were very well. | |
6 | Direct | Please don’t be late. |
Indirect | He asked their not to be late. | |
7 | Direct | I’m living in Texas now. |
Indirect | Her father said that he was living in London now. | |
8 | Direct | I am living in Paris. |
Indirect | He said that he was living in Paris. | |
9 | Direct | My mother isn’t very well. |
Indirect | She said that her mother wasn’t very well. | |
10 | Direct | I need help with my work. |
Indirect | George said “I need help with my homework.” | |
11 | Direct | I was walking along the Street. |
Indirect | He said he had been walking along the Street. | |
12 | Direct | I haven’t seen George recently. |
Indirect | She said that she hadn’t seen George recently. | |
13 | Direct | I would help, but… |
Indirect | He said he would help but… | |
14 | Direct | I’m waiting for Michael, she said. |
Indirect | She said (that) she was waiting for Michael”. | |
15 | Direct | They said, “They have taken exercise.” |
Indirect | They said that they had taken exercise. |
16 | Direct | I can speak perfect Spanish. |
Indirect | He said he could speak perfect Spanish. | |
17 | Direct | I haven’t seen Mary. |
Indirect | He said he hadn’t seen Mary. | |
18 | Direct | What is your name? she asked me. |
Indirect | She asked me what my name was. | |
19 | Direct | I was sleeping when Mary called. |
Indirect | He said that he had been sleeping when Mary called. | |
20 | Direct | Please help me! |
Indirect | He asked me to help his. | |
21 | Direct | It is too late. |
Indirect | I said it was too late. | |
22 | Direct | I had taken Spanish lessons before. |
Indirect | He said he had taken Spanish lessons before. | |
23 | Direct | Did you do your homework? |
Indirect | He asked me if I did (had done) my homework. | |
24 | Direct | Please help me carry this! |
Indirect | My mother asked me to help her carry that. | |
25 | Direct | I like ice cream. |
Indirect | He said that he liked ice cream. | |
26 | Direct | I’II see you later. |
Indirect | He said he would see me later. | |
27 | Direct | I could swim when I was four. |
Indirect | He said he could swim when he was four. | |
28 | Direct | I should call my mother. |
Indirect | He said he should call her mother. | |
29 | Direct | I might be late. |
Indirect | He said he might be late. | |
30 | Direct | He said, “I was teaching earlier.” |
Indirect | He said he had been teaching earlier. |
31 | Direct | Mary said, “I have been writing this essay.” |
Indirect | Mary said that he had been writing that essay. | |
32 | Direct | Michael said, “I may go there.’ |
Indirect | Michael says that she may go there. | |
33 | Direct | We can´t go the zoo next week. |
Indirect | They said they couldn’t go to the zoo next week. | |
34 | Direct | George is said, “I write a letter”. |
Indirect | George is said that she wrote a letter. | |
35 | Direct | I said, “He is driving a car” |
Indirect | I said that he was driving a car. | |
36 | Direct | I am reading a book, he explained. |
Indirect | He explained that he was reading a book. | |
37 | Direct | My father said, “I am cooking dinner.” |
Indirect | My father said he was cooking dinner. | |
38 | Direct | My sister said, “I had already eaten.” |
Indirect | My sister said she had already eaten. | |
39 | Direct | My boyfriend asked, “Do you like horror films?” |
Indirect | Do you like horror films? my boyfriend asked. | |
40 | Direct | I never get up late, my mother said. |
Indirect | My mother said that she never got up late. | |
41 | Direct | She said, “I might come early.” |
Indirect | She said she might come early. | |
42 | Direct | I am leaving home now.” |
Indirect | He said that he left home then. | |
43 | Direct | Are you living here? |
Indirect | He asked me if I was living here. | |
44 | Direct | I’m going to come. |
Indirect | She said that she was going to come. | |
45 | Direct | We can communicate smoothly. |
Indirect | They said that they could communicate smothly. |
46 | Direct | I often enjoy myself. |
Indirect | Mary will say that that she often enjoys herself. | |
47 | Direct | Everything is going fine. |
Indirect | The news says that everything is going fine. | |
48 | Direct | My father was born in 1962. |
Indirect | My father told us that he was born in 1962. | |
49 | Direct | She said, “I’ve missed my train.” |
Indirect | She said that she’d missed her train. | |
50 | Direct | I’m sorry for the accident. |
Indirect | Georger told Samuel (that) he was sorry for the accident. | |
51 | Direct | He said, “I am a football player.” |
Indirect | He said that he was a football player. | |
52 | Direct | Michael said, “I will buy a new car.” |
Indirect | Michael said that she will buy a new car. | |
53 | Direct | Mark said, “Bill needs a pencil.” |
Indirect | Mark said that Bill needed a pencil. | |
54 | Direct | She said, “I went to the shopping center.” |
Indirect | She said that she had gone to the shopping center. | |
55 | Direct | I write poems. |
Indirect | He says that he writes poems. | |
56 | Direct | She said: “I would buy new house if I were rich”. |
Indirect | She said that she would buy new house if she had been rich”. | |
57 | Direct | May I go out? |
Indirect | She wanted to know if she might go out. | |
58 | Direct | She is American, she said. |
Indirect | She said she was American. | |
59 | Direct | My son, do the exercise.“ |
Indirect | Sh told her son to do the exercise. | |
60 | Direct | I don’t know what to do. |
Indirect | Samuel added that he didn’t know what to do. |
61 | Direct | The Minister said, “There will be no growth this year.” |
Indirect | The Minister said that there will be no growth this year. | |
62 | Direct | I’m sitting on the chair. |
Indirect | Arya said that she was sitting on the chair. | |
63 | Direct | “I’ve found a new job,” my mother said. |
Indirect | My mother said that she had found a new job. | |
64 | Direct | Go to bed! mother said to the children. |
Indirect | Mother told the children to go to bed. | |
65 | Direct | Mark arrived on Sunday, he said. |
Indirect | He said that Mark had arrived on Sunday. | |
66 | Direct | I have been to France, she told me. |
Indirect | She told me that she had been to France. | |
67 | Direct | Michael said, “I have finished my lunch.” |
Indirect | She said that she had finished his lunch. | |
68 | Direct | My brother said, “I met Alex yesterday.’ |
Indirect | My brother said that he had met Alex yesterday. | |
69 | Direct | The dentist said, “Your father doesn’t need an operation.” |
Indirect | Dentist said that my father doesn’t need an operation. | |
70 | Direct | He said, “Man is mortal.” |
Indirect | He said that man is mortal. | |
71 | Direct | Sansa said “I am very busy now”. |
Indirect | Sansa said that she was very busy then. | |
72 | Direct | He said, “I like coffee.” |
Indirect | He said (that) he likes coffee. | |
73 | Direct | Come at 11! |
Indirect | Alex told me to come at 11. | |
74 | Direct | He said, “he is listening to the music” |
Indirect | He said that he was listening to the music. | |
75 | Direct | Mercedes is a good car. |
Indirect | Tom said Mercedes was a good car. |
76 | Direct | I am a doctor he said. |
Indirect | He said he was a doctor. | |
77 | Direct | Michael was ill. |
Indirect | Michael’s father said (that) Michael had been ill. | |
78 | Direct | I could swim when I was five. |
Indirect | My girl friend said (that) she could swim when she was five. | |
79 | Direct | What are you doing? |
Indirect | He asked me what I was doing. | |
80 | Direct | Don’t smoke! |
Indirect | The teacher told us not to smoke. | |
81 | Direct | The butcher told us, “We are closing at 7 o’clock.” |
Indirect | The butcher told us that we were closing at 7 o’clock. | |
82 | Direct | Today is nice, said George. |
Indirect | George said that day was nice. | |
83 | Direct | He asked her, “How often do you work?” |
Indirect | He asked her how often she worked. | |
84 | Direct | He works in a bank. |
Indirect | She said that he worked in a bank. | |
85 | Direct | I’m angry with you. |
Indirect | My mother said she was angry with me. | |
86 | Direct | I can help you tomorrow. |
Indirect | She said that she could help me tomorrow. | |
87 | Direct | I often have a big meat. |
Indirect | My son says that he often has a big hamburger. | |
88 | Direct | Dance with me! |
Indirect | Maria told me to dance with her. | |
89 | Direct | Must I do the city? |
Indirect | My sister asked if she had to do the city. | |
90 | Direct | Please wash your hands! |
Indirect | My father told me to wash my hands. |
91 | Direct | Michael asked Tom, “Are you married?” |
Indirect | Michael asked Tom whether she was married. | |
92 | Direct | I didn’t go to the party. |
Indirect | Alex said that he hadn’t gone to the party. | |
93 | Direct | He said, “I live in the city center.” |
Indirect | He said he lived in the city center. | |
94 | Direct | My father is helping me study. |
Indirect | He said his father was helping his study. | |
95 | Direct | He said, “I can swim.” |
Indirect | He said he could swim. | |
96 | Direct | He said “I had lived in Paris.” |
Indirect | He said that she had lived in Paris. | |
97 | Direct | I don’t understand you. |
Indirect | Teacher said that he didn’t understand me. | |
98 | Direct | He said, “I will wash my teeth”. |
Indirect | He said he would wash his teeth. | |
99 | Direct | Why are you going to school? |
Indirect | Mary asked Alex why he was going to school. | |
100 | Direct | Listen to me! |
Indirect | Mother told me to listen to him. |
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