REPORTED SPEECH
1. He said, "Don't walk on the ice'. - He told me not to walk on the ice.
2. " I won't answer any questions", said the arrested man. - The arrested man said that he wouldn't answer any questions.
3. "You pressed the wrong button", said the mechanic. - The mechanic said that I had pressed the wrong button.
4. "Where were you last night, Mr. Jones?", he asked. - He asked Mr. Jones where he had been last night.
5. "Are you sorry for what you did?", the mother asked the little son. - The mother asked the little son if he was sorry for what he had done.
6. "Pay at the cash desk", the shop assistant said to the customer. - The shop assistant told the customer to pay at the cash desk.
7. "The sales are starting tomorrow", said the girl. - The girl said that the sales were starting the next day.
8. "Why did Paul leave university without saying good-bye to me?", she wondered. - She wondered why Paul had left university without saying good-bye to her.
9. "You always borrow my map"' complained John. - John complained that I always borrowed his map.
10. "We'll have to sleep in the car tonight", he said. - He said that we would have to sleep in the car that night.
11. "What have they done with all this foreign money?", she asked. - She asked what they had done with all that foreign money.
12. "I was typing these letters in a hurry", admitted the typist. - The typist admitted that he had been typing those letters in a hurry.
13. "Why haven't you been at home for such a long time?", asked mother. - Mother asked me why I hadn't been at home for such a long time.
14. "Do you like my new dress?", she asked her husband. - She asked her husband if he liked her new dress.
15. Mary said, "I'm trying to get a good job in one of these banks." - Mary said that she was trying to get a good job in one of those banks.
16. John said, "Please, don't write to us on the last day of your stay in France." - John asked us not to write to them the day before of our stay in France.
17. "Have you ever read this book?", she asked. - She asked him if he had ever read that book.
18. "What did they tell you at the travel agency yesterday?", Mr. Smith asked his son. - Mr. Smith asked his son what they had told him at the travel agency the previous day.
19. "I was staying in London last week", explained Stella. - Stella explained that she had been staying in London the week before.
20. "When are you leaving?", asked John. - John asked me when I was leaving.
21. "Send me a nice postcard", Mary asked. - Mary asked me to sent her a nice postcard.
22. Alice said, "I have a meeting at 5 o'clock". - Alice said that She had a meeting at 5 o'clock.
23. "I've been smoking too much recently", he admitted. - He admitted that he had been smoking too much recently.
24. "We shall expect to see you next Friday", they told their friends. - They told their friends that they should expect to see them following Friday.
25. "Last night I saw Peter O'Tool's latest film", explained he. - He explained that the night before he had seen Peter O'Tool's latest film.
26. "Who will come to the pictures with us?", asked Sylvia. - Sylvia asked who would come to the pictures with them.
27. "Does your car always make a nasty smell?", she enquired. - She enquired if his car always made a nasty smell.
28. "You have lied to me again", complained mother. - mother complained that I had lied to her again.