Reported Speech Exercise 1
Rewrite the sentences using reported speech. Pay attention to tenses and time markers!
"I will put aside some money for the haunted house tour tomorrow," she said.
She said
Correct: she would put aside some money for the haunted house tour the following day / the next day.
"Why did you decide to donate your entire monthly income last week?" she asked.
She asked
Correct: why I had decided to donate my entire monthly income the previous week / the week before.
"I have already withdrawn all the money from my savings account," Mark told me.
Mark told me
Correct: he had already withdrawn all the money from his savings account.
"Are you aware of the debt that you must repay by Friday?" the banker asked.
The banker asked
Correct: if/whether I was aware of the debt that I had to repay by that Friday.
"We aren't getting by on such a small monthly allowance lately," they complained.
They complained
Correct: they weren't getting by on such a small monthly allowance lately.
"How much money did the beggar on the street actually ask you for?" he wondered.
He wondered
Correct: how much money the beggar on the street had actually asked me for.
"The bank is closing my account because I didn't repay the debt," he explained.
He explained
Correct: the bank was closing his account because he hadn't repaid the debt.
"Will you be promoted if you meet all your financial targets this month?" I asked.
I asked
Correct: if/whether he would be promoted if he met all his financial targets that month.
"I finally came into a fortune after my wealthy great-uncle passed away," Sarah mentioned.
Sarah mentioned
Correct: she had finally come into a fortune after her wealthy great-uncle had passed away.
"Have you ever seen a bizarre creature inside that haunted mansion?" the child asked.
The child asked
Correct: if/whether I had ever seen a bizarre creature inside that haunted mansion.
"You cannot live on that low income in a city like Dublin," my dad insisted.
My dad insisted
Correct: I could not live on that low income in a city like Dublin.
"Can I withdraw money without using my debit card at this branch?" she inquired.
She inquired
Correct: if/whether she could withdraw money without using her debit card at that branch.
"I didn't break into my savings until I saw that beautiful silk ribbon," she admitted.
She admitted
Correct: she hadn't broken into her savings until she saw/had seen that beautiful silk ribbon.
"When did you first notice that your savings had suddenly disappeared?" the detective asked.
The detective asked
Correct: when I had first noticed that my savings had suddenly disappeared.
"Suddenly, the bizarre man slapped the table and called out my name," the witness stated.
The witness stated
Correct: that suddenly, the bizarre man had slapped the table and had called out his/her name.