KEY REPORTED SPEECH REPHRASINGS 2 BACH

2^ND BACHILLERATO REPORTED SPEECH KEY

1. Diane said that she would paint her room the following day.
2. Beth said that she wouldn’t come to the play because she was ill.
3. She said that she had to phone her cousin then.
4. Andrew announced that he had lost his wallet.
5. I told her that she couldn’t go out that night.
6. Peter said that they had lived in Paris for three years.
7. They told me that he was working in the office then.
8. She said that her house was being redecorated.
9. She says that she loves that film.
10. He told us that he didn’t think our plan was good.
11. John said that he would go to see that play soon.
12. The old woman said that she had worked in Barcelona many years before.
13. My brother said that he didn’t want to go to school that day.
14. The man said that the shops hadn’t been open the previous day.
15. She ordered the driver to take the children home.
16. The policeman instructed me to give him my papers.
17. The father told his son not to forget to phone him.
18. The teacher ordered the pupil to stand up straight.
19. Our neighbour asked us to come over for supper the following Friday.
20. The librarian commanded the readers not to make a noise.
21. The teacher asked me/us to try and read that text.
22. He advised me/us not to worry.
23. The teacher wanted to know if I/we understood him/her.
24. Mother asked if he was sleeping.
25. My friend wondered if I had been ill.
26. The pupils asked if they had to answer all the questions.
27. He inquired if I was working those days.
28. The boy asked his sister if she had spoken to John the night before.
29. I asked her if she was coming with us to the party.
30. The cashier asked how I/he/she was going to pay.
31. Mr Green wanted to know when his car would be ready.
32. She asked me who my favourite actor was (‘who was my favourite actor’ acceptable according to Practical English Usage by Michael Swan, page 504)
33. The stranger inquired where the library was (‘where was the library’ acceptable)
34. The teacher will ask who has broken the chair.
35. The police officer asked if someone had tried to save his life.
36. The manager asked us if the workers would be at work the following Tuesday.
37. He wanted to know if I/he/she was going to the club at that time.
38. She asked him what he had made for dinner.
39. He wondered when the committee had decided to fire the workers.
40. Mike suggested going to John’s place.
41. Martin suggested eating out in the garden.
42. She suggested leaving then.
43. She told me that the electricity bill had to be paid that week.
44. The official said that the palace would be opened to the public the following day.
45. My husband told me that their car might have broken down.
46. Errol said that Johnson had used to be / used to be a Member of Parliament.
47. Penny said to her friend that she had to do her homework then.
48. The mother told her son that he shouldn’t eat in the living room.
49. The police reported that the accident had been caused by a drunk driver.
50. The boss said that he had been waiting for an hour.