Reported Speech

"I don't speak Italian," she said.

"I don't speak Italian," she said. statement

He said, "Don't go too far."

He advised her not to go too far. request

"Don't make so much noise," he says.

He asks us not to make so much noise. request

"I cannot drive them home," he said.

He said he couldn't drive them home. statement

He said, "I like this song."

He said he liked that song. statement

"I never make mistakes," he said.

He said he never made mistakes. statement

"The film began at seven o'clock," he said.

He said the film had begun at seven o'clock. statement

"Does she know Robert?" he wanted to know.

He wanted to know if she knew Robert. question

"Have you been shopping?" he asked us.

He wanted to know if we had been shopping. Question

"Why haven't you phoned me?" he asked me.

He wondered why I hadn't phoned him. question

"Where have you spent your money?" she asked him.

She asked him where he had spent his money. question

"Where did you spend your holidays last year?" she asked me.

She asked me where I spent my holidays last year. question

"Where is your sister?" she asked me.

She asked me where my sister was. question

"Peter, do you prefer tea or coffee?" she says.

She asks Peter if he prefers tea or coffee. question

"I was very tired," she said.

She said she was very tired. statement

She said, "I went to the cinema yesterday."

She said she went to the cinema yesterday. statement.

"I will get myself a drink," she says.

She says she will get herself a drink. statement

"Be careful, Ben," she said.

She told Ben to be careful. request

"Don't play on the grass, boys," she said.

She told the boys not to play on the grass. request

"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.

The stuntman advised the audience not to try that at home. request

"Say hello to Jim," they said.

They asked me to say hello to Jim. request