Indirect or Reported Speech

Here is a video to remind you of the rules of indirect / reported speech. Watch the video and enjoy! Change these statements into indirect / reported speech. 1. 'I am not going to go to this café again.'I thought you said that you were not going to that cafe again.2. 'I sent you an email this morning.'Jamie told me that he had sent me an email that morning.3. 'I hope to see both of you here tomorrow.'Jeremy told me that he hoped to see both of us there the following day. .4. "I will be able to give both of you a job this summer."She told them that she would be able to give both of them a job that summer.5. "We don't want anyone to visit us until we've finished painting our house."They said that they didn't wantanyone to visit them until they had finished painting their house. Change these sentences into indirect speech. 1. "I´m enjoying my new job." - Diane said that she was enjoying her new job.2. "My father isn´t very well". - Diane said that her father wasn´t very well.3. "We are going to buy a house." - Sarah and Tim said that they were going to buy a house.4. "I have to go early." - Peter said that he had to go early.5. "My sister has gone to Australia." - Peter said that his sister had gone to Australia.6. "I can´t find a job." - Ann said that she couldn´t find a job.7. "I´ll phone you." - Sheve said that he would phone me.8. "I don´t like my job." - Angela said that she didn´t like her job.9. "My son doesn´t like school." - Angela said that her son didn´t like school.10. "You look tired." - Mike said that I looked tired. Finish the sentences in reported speech. 1. "I´ve lost my watch." - Tom said that he had lost his watch.2. "I´m very busy." - Dana said that she was very busy.3. "I can´t go to the party." - Barbara said that she couldn´t go to the party.4. "I have to go out." - John said that he had to go out.5. "I´m learning French." - Mike said that he was learning French.6. "I don´t feel very well." - Lucy said she didn´t feel very well.7. "We will be home late." - Alex and Sarah said that they would be home late.8. "I´ve just come back from holiday." - Mary said that she had just come back from holiday.9. "I´m going to buy a computer." - David said that he was going to buy a computer.10. "I will open the window." - The boy said that he would open the window. Finish the sentences in reported speech. 1. "I´m enjoying my new job." - Diane said that she was enjoying her new job.2. "I´m not hungry." - Betty said that she wasn´t hungry.3. "I need it." - Mike said that he needed it.4. "I don´t want to go." - Sally said that she didn´t want to go.5. "You can have it." - Sharon said that I could have it.6. "I´ll send you a postcard." - Martin said that he would send me a postcard.7. "Robert has gone home." - Linda said that Robert had gone home.8. "I´m watching TV." - Steve said he was watching TV.9. "I´m going to the cinema." - Mary said she was going to the cinema.10. "I have been ill." - The woman said she had been ill. What did Thomas say about the Vikings? "The Vikings were warriors from northern Europe." - Thomas said that the Vikings had been warriors from NE."Runes are Viking symbols and letters." - Thomas said that Runes were Viking symbols and letters."The Vikings sailed the seas." - Thomas said that the Vikings had sailed the seas."Sagas are stories about Viking history and mythology." - Thomas said that sagas were stories about Viking ..."The homeland of the Vikings was in the region that is now called Scandinavia." - Thomas said that the homeland of the Vikings had been in the region that is now called Scandinavia."Thor is the god of thunder." - Thomas said that Thor was the god of thunder."The region contains Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. " - Thomas said that the region contained D, N, and S."Their chief god was called Odin." - Thomas said that their chief god had been called Odin."Valhalla is a Viking heaven." - Thomas said that Valhalla was a Viking heaven."Valkyries are female spirits." - Thomas said that Valkyries were female spirits. What did Jen say about Easter? "Easter takes place in March or April." - Jen said that Easter took place in March or April."Equinox occurs twice a year." - Jen said that Equinox occurred twice a year."Jesus was born on December 24th." - Jen said that Jesus had been born on December 24th."People remember Crucifixion of Jesus on Good Friday." - Jen said that people remembered Crucifixion of J on GF."Equator is an invisible line across the Earth." - Jen said that Equator was an invisible line across the Earth."People boiled eggs." - Jen said that people had boiled eggs."Resurrection means coming back from the dead." - Jen said that Resurrection meant coming back from the dead."Easter Bunny brings gifts for kids at Easter." - Jen said that Easter Bunny brouhgt gifts for kids at Easter."Easter eggs can be made of chocolate." - Jen said that Easter eggs could be made of chocolate."Boys made whips." - Jen said that boys had made whips.