Direct v Indirect Speech
Quiz
Rewrite the sentences using indirect speech.
'Why didn't you tell me truth right at the start?' the father asked.
The father asked ...... .
'Do you want to get a bike or a computer?' the shop assistant asked.
The shop assistant asked ...... .
'Do you speach French at all?' the guide asked.
The guide asked ...... .
'Shall I close the shop or wait a little longer?' the shop owner wondered.
The shop owner wondered ...... .
'Will you mark the papers this time, Alan?' the professor asked.
The professor asked ...... .
'Will you stop interrupting me all the time, Jane!' the researcher shouted.
The researcher ordered ...... .
'Will you stay at the hotel till the end of the week?' the businessman asked.
The businessman wanted to know ...... .
'Would you like a lift to the station?' the nun asked.
The nun offered ...... .
'Could you do all the painting by yourself?' my sister asked.
My sister asked ...... .
'Could you wake me up at 7.00 o'clock tomorrow, Sarah?' her roommate asked.
Sarah's roommate asked ...... .