Question

Turn the following sentences into reported speech.

0. "How shall I tell Tom the bad news?” she said.

 => She asked how she should tell Tom the bad news.

1.     “Can I go home now?” he asked.

=> ....................................................................................................

2.      “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.

=> ....................................................................................................

3.      “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.

=> ....................................................................................................

4.     “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.

=> ....................................................................................................

5.     “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.

=> ......................................................................................................

6.     “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.

=> ....................................................................................................

7.     “I can meet you on Friday," he said.

=> ....................................................................................................

8.     “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.

=> ....................................................................................................

Answer 1

1.     “Can I go home now?” he asked.

=> ...................................... He wondered if he could go home then...............................................................

2.      “You can come in but you’ll have to be quiet,” he said to her.

=> ..........................................  He told her that she could come in but she would have to be quiet...........................................................

3.      “What time shall we arrive in Cairo?” he asked.

=> ...........................He wondered what time they would  arrive in Cairo..........................................................................

4.     “She must try harder if she wants to succeed," he said.

=> ........................................... He said that she had to try harder if she wanted to succeed..........................................................

5.     “My father will be angry with me if he finds out,” she said.

=> ...................................... She said that her father would be angry with her if he found out.................................................................

6.     “You shouldn't drive so fast,” he said to her.

=> ....................................... He advised her not to drive so fast.............................................................

7.     “I can meet you on Friday," he said.

=> ..................................... He said that he could meet me on Friday. ...............................................................

8.     “You’d better ask your parents,” she said to him.

 

=> ............................... She advised him to ask his parents......................................................................