Reported Speech Exercises: Direct and Indirect Speech Practice

"I am studying for my exams now," she said. She said that she was studying for her exams then.

"Did you see the film last night?" he asked. He asked me if I had seen the film the night before.

"Where do you usually spend your holidays?" she asked them. She asked them where they usually spent their holidays.

"We will finish the project tomorrow," they told the team. They told the team that they would finish the project the following day.

"Don't touch my phone," he said to his brother. He told his brother not to touch his phone.

"Have you ever been to London?" she asked me. She asked me if I had ever been to London.

"I didn't understand the instructions," he said. He said that he hadn't understood the instructions.

"Why are you laughing at me?" she asked him. She asked him why he was laughing at her.

"Call me when you arrive," she said to me. She told me to call her when I arrived.

"We are not going to the meeting today," they said. They said that they were not going to the meeting that day.

"Can you help me with this exercise?" she asked her friend. She asked her friend if he/she could help her with that exercise.

"I bought this jacket two days ago," he said. He said that he had bought that jacket two days before.

"Don't be late for class tomorrow," the teacher said to us. The teacher told us not to be late for class the following day.

"Where were you yesterday afternoon?" she asked. She asked where we had been the previous afternoon.

"We have already sent the email," they said. They said that they had already sent the email.

"Will you come with us tonight?" he asked. He asked if I would come with them that night.

"I can't finish this work today," she said. She said that she couldn't finish that work that day.

"Why did you call me so late?" he asked. He asked me why I had called him so late.

"Turn off the lights before leaving," she said to him. She told him to turn off the lights before leaving.

"I don't like this film," he said. He said that he didn't like that film.

"I'm really sorry for arriving late," she said. She apologised for arriving late.

"I didn't break the window," he said. He denied breaking the window.

"You should see a doctor," she said to me. She advised me to see a doctor.

"I won't lend you any more money," he said. He refused to lend me any more money.

"Let's go for a walk this afternoon," she said. She suggested going for a walk that afternoon.

"Please, help me with this," he said. He begged me to help him with that.

"Don't forget to lock the door," she said to him. She reminded him to lock the door.

"I'll call you later, I promise," he said. He promised to call me later.

"Why don't we study together?" she said. She suggested studying together.

"I didn't tell anyone your secret," he said. He insisted that he hadn't told anyone my secret.

"Come to my party on Saturday," she said. She invited me to her party on Saturday.

"If you don't stop, I'll tell the teacher," he said. He threatened to tell the teacher if I didn't stop.

"You should try harder," the teacher said to him. The teacher encouraged him to try harder.

"I can carry your bag if you want," she said. She offered to carry my bag.

"No, I won't do your homework," he said. He refused to do his homework.