Direct and indirect speech

1. The maid asked: “Do you like tea or coffee?”

 The maid asked whether I liked tea or coffee.

2. Father said, “The boys were really excited by the match yesterday”.

Father said that the boys had been really excited by the match the day before.

3. I said to my friend yesterday, “Do you like coffee or tea?”

 I asked my friend whether he/she liked coffee or tea.

4. “Don’t be so silly”, the father said to his kids.

The father told his kids not to be so silly.

5. “Do you feel better?” I asked her.

I asked her whether she felt better.

6. Mary asked: “Tom when are shops closed on Saturday?”

Mary asked Tom when the shops were closed on Saturday.

7. She said, “I’ll leave as soon as I get a telegram”.

She said that she would leave as soon as she got a telegram.

8. “Roger and David went to the station an hour ago”, their mother said.

Their mother said that Roger and David had gone to the station an hour earlier.

9. He asked, “What will you do if you don’t get a ticket for the plane?”

He asked what I would do if I didn’t get a ticket for the plane.

10. Peter said to his wife, “Don’t send me messages, please”.

Peter asked his wife not to send him messages.

11. One of the tourists asked me, “Where are you from?”

One of the tourists asked me where I was from.

12. He said, “I want to have a good holiday this year”.

 He said that he wanted to have a good holiday that year.

13. I asked the girl, “Who will sit there?”

 I asked the girl who would sit there.

14. She said to me, “Can you help me about the house?”

She asked me if I could help her about the house.

15. The visitor said, “Does the concert begin at 6:30?”

The visitor asked whether the concert began at 6:30.