100 Examples of Reported Speech

No.	Item	Definition
1.	He asked how I knew.	A wh-question reported.
2.	He asked if I needed help.	A yes-no question reported.
3.	He asked if I was okay.	A yes-no question reported.
4.	He asked if she could drive.	A yes-no question reported.
5.	He asked if we were hungry.	A yes-no question reported.
6.	He asked what I meant.	A wh-question reported.
7.	He asked when she had arrived.	A wh-question reported.
8.	He asked where I lived.	A wh-question reported.
9.	He asked whether I had eaten.	A yes-no question reported.
10.	He asked whether she could stay.	A yes-no question reported.
11.	He asked whether she was home.	A yes-no question reported.
12.	He said that he could help.	A statement reported indirectly.
13.	He said that he had finished.	A statement reported indirectly.
14.	He said that he had seen it.	A statement reported indirectly.
15.	He said that he liked coffee.	A statement reported indirectly.
16.	He said that he might leave.	A statement reported indirectly.
17.	He said that he wanted tea.	A statement reported indirectly.
18.	He said that he was tired.	A statement reported indirectly.
19.	He said that he would wait.	A statement reported indirectly.
20.	He told her that he cared.	A statement reported indirectly.
21.	He told her to take a seat.	A command reported indirectly.
22.	He told me not to be late.	A negative command reported.
23.	He told me that he was sorry.	A statement reported indirectly.
24.	He told me to sit down.	A command reported indirectly.
25.	He told me to stay calm.	A command reported indirectly.
26.	He told me to turn left.	A command reported indirectly.
27.	He told them not to panic.	A negative command reported.
28.	He told us not to run.	A negative command reported.
29.	He told us that he was joking.	A statement reported indirectly.
30.	He told us to listen carefully.	A command reported indirectly.
31.	I asked how long it would take.	A wh-question reported.
32.	I asked where he had gone.	A wh-question reported.
33.	I asked whether he felt better.	A yes-no question reported.
34.	I asked whether she knew.	A yes-no question reported.
35.	I asked whether they had paid.	A yes-no question reported.
36.	I asked which one she preferred.	A wh-question reported.
37.	I asked why she was crying.	A wh-question reported.
38.	I said that I had forgotten.	A statement reported indirectly.
39.	I said that I needed time.	A statement reported indirectly.
40.	I said that I was confused.	A statement reported indirectly.
41.	I told her that I was busy.	A statement reported indirectly.
42.	I told her to call later.	A command reported indirectly.
43.	I told her to write it down.	A command reported indirectly.
44.	I told him not to call back.	A negative command reported.
45.	I told him not to worry.	A negative command reported.
46.	I told him that I understood.	A statement reported indirectly.
47.	I told him to close the door.	A command reported indirectly.
48.	I told them that I was fine.	A statement reported indirectly.
49.	I told them to check again.	A command reported indirectly.
50.	She asked if he liked it.	A yes-no question reported.
51.	She asked if I remembered.	A yes-no question reported.
52.	She asked if they were coming.	A yes-no question reported.
53.	She asked what he wanted.	A wh-question reported.
54.	She asked where I had put it.	A wh-question reported.
55.	She asked whether he agreed.	A yes-no question reported.
56.	She asked whether I was busy.	A yes-no question reported.
57.	She asked whether it was safe.	A yes-no question reported.
58.	She asked whether we had left.	A yes-no question reported.
59.	She asked who could help.	A wh-question reported.
60.	She asked who had called.	A wh-question reported.
61.	She asked why they were late.	A wh-question reported.
62.	She said that she felt sick.	A statement reported indirectly.
63.	She said that she had arrived.	A statement reported indirectly.
64.	She said that she had called.	A statement reported indirectly.
65.	She said that she would try.	A statement reported indirectly.
66.	She told him not to shout.	A negative command reported.
67.	She told him to be careful.	A command reported indirectly.
68.	She told him to come inside.	A command reported indirectly.
69.	She told me not to forget.	A negative command reported.
70.	She told me that she agreed.	A statement reported indirectly.
71.	She told me that she was upset.	A statement reported indirectly.
72.	She told me to keep quiet.	A command reported indirectly.
73.	She told me to lock the gate.	A command reported indirectly.
74.	She told them to hurry up.	A command reported indirectly.
75.	She told us that she was coming.	A statement reported indirectly.
76.	They asked how much it cost.	A wh-question reported.
77.	They asked if I had called.	A yes-no question reported.
78.	They asked if it was true.	A yes-no question reported.
79.	They asked if we were ready.	A yes-no question reported.
80.	They asked when we would leave.	A wh-question reported.
81.	They asked where the keys were.	A wh-question reported.
82.	They asked which bus went there.	A wh-question reported.
83.	They asked why he was angry.	A wh-question reported.
84.	They said that they had won.	A statement reported indirectly.
85.	They said that they needed help.	A statement reported indirectly.
86.	They said that they were late.	A statement reported indirectly.
87.	They told her to bring water.	A command reported indirectly.
88.	They told him not to move.	A negative command reported.
89.	They told him to stop talking.	A command reported indirectly.
90.	They told me not to laugh.	A negative command reported.
91.	They told me to leave early.	A command reported indirectly.
92.	They told us not to touch it.	A negative command reported.
93.	They told us that it was ready.	A statement reported indirectly.
94.	They told us to follow them.	A command reported indirectly.
95.	They told us to wait outside.	A command reported indirectly.
96.	We said that we were lost.	Reported statement.
97.	We said that we would help.	Reported statement.
98.	Zoe advised me to try again.	Reported advice.
99.	Zoe asked if we were late.	Reported yes-no question.
100.	Zoe asked where I worked.	Reported wh-question.