Reported Speech

“You broke my window,” the angry neighbour said to the children. (accused)

Wendy said to the teacher, “Please, please give me another day to finish the project.” (begged)

“You shouldn’t have lied to him,” she said.

“Don’t touch that! The paint is still wet,” said the decorator. (warned)

“I’m sorry I offended you,” he said. (apologised)

“Mrs Smith always gives us a lot of homework,” said Tim. (complained)

“You must finish your homework before you go out with your friends,” Helen’s mother said to her. (insisted)

“Don’t forget to call Paul,” Tina said to Kim. (reminded)

“I was late because of an accident on the motorway,” he told his boss. (explained)

“I won’t do it again, Mummy,” the little boy said. (promised)