Direct and indirect (reported) speech exercises – test 3, exercise 2

Rewrite the reported commands and questions in the direct speech.

Example:He asked me to stand up. - Stand up!
He asked me if I was sleepy. - Are you sleepy?

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He asked me what I wanted from him. ?
Sam wondered if they had arrived on time. ?
I advised them not to go out at night. !
He wanted to know why I was crying. ?
He asked me whether I would marry him the following year. ?
He asked me not to interrupt him. !
He wanted to know if he should lock the door. ?
She wondered whether she might use my laptop. ?
Nicol asked me to join her. !
Lily told me not to eat so much. !
He wondered if I had received his message. ?
Ezra asked us what we had been doing so long. ?

Do more reported speech exercises to practise how to change the direct into indirect speech. See also English grammar tenses for other English exercises and rules.

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