The following sentences are direct speech. complete each sentence below using reported speech. 1. “be ready! at 5 o`clock we must be at business centre”, said angela. 2. i asked, “where has tom gone? ” 3. “i am sorry, i am late. i lost my way”, he said to our guide. 4. gerry asked, “can you lend me some money? ” 5. “there is no paper in the box”, she said. 6. he said, “i am living in london now.” 7. she said, “what do you want? ” 8. she asked, “why doesn`t this machine work? ” 9. he said, “don`t sell the car.” 10. she said, “can you open your bag, please? ” 11. he said, “stay in bed for a few days.” 12. marry said, “i went to london with my sister.” 13. my friend said, “i watch a lot of soap operas.” 14. he asked, “will tom be here tomorrow? ” 15. my mother asked,” did you clean the room yesterday? ” 16. her teacher said, “i am not going to ask you.” 17. the teacher asked, “how did the accident happen? ” 18. my cousin said, “we are not interested in politics.” 19. i asked, “didn`t you hear the bell? ” 20. he said, “what did you tell the police? ” 21. tom said, “new york is more lovely than london.” 22. she said, “he turned out a good pianist.” 23. “are you kidding? ”, she asked. 24. she wrote, “put up at this hotel” 25. i asked, “where are you living now? ”

1. angela said me to be ready, because at 5 o`clock we had to be at business center.2.      i asked tom where he had gone.  3.      he said to our guide that he was sorry. he was late. he had lost his way.  4.      gerry asked if i was able to lend him some money.  5.      she said that there was no paper in the box  6.      he said that he was living in london then.  7.      she said me what i wanted.  8.      she asked why that machine didn`t work.  9.      he said not to sell the car  10.  she asked me if i could open her bag.  11.  he ordered to stay in bed for a few days.  12.  marry said that she had gone to london with her sister.  13.  my friend said that he watched a lot of soap operas.  14.  he asked tom if he would be there the next day.  15.  my mother asked if i cleaned the room the day before.  16.  her teacher said that he was not going to ask her.  17.  the teacher asked how the accident had happened  18.  my cousin said that they were not interested in politics.  19.  i asked if i had not heard the bell 20.  he asked what i told the police  21.  tom said that new york was more lovely than london.  22.  she said that he had turned out a good pianist.  23.  asked me if i was kidding  24.  she wrote to put up at that hotel  25.  i asked where he/she was living then.