ye said "Where do you go o school?" Imperative He asked the where school. He saidive \( D \) infinitive He said to go to schoor day. every day REPORTED SPEECH - EXERCISE Bo guided by the tense of the introductory Verb. Then you will know if this is a Present or Past tense sentence. Now do this exercise. 1. The police captain said, "I didn't catch the thief last night!" 2. She asks. "Who's at the door?" 3. Mrs Perkins shouts, "Shut the door!" 4 "Where's the diamond?" he demanded. 5. "I didn't see anything suspicious last night," says the police constable.

Below are the reported speech versions of the five sentences. Remember that when changing direct to reported speech you must adjust the pronouns, tense (if required), and time expressions: 1. Direct: "I didn't catch the thief last night!"  Reported: The police captain said that he hadn’t caught the thief the previous night. 2. Direct: "Who's at the door?"  Reported: She asks who is at the door. 3. Direct: "Shut the door!"  When reporting an imperative, we usually use an infinitive construction. One acceptable version is:  Reported: Mrs Perkins shouts for the door to be shut.  Alternatively, if you wish to imply that she is addressing someone (or a group), you could say:  Mrs Perkins shouts at everyone to shut the door. 4. Direct: "Where's the diamond?"  Reported: He demanded to know where the diamond was. 5. Direct: "I didn't see anything suspicious last night,"  Reported: The police constable says that he didn’t see anything suspicious last night. Each conversion is guided by the tense of the introductory verb and by the standard rules for reported speech.