Question

use the verbs in brackets to change this
conversation to reported speech.
tina you're not doing it right.(tell) you've made another mistake.(complain)
tom i'm sorry/(reply) i don't usually make so many mistakes.(tell)
tina this job is very important.(tell)
tom of course it's important.(agree) but you only told me about it yesterday.(protest) i can't perform miracles!(add)
tina you're not trying!(claim)
tom i am trying!(say) i didn't sleep well last night and i can't concentrate.(explain)
tina when i got here, you hadn't even started it.(point out)
tom i'll finish it tomorrow.(promise)
tina that's too late.(say) i won't pay you if you don't finish it today/(threaten)

Answer 1

Tina told Tom that he was not doing it right. She complained that he had made another mistake.
Tom replied that he was sorry. He told that he usually didn't make so many mistakes.
Tina told that job was very important.
Tom agreed that it was important. He protested that she had only told him about it the previous day.He added that he couldn't perform miracles.
Tina claimed that he wasn't trying.
Tod said that he was trying.He explained that he hadn't slept well the previous night and he couldn't concentrate.
Tina pointed out that when she had got there, he hadn't even started it.
Tom promised that he would finish it the following day.
Tina said that it was too late. She threatened him that she would not pay him if he didn't finish it that day.