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Reported Statements Mixed Exercise

Change this direct speech into reported speech.

1. "He works in a bank"


He worked in a bank
She said ___________________________________________________________

2. "We went out last night"


She told me ________________________________________________________
that they had gone out last night.

3. "I'm coming!"
that she was coming
She said ___________________________________________________________
.

4. "I was waiting for the bus when he arrived"


She told me ________________________________________________________
that she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived

5. "I'd never been there before"


that she had never been there before.
She said ___________________________________________________________

6. "I didn't go to the party"


that she hadn't gone to the party
She told me ________________________________________________________

7. "Lucy'll come later"


that Lucy would come later
She said ___________________________________________________________

8. "He hasn't eaten breakfast"


She told me ________________________________________________________
that he hadn't eaten breakfast

9. "I can help you tomorrow"


She said ___________________________________________________________
she could help me tomorrow.

10. "You should go to bed early"


She told me ________________________________________________________
that I should go to bed early

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11. "I don't like chocolate"
that she didn't like chocolate
She told me ________________________________________________________

12. "I won't see you tomorrow"


She said ___________________________________________________________
that she wouldn't see me tomorrow

13. "She's living in Paris for a few months"


that she was living in Paris for a few months
She said ___________________________________________________________

14. "I visited my parents at the weekend"


She told me ________________________________________________________
that she had visited her parents at the weekend.

15. "She hasn't eaten sushi before"


that she hadn't eaten sushi before
She said ___________________________________________________________

16. "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London"


She said ___________________________________________________________
that she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London

17. "They would help if they could"


that they would help if they could
She said ___________________________________________________________

18. "I'll do the washing-up later"


She told me ________________________________________________________
that she would do the washing-up later

19. "He could read when he was three"


She said ___________________________________________________________
that he could read when he was three

20. "I was sleeping when Julie called"


She said ___________________________________________________________
that she had been sleeping when Julie called

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Answers

1. She said (that) he worked in a bank.


2. She told me (that) they went (had gone) out last night (the night before).
3. She said (that) she was coming.
4. She told me (that) she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
5. She said (that) she had never been there before.
6. She told me (that) she didn't go (hadn't gone) to the party.
7. She said (that) Lucy would come later.
8. She told me (that) he hadn't eaten breakfast.
9. She said (that) she could help me tomorrow.
10. She told me (that) I should go to bed early.
11. She told me (that) she didn't like chocolate.
12. She said (that) she wouldn't see me tomorrow.
13. She said (that) she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. She told me (that) she visited (had visited) her parents at the weekend.
15. She said (that) she hadn't eaten sushi before.
16. She said (that) she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
17. She said (that) they would help if they could.
18. She told me (that) she would do the washing-up later.
19. She said (that) he could read when he was three.
20. She said (that) she had been sleeping when Julie called.

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