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Reported Speech Exercise

The document provides examples of direct and reported speech and instructions on how to transform between the two. It includes 8 sentences to transform from direct to reported speech and 8 to transform from reported to direct speech. The responses show how to properly format the sentences while changing between the two speech types, including modifying pronouns, adverbs of time, and punctuation as needed.

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Reported Speech Exercise

The document provides examples of direct and reported speech and instructions on how to transform between the two. It includes 8 sentences to transform from direct to reported speech and 8 to transform from reported to direct speech. The responses show how to properly format the sentences while changing between the two speech types, including modifying pronouns, adverbs of time, and punctuation as needed.

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Transform the following sentences from direct speech into reported speech:

1. “I am always in a bad mood on Monday mornings,” said Brian.


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2. “They were working last week,” she said.
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3. “I have been to Zimbabwe,” said Evelyn.
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4. “Isabell will give you a lift to the airport tomorrow,” he said.
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5. “We had already eaten before we arrived so we didn’t taste the food,” said Simon.
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6. “I can’t come to the party tonight, I have to study,” she said.
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7. “You mustn’t go near that cliff edge, it’s dangerous!” said Zoey.
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8. “You weren’t looking well yesterday,” Luke said.
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Transform the following sentences from reported speech into direct speech. Pay attention to the
punctuation required when using direct speech.
1. She said that they had paid the bill.
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2. Kelly said she was so tired of working every weekend.
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3. He said their house had been for sale for six months.
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4. Mark said that he had gone surfing the weekend before.
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5. Max said he could help us move flats tomorrow.
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6. My grandfather said that he had already had a baby by my age.
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7. Greg said that Hadey hates going to the beach on weekends.
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8.He said that he had loved his trip to Thailand the year before.
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Brian said (that) he is/was always in a bad mood on Monday mornings. Luke said (that) I hadn’t been looking well the
day before. (the previous day) Evelyn said (that) she had been to Zimbabwe. He said (that) Isabel would give me a lift
to the airport tomorrow. Simon said they had already eaten before they had arrived, so they didn’t taste the food.
She said (that) she couldn’t come to the party that night, she had to study. Zoey said (that) I shouldn’t go near that
cliff edge, it’s dangerous. She said (that) they had been working the week before. (the next day/the following day/the
day after) (last night/last Saturday night)
Lesson 35 - Reported Speech (PDF) (b2english.com)

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