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Reported Statements Mixed Tenses Exercise 3

The document is an exercise about reporting statements with mixed tenses in reported speech. It provides 10 examples of direct statements and asks the reader to rewrite them in reported speech by changing pronouns and verbs to the appropriate tense. The answers are then given.

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Reported Statements Mixed Tenses Exercise 3

The document is an exercise about reporting statements with mixed tenses in reported speech. It provides 10 examples of direct statements and asks the reader to rewrite them in reported speech by changing pronouns and verbs to the appropriate tense. The answers are then given.

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REPORTED SPEECH

S TAT E M E N T S — M I X E D T E N S E S
[ Exercise 3 ]

Finish the sentences using Reported speech. Pay special attention


to changing pronouns where necessary.

Example:
Nellie, “My mother has baked a cake.”

Nellie told me (that)   .

Answer:
Nellie told me (that) her mother had baked a cake.

1. Mother, “Children are doing their homework upstairs.”

Mother said (that) 
 .

2. Kate, “I don’t have any time.”

Kate told me (that) 
 .

3. Kevin, “I am going to become a surgeon.”

Kevin said (that) 
 .

4. Jack, “My mum will make a chocolate cake for my birthday.”

Jack said (that)   .

5. Alice, “You can’t use it.”

Alive told me (that) 
 .

• • • P A G E 1 O F 2 • • •

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6. Sindy and Sue, “We are late for school.”

Sindy and Sue said (that) 
 .

7. Andrew, “The sun is shining.”

Andrew told me (that) 
 .

8. Rachel, “My team won the competition.”

Rachel told me (that) 
 .

9. Teacher, “My students have already written the essay.”

The teacher said (that) 
 .

10. Mother, “You must stay at home.”

Mother said (that) 
 .

• • • P A G E 2 O F 2 • • •

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REPORTED SPEECH

S TAT E M E N T S — M I X E D T E N S E S
[ Exercise 3 ]

A N S W E R S

1. children were doing their homework upstairs.


2. she didn’t have any time.
3. he was going to become a surgeon.
4. his mum would make a chocolate cake for his birthday.
5. she couldn’t use it.
6. they were late for school.
7. the sun was shining.
8. her team had won the competition.
9. her students had already written the essay.
10. I had to stay at home.

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