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Reported Speech Exercise 12

This reported speech exercise looks at statements
using the present simple tense.

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Reported Statements 6
(Present Simple)
Change the direct speech into reported
speech. Use 'she said' at the beginning of
each answer. It's the same day, so you don't
need to change the time expressions.
1) "He works in a bank."
Check
She said that he worked in a bank
Show
[.]
2) "Julie doesn't like going out much."
Check
She said Julie didn't like going out much
Show
[.]
3) "I don't have a computer."
Check
She said that she didn't have a computer
Show
[.]
4) "They never arrive on time."
Check
She said that they never arrived on time
Show
[.]
5) "We often meet friends in London at
the weekend."
Check
She said that they often met friends in London at the weeke
Show
[ She said they often met friends in
London at the weekend. ]
6) "David doesn't have any children."
Check
She said that David didn't have any children
Show
[.]
7) "I don't go to the gym very often."
Check
She said that she didn't go to the gym very often
Show
[.]
8) "Lucy owns three flats in the city."
Check
She said that Lucy owned three flats in the city
Show
[.]
9) "I never get up early on Sundays."
Check
She said that she never got up early on Sundays
Show
[.]
10) "Jill meets her boyfriend at the
cinema every Friday night." Check
She said that Jill met her boyfriend at the cinema every Frid
Show
[.]
11) "We don't travel much."
Check
She said that they didn't travel much
Show
[.]
12) "John doesn't live in Japan any
more."
Check
She said that John didn't live in Japan any more
Show
[ She said John didn't live in Japan
any more. ]
13) "They work in Hong Kong."
Check
She said they worked in Hong Kong
Show
[.]
14) "I have to work until seven or eight
pm every night." Check
She said that she had to work until seven or eight
Showpm every

[.]
15) "I don't want to go to the theatre
next weekend." Check
She said that she didn't want to go to the theatre next week
Show
[.]
16) "We like working in Paris."
Check
She said that they liked working in Paris
Show
[.]
17) "She doesn't have enough time to
do everything."
Check
She said that she didn't have enough time to do everything
Show
[ She said she didn't have enough time
to do everything. ]
18) "Tony hates mushrooms."
Check
She said that Tony hated mushrooms
Show
[.]
19) "They often go on holiday in July."
Check
She said that they often went on holiday in July
Show
[.]
20) "I live in New York."
Check
She said that she lived in New York
Show
[.]
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