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Reported Statements Mixed Exercise

Change this direct speech into reported speech.

1. "He works in a bank"


She said he worked in a bank__________________________________

2. "We went out last night"


She told me they had went out last night_________________________________

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

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


She told me she was waiting for the bus when she arrived______________

5. "I'd never been there before"


She said she had never been there before___________________________________

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


She told me she hadn´t gone to the party___________________________________

7. "Lucy'll come later"


She said she would come later___________________________________________

8. "He hasn't eaten breakfast"


She told me he had been eaten breakfast___________________________________

9. "I can help you tomorrow"


She said that she could helped me tomorrow__________________________

10. "You should go to bed early"


She told me she should went to bed early
________________________________________________________

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11. "I don't like chocolate"

She told me She din´t like_____________________________________________

12. "I won't see you tomorrow"


She said she won´t saw me tomorrow
___________________________________________________________

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


She said that she was living in Paris for a few
months___________________________________________________________

14. "I visited my parents at the weekend"


She told me that she had visited her parents at the weekends_______________

15. "She hasn't eaten sushi before"


She said she hadn´t eaten sushi before
___________________________________________________________

16. "I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London" She said __I
hadn´t travelled by…..________________

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


She told me she would did the washing up later
________________________________________________________

19. "He could read when he was three"


She said he could read when he was three
___________________________________________________________

20. "I was sleeping when Julie called"


She said 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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