Turn each direct-speech statement into Reported Speech with tense changes

1) “I have something to tell you,” he said to her.

2) “I’m going away this week, mother,” he said.

3) “It’s a pity you didn’t bring your camera with you,” she said.

4) “I’ll try to remember everyone’s name,” she said.

5) “We have brought some food with us,” they said.

6) “I can’t remember the accident very clearly,” he told the policeman.

7) “Natasha is a good violinist,” he admitted.

8) “I’ve got hardly any money left,” he told us.

9) “I’m getting quite hungry,” he complained to us.

10) “ I think Egypt is a fascinating country,” she said.

11) “Trevor gave up playing football years ago,” she said.

12) “The United Nations was established to settle conflicts peacefully,” he said.

13) “I’m trying to calculate how much money I’ve spent,” he said to me.

14) “Our lawyers will draw up a new contract,” he told me.

15) “What I really need is a long holiday,” she said.

8. Yesterday you met a friend of yours, Martha. Here are some of the things Martha said to you:

1) I’m living in London now.

2) My father isn’t very well.

3) Sharon and Paul are getting married next month.

4) Margaret has had a baby.

5) I don’t know what Fred is doing.

6) I saw Helen at the party in June and she seemed fine.

7) I haven’t seen Diana recently.

8) I’m not enjoying my job very much.

9) You can come and stay at my flat if you are ever in London.

10) My car was stolen a few weeks ago.

11) I want to go on holidays but I can’t afford it.

12) I’ll tell Ann I saw you.

Later that day you tell another friend what Martha said. Use Reported Speech.

1) Martha said that she was living in London now.

2) She said that …….

3) She …….

4) …….

9. Somebody says something to you which is opposite of what they said before. Write a suitable answer beginning with I thought you said….

1) A: That restaurant is expensive.

B: Is it? I thought you said it was cheap.

2) A: Ann is coming to the party tonight.

B: Is she? I thought you said she …….

3) A: Ann likes Paul.

B: Does she? I thought …….

4) A: I know lots of people.

B: Do you? I thought you said …….

5) A: I’ll be here next week.

B: Will you? …….

6) A: I’m going out this evening.

B: Are you? …….

7) A: I can speak a little French.

B: Can you? …….

8) A: I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.

B: Haven’t you? …….

9) A: John has given up his job.

B: Has he? …….

10) A: I want to go to New York next year.

B: Do you? …….

11) A: Peter and Judy are planning to get married.

B: Are they? …….

12) A: My salary is very low.

B: Is it? …….

13) A: I go to work by tube.

B: Do you? …….

14) A: He prefers Mary.

B: Does he? …….