Exercise. 2. Turn the following sentences into reported speech

1. He said, “I’m going to the station.”

He said (that) he was going to the station.

2. Tina said, “You should exercise regularly.”

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3. They said, “We had booked the room before we left.”

4. Tom said, “This meal is delicious.”

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5. “I’ve written you a letter,” she said to her friend.

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6. “We’ve decided to spend our holidays in Jordan,” they told us.

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7. Jill said, “I’ll go to the bank tomorrow.”

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8. She said to him, “We’ve been invited to a wedding.”

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9. She told me, “You must leave early tomorrow.”

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10. “They’ve gone out for the evening,” Jessie said to me.

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11. They said, “We may visit Joe tonight.”

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12. She said, “I can meet you on Tuesday.”

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13. Keith said, “There is a letter for you on the table.”

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14. “We won’t be visiting Tom this evening,” Sam told us.

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15. Eric said, “They had been talking on the phone for an hour before I interrupted them.”

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16. “I haven’t spoken to Mary since last week,” Gloria said.

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17. “They delivered the letters this morning,” she said.

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18. He said, “I’d like to buy this jumper.”

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19. “They aren’t going on holiday this year,” he said.

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20. Jane said, “I haven’t finished my homework yet.”

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21. “I’m going to bed early tonight,” Caroline said.

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22. “My mother is coming to visit us,” I said.

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23. “We don’t want to watch a film tonight,” the children said.

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24. “He’s playing in the garden now,” his mother said.

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25. She said, “You must do your homework now.”

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Exercise 3. Turn the sentences into reported speech. In which of the following sentences do the tenses not change? In which do they not have to be changed?

1.The article says, “The artist only uses oil paints.”

The article says (that) the artist only uses oil paints.

The tenses do not change because the introductory verb is in the present simple.

2. “They are working hard today,” he said.

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3. “I’ve done the things you asked me to do,” Mary said.

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4. “The sun rises in the east,” she said.

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5. “He broke the window,” they said.

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6. “We’ve never been on holiday abroad,” they said.

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7. Mum says, “Dinner is ready.”

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8. “I’ll start cooking at six o’clock,” she said.

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9. “We went to the supermarket yesterday,” he said.

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10. Mrs Jones says, “My daughter is going to have a baby.”

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11. “You’re never going to get a job,” Dad always says.

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12. “Fish live in water,” he said.

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13. “We went to the beach last weekend,” they said.

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14. “He showed me his photographs,” she said.

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15. “I’m working on my project now,” Billy said.

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