Reported Speech: Reported Statements
Reported statements are sentences that tell us what another person said, usually by changing the tense and pronouns.
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Reported Statements: Have Practice
Task 1. Rewrite the direct speech as reported speech to complete the sentences.
- ‘I’ll send you a postcard.’ – He told us that he ____________ us a postcard.
- ‘We’ve bought a new car.’ – They told me they ____________ a new car.
- ‘I don’t speak German.’ – She said that she ____________ German.
- ‘You failed your art exam.’ – You said that we ____________ our art exam.
- ‘I can’t drive.’ – He said he____________ drive.
- ‘You look nice.’ – He told me that I ____________ nice.
- ‘We’re going ice-skating.’ – They said they ____________ ice-skating.
- ‘The students aren’t listening to me.’ – The teacher said the students ____________ to her.
Task 2. Changed the direct speech to reported statements.
- “He works in a bank.” – She said …
- “We went out last night”. – She told me …
- “I’m coming!” – She said …
- “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived” – She told me …
- “I’d never been there before”. – She said …
- “I didn’t go to the party yesterday”. – She told me …
- “Lucy’ll come later”. – She said …
- “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”. – She told me …
- “I can help you tomorrow”. – She said …
- “You should go to bed early”. – She told me …
- “I don’t like chocolate”. – She told me …
- “I won’t see you tomorrow”. – She said …
- “She’s living in Paris now”. – She said …
- “I visited my parents last weekend”. – She told me …
- “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”. – She said …
- “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”. – She said …
- “They would help if they could”. – She said …
- “I’ll do the washing-up later”. – She told me …
- “He could read when he was three”. – She said …
- “I was sleeping when Julie called”. – She said …
Task 3. Change the sentences to reported statements.
- Mary said, “I will play a card game tomorrow.”
Mary informed me that ______________________________________________________________ . - Sophie said, “I went to bed early last night.”
Sophie said that ______________________________________________________________________ . - The teacher said to Jenny, “You have to learn your grammar.”
The teacher told Jenny________________________________________________________________ . - Jessica told the immigration officer, “This is my first trip to England.”
Jessica told the immigration officer that ______________________________________________ . - He told me, “You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen.”
He told me that_______________________________________________________________________ . - Marty said, “I’m going to visit my uncle next month.”
Marty said that _______________________________________________________________________ . - Lara said, “I get on with my parents really fine.”
Lara said that_________________________________________________________________________ . - Gloria explained, “I can’t come to the party because I’m going away for the weekend.”
Gloria explained that _________________________________________________________________ . - Mark said, “My friend found a new job in the music business.”
Mark said that ________________________________________________________________________ . - Judy complained, “I have already written this essay four times.”
Judy complained that _________________________________________________________________ . - Peter announced, “I will not give up until this factory is shut down.”
Peter announced that ________________________________________________________________. - Her boyfriend told her, “You have bought a wonderful dress.”
Her boyfriend told her that ___________________________________________________________ . - Paul said, “I don’t like my new flat.”
Paul said that ________________________________________________________________________ . - My father told Ben, “I am sure I saw you here last week.”
My father told Ben that _______________________________________________________________ . - Betty said, “If I knew the answer, I would tell you.”
Betty said that _______________________________________________________________________ .
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