ACTIVITY REPORTED SPEECH FOR 11

REPORTED SPEECH

Related to time expressions is important to considerate this table

Here's a table of some possible conversions:

now	then / at that time
today	yesterday / that day / Tuesday / the 27th of June
yesterday	the day before yesterday / the day before / Wednesday / the 5th of December
last night	the night before, Thursday night
last week	the week before / the previous week
tomorrow	today / the next day / the following day / Friday

ACTIVITY

Finish the given sentences in reported speech.

1.    John: "Mandy is at home."

John said (that)

2.    Max: "Frank often reads a book."

Max told me (that)

3.    Susan: "I'm watching TV."

Susan said to me (that)

4.    Simon: "David was ill."

Simon said (that)

5.    Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."

Peggy told me (that)

6.    Richard: "I am going to ride my skateboard."

Richard said to me (that)

7.    Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the windows."

Stephen and Claire told me (that)

8.    Charles: "I didn't have time to do my homework."

Charles remarked (that)

9.    Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."

Mrs Jones told me (that)

10. Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."

Jean said (that)

11. Tim: "She works in an office."

Tim said (that) she

12. Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."

Jessica told me (that) she

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13. Jeff: "They like the song."

Jeff said (that) they

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14. Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."

Ian and Marvin remarked (that) they

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15. Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."

Kathy told us (that) he

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16. Teacher: "Rachel has never been to Philadelphia."

The teacher said (that) Rachel

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17. Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."

Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train

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18. Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."

Emma said (that) she

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19. Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."

Nick told us (that) Walter

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20. Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to Alaska."

Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan