In the following table, you will find the different changes of place; demonstratives and time expressions.
Direct Speech | Reported Speech |
---|---|
Time Expressions | |
today | that day |
now | then |
yesterday | the day before |
… days ago | … days before |
last week | the week before |
next year | the following year |
tomorrow | the next day / the following day |
Place | |
here | there |
Demonstratives | |
this | that |
these | those |
ACTIVITY
Finish the given sentences in Reported Speech
1. Tim: "She works in an office."
Tim said (that) she
2. Jessica: "I am going to clean the room."
Jessica told me (that) she
3. Jeff: "They like the song."
Jeff said (that) they
4. Ian and Marvin: "We need new shoes."
Ian and Marvin remarked (that) they
5. Kathy: "He can speak Spanish."
Kathy told us (that) he
6. Teacher: "Rachel has never been to
Philadelphia."
The teacher said (that) Rachel
7. Lucy: "The train didn't arrive on time."
Lucy said to Gerry (that) the train
8. Emma: "I'm sitting on the chair."
Emma said (that) she
9. Nick: "Walter doesn't eat meat."
Nick told us (that) Walter
10. Holly: "Abby and Nathan will travel to
Alaska."
Holly remarked (that) Abby and Nathan
11. John: "Mandy is at home."
John said (that)
12. Max: "Frank often reads a book."
Max told me (that)
13. Susan: "I'm watching TV."
Susan said to me (that)
14. Simon: "David was ill."
Simon said (that)
15. Peggy: "The girls helped in the house."
Peggy told me (that)
16. Richard: "I am going to ride my skateboard."
Richard said to me (that)
17. Stephen and Claire: "We have cleaned the
windows."
Stephen and Claire told me (that)
18. Charles: "I didn't have time to do my
homework."
Charles remarked (that)
19. Mrs Jones: "My mother will be 50 years old."
Mrs Jones told me (that)
20. Jean: "The boss must sign the letter."
Jean said (that)