ACTIVITY REPORTED SPEECH

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)