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Reported Statements Mixed Exercise: Freely Copied For Personal or Classroom Use

The document provides 20 examples of direct speech and the reported versions. For each example, the direct speech is provided along with a blank for the reported version. The answers to the reported versions are then given.

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Reported Statements Mixed Exercise: Freely Copied For Personal or Classroom Use

The document provides 20 examples of direct speech and the reported versions. For each example, the direct speech is provided along with a blank for the reported version. The answers to the reported versions are then given.

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Reported Statements Mixed Exercise

Change this direct speech into reported speech:

1. “He works in a bank”


She said ___________________________________________________________

2. “We went out last night”


She told me ________________________________________________________

3. “I’m coming!”
She said ___________________________________________________________

4. “I was waiting for the bus when he arrived”


She told me ________________________________________________________

5. “ I’d never been there before”


She said ___________________________________________________________

6. “I didn’t go to the party”


She told me ________________________________________________________

7. “Lucy’ll come later”


She said ___________________________________________________________

8. “He hasn’t eaten breakfast”


She told me ________________________________________________________

9. “I can help you tomorrow”

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She said ___________________________________________________________
10. “You should go to bed early”
She told me ________________________________________________________

11. “I don’t like chocolate”


She told me ________________________________________________________

12. “I won’t see you tomorrow”


She said ___________________________________________________________

13. “She’s living in Paris for a few months”


She said ___________________________________________________________

14. “I visited my parents at the weekend”


She told me ________________________________________________________

15. “She hasn’t eaten sushi before”


She said ___________________________________________________________

16. “I hadn’t travelled by underground before I came to London”


She said ___________________________________________________________

17. “They would help if they could”


She said ___________________________________________________________

18. “I’ll do the washing-up later”


She told me ________________________________________________________

19. “He could read when he was three”


She said ___________________________________________________________

20. “I was sleeping when Julie called”


She said ___________________________________________________________
Reported statements: Answers

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freely copied for personal or classroom use.
1. She said (that) he worked in a bank.
2. She told me (that) they went (had gone) out last night (the night before).
3. She said (that) she was coming.
4. She told me (that) she had been waiting for the bus when he arrived.
5. She said (that) she had never been there before.
6. She told me (that) she didn't go (hadn't gone) to the party.
7. She said (that) Lucy would come later.
8. She told me (that) he hadn't eaten breakfast.
9. She said (that) she could help me tomorrow.
10. She told me (that) I should go to bed early.
11. She told me (that) she didn't like chocolate.
12. She said (that) she wouldn't see me tomorrow.
13. She said (that) she was living in Paris for a few months.
14. She told me (that) she visited (had visited) her parents at the weekend.
15. She said (that) she hadn't eaten sushi before.
16. She said (that) she hadn't travelled by underground before she came to London.
17. She said (that) they would help if they could.
18. She told me (that) she would do the washing-up later.
19. She said (that) he could read when he was three.
20. She said (that) she had been sleeping when Julie called.

© 2007 perfect-english-grammar.com May be


freely copied for personal or classroom use.

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