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Activity and Answers Reported Speech

The document provides a worksheet with 20 sentences describing actions or statements in the present or future tense. For each sentence, there is a reported statement that must put the verb one step back into the past tense when necessary to reflect the reporting of the statement. The answers section shows the correct reporting of each statement with verbs adjusted to the appropriate past tense.

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Activity and Answers Reported Speech

The document provides a worksheet with 20 sentences describing actions or statements in the present or future tense. For each sentence, there is a reported statement that must put the verb one step back into the past tense when necessary to reflect the reporting of the statement. The answers section shows the correct reporting of each statement with verbs adjusted to the appropriate past tense.

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Worksheet

Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense by moving the reported verb
one step back into the past when necessary.

1. I'm working in Dallas today. / He said he _____ (work) in Dallas that


day.
2. I think he will win the election. / She said she _____ (think) he
_____ (win) the election.
3. Anna lives in London. / Peter says Anna _____ (live) in London.
4. My father is going to visit us next week. / Frank said his father
______ (visit) them the following week.
5. They bought a brand new Mercedes! / She said they _____ (buy) a
brand new Mercedes.
6. I have worked at the company since 1997. / She said she _____
(work) at the company since 1997.
7. They are watching TV at the moment. / She said they _____ (watch)
TV at that moment.
8. Francis drives to work every day. / He said Francis _____ (drive) to
work every day.
9. Alan thought about changing his job last year. / Alan said that he
_____ (thought) about changing his job the previous year.
10.Susan is flying to Chicago tomorrow. / Susan said she _____ (fly) to
Chicago the next day.
11. George went to the hospital last night. / Peter said that George _____
(go) to the hospital the preceding night.
12. I enjoy playing golf on Saturdays. / Ken says that he _____ (enjoy)
playing golf on Saturdays.
13. I will change jobs soon. / Jennifer told me she _____ (change) jobs
soon.
14. Frank is getting married in July. / Anna tells me that Frank ______
(get married) in July.
15. October is the best month of the year. / The teacher says that October
_____ (be) the best month of the year.
16. Sarah wants to buy a new house. / Jack told me that his sister ______
(want) to buy a new house.
17. They are working hard on the new project. / The boss told me that
they _____ (work) hard on the new project.
18.We've lived here for ten years. / Frank told me that they _____ (live)
there for ten years.
19. I take the subway to work every day. / Ken tells me he _____ (take)
the subway to work every day.
20. Angela prepared lamb for dinner yesterday. / Peter told us that
Angela ______ (prepare) lamb for dinner the day before.

Worksheet Answers
1. I'm working in Dallas today. / He said he was working in Dallas that
day.
2. I think he will win the election. / She said she thought he would
win the election.
3. Anna lives in London. / Peter says Anna lives in London.
4. My father is going to visit us next week. / Frank said his father was
going to visit them the following week.
5. They bought a brand new Mercedes! / She said they had bought a
brand new Mercedes.
6. I have worked at the company since 1997. / She said she had
worked at the company since 1997.
7. They are watching TV at the moment. / She said they were
watching TV at that moment.
8. Francis drives to work every day. / He said Francis drove to work
every day.
9. Alan thought about changing his job last year. / Alan said that he had
thought about changing his job the previous year.
10.Susan is flying to Chicago tomorrow. / Susan said she was flying to
Chicago the next day.
11. George went to the hospital last night. / Peter said that George had
gone to the hospital the preceding night.
12. I enjoy playing golf on Saturdays. / Ken says that he enjoys playing
golf on Saturdays.
13. I will change jobs soon. / Jennifer told me she would change jobs
soon.
14. Frank is getting married in July. / Anna tells me that Frank is
getting in July.
15. October is the best month of the year. / The teacher says that
October is the best month of the year.
16. Sarah wants to buy a new house. / Jack told me that his
sister wanted to buy a new house.
17. They are working hard on the new project. / The boss told me that
they were working hard on the new project.
18.We've lived here for ten years. / Frank told me that they had
lived there for ten years.
19. I take the subway to work every day. / Ken tells me he takes the
subway to work every day.
20. Angela prepared lamb for dinner yesterday. / Peter told us that
Angela had prepared lamb for dinner the day before.

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