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Finish The Sentences Using Reported Speech

This document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotes are changed to indirect quotes by modifying the tense and pronouns. It includes 10 sentences where the reader is asked to complete the reported speech by changing the direct quote into the appropriate reported/indirect form. For example, changing "I am going to ride a skateboard" into "Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard."

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Finish The Sentences Using Reported Speech

This document provides examples of reported speech, where direct quotes are changed to indirect quotes by modifying the tense and pronouns. It includes 10 sentences where the reader is asked to complete the reported speech by changing the direct quote into the appropriate reported/indirect form. For example, changing "I am going to ride a skateboard" into "Richard said to me that he was going to ride a skateboard."

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Finish the sentences using Reported speech.

Always change the


tense, although it is sometimes not necessary.

Example: Peter: "I clean the black shoes."


Peter told me that ____________________________

Answer: Peter told me that he cleaned the black shoes.

Now you:
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 a 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 .

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