Question

EXERCISE 1 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech 1-He was studying yesterday. She said 2-I will go to the party. He told me 3-Mary can't stand mean people. He said 4-I must call my sister tomorrow. He said 5-I don't like coffee. She told me 6-Please, do me a favour. She asked 7-What shall I do about it? He asked 8-I have forgotten his number. She said 9-May I sit here? She asked if 10-I have been waiting for ages. She said 11-Tim works in an office. He told me 12-I have been to Paris twice. She said 13-My husband is in Poland. She told me 14-I won't do the shopping tomorrow. He said 15-Neil has already seen this film. She said 16-Gloria is sitting in her room now. He said 17-I don't go to parties. She told 18-I have been working in the garden. She said​

Answer 1

1. She said that he was studying the day before.
2. He told me that he would go to the party.
3. He said that Mary couldn't stand mean people.
4. He told me to call my sister the next day.
5. She told me that she didn't like coffee.
6. She asked me to do her a favour.
7. He asked what I should do about it.
8. She said that she had forgotten his number.
9. She asked if she could sit there.
10. She said that she had been waiting for ages.
11. He told me that Tim worked in an office.
12. She said that she had been to Paris twice.
13. She told me that her husband was in Poland.
14. He said that he wouldn't do the shopping the next day.
15. She said that Neil had already seen the film.
16. He said that Gloria was sitting in her room at the moment.
17. She told me that she didn't go to parties.
18. She said that she had been working in the garden.

Answer 2

1. She said he was studying the previous day.

2. He told me he'd go to the party.

3. He said Mary couldn't stand mean people.

4. He said he had to call her sister the next day.

5. She told me she didn't like coffee.

6. She asked me to do her a favour.

7. He asked what he should do about it.

8. She said she'd forgotten his number.

9. She asked if she might sit there.

10. She said she'd been waiting for ages.

11. He told me Tim worked in an office.

12. She said she'd been to Paris twice.

13. She told me her husband was in Poland.

14. He said he wouldn't be shopping the next day.

15. She said Neil had already seen that film.

16. He said Gloria was sitting in her room then.

17. She told she didn't go to parties.

18. She said she'd been working in the garden.