Question

1. Write 'say' or 'tell'
1 Jane ... (that) she wanted to learn how to use reported speech.
2 Mary ... us (that) she had done her homework already.
3 She... to Tom (that) she was going to join the judo club at school.
4 Lucy ... me (that) she couldn't come to the party.
5 Our teacher ... (that) he wasn't going to give us any homework for Monday.
6 They... us (that) the pupils got a lot of work to do.
7 Suzan ... (that) she hadn't visited her granny yet.
8 Nobody... me (that) I had to do this.
2. Change the sentences from direct into reported speech.
1 "The concert finished at four," John said.
2 "I've finished the report," said Mary.
3 "'I'll be late," she said to me.
4 "We'll have dinner in a cafe," they said to their mother.
5 "I'm joining the Maths Club at school," he said.
6 "The bell is ringing," Rosie said.
7 "Nobody has to do it," my mum said.
8 "They can speak about it later," Bill noticed.

Answer 1

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### Task 1: Fill in the blanks with 'say' or 'tell'

1. Jane **said** (that) she wanted to learn how to use reported speech.

2. Mary **told** us (that) she had done her homework already.

3. She **said** to Tom (that) she was going to join the judo club at school.

4. Lucy **told** me (that) she couldn't come to the party.

5. Our teacher **said** (that) he wasn't going to give us any homework for Monday.

6. They **told** us (that) the pupils got a lot of work to do.

7. Suzan **said** (that) she hadn't visited her granny yet.

8. Nobody **told** me (that) I had to do this.

### Task 2: Change the sentences from direct into reported speech

1. John said that the concert had finished at four.

2. Mary said that she had finished the report.

3. She told me that she would be late.

4. They told their mother that they would have dinner in a cafe.

5. He said that he was joining the Maths Club at school.

6. Rosie said that the bell was ringing.

7. My mum said that nobody had to do it.

8. Bill noticed that they could speak about it later.