Exercise 1: Converting Direct Speech to Reported Speech
1. „I am studying for the exam,‟ he said. (*He said that he was studying for the exam.*) (answer)
2. „We have been to Spain last year,‟ they told me. (*They told me that they had been to Spain the previous year.*) (answer)
3. „I will call you tomorrow,‟ she promised. (*She promised that she would call me the next day.*) (answer)
4. „He did not attend the class,‟ she reported. (*She reported that he had not attended the class.*) (answer)
5. „They are going to play football,‟ he mentioned. (*He mentioned that they were going to play football.*) (answer)
6. „I can play the piano,‟ he claimed. (*He claimed that he could play the piano.*) (answer)
7. „She was singing in the choir,‟ they revealed. (*They revealed that she had been singing in the choir*) (answer)
8. „I have lost my keys,‟ he confessed. (*He confessed that he had lost his keys.*) (answer)
9. „They will visit us next week,‟ she informed. (*She informed that they would visit us the following week.*) (answer)
10. „I was watching a movie,‟ he described. (*He described that he had been watching a movie.*) (answer)
11. „We can come to your party,‟ they agreed. (*They agreed that they could come to my party.*) (answer)
12. „I have to work late today,‟ he complained. (*He complained that he had to work late that day.*) (answer)
13. „They were playing
video games,‟ he pointed out. (*He pointed out that they had been playing video games.*) (answer)
14. „You should follow your dreams,‟ she insisted. (*She insisted that I should follow my dreams.*) (answer)
15. „I don’t like spinach,‟ he admitted. (*He admitted that he didn’t like spinach.*) (answer)
Exercise 2: Converting Reported Speech to Direct Speech
1. She said that she was going to the market. (*‟I am going to the market,‟ she said.*) (answer)
2. They revealed that they had read the book. (*‟We have read the book,‟ they revealed.*) (answer)
3. He declared that he would win the race. (*‟I will win the race,‟ he declared.*) (answer)
4. She informed that he wasn’t invited to the party. (*‟He isn’t invited to the party,‟ she informed.*) (answer)
5. They informed that they were not moving to Canada. (*‟We are not moving to Canada,‟ they informed.*) (answer)
6. He stated that he could speak French fluently. (*‟I can speak French fluently,‟ he stated.*) (answer)
7. They confessed that they had been cheating in the game. (*‟We were cheating in the game,‟ they confessed.*) (answer)
8. She admitted that she had eaten the last piece of cake. (*‟I ate the last piece of cake,‟ she admitted.*) (answer)
9. He announced that they would arrive the following day. (*‟They will arrive tomorrow,‟ he announced.*) (answer)
10. She explained that she had been waiting for his call. (*‟I was waiting for your call,‟ she explained.*) (answer)
11. They agreed that they could help him with the project. (*‟We can help you with the project,‟ they agreed.*) (answer)
12. He advised that she should learn German. (*‟You should learn German,‟ he advised.*) (answer)
13. She pointed out that he had been using the internet all day. (*‟He was using the internet all day,‟ she pointed out.*) (answer)
14. He suggested that they should travel to Australia. (*‟We should travel to Australia,‟ he suggested.*) (answer)
15. She stated that she didn’t like pepper. (*‟I don’t like pepper,‟ she stated.*) (answer)