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)